“My chairman of the board for team RWB, First Captain in West Point class of 1991, Doug McCormick says that bias for action is very important because you're going to learn a lot just by rolling up your sleeves and doing. And so even if you start something and it only lasts for two years or three years, or it doesn't succeed — it might very well be setting you up for success in some arena or some way that you didn't expect.” — Mike Erwin
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Episode Timestamps:
*(2:05) - Pitching at West Point and Mike’s overall experience
*(4:25) - Balancing Team Red, White & Blue and the military
*(6:40) - When an idea becomes a living-breathing entity
*(8:05) - Scaling a non-profit organization
*(12:30) - The guiding mentors that helped Mike along the way
*(15:40) - Mike publishes his first book: Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude
*(19:10) - Mike’s new book is coming out soon: Leadership is a Relationship: How to Put People First in the Digital World
*(25:00) - The next phase of leadership, psychology, and humanity
*(29:40) - How Mike balances everything he has going on
*(32:00) - The Sitrep
*(36:50) - What stresses Mike out and how he reframes his thinking
*(39:40) - Giving Back
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