“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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