Michael Erwin

Michael S. Erwin is the CEO of the Character & Leadership Center, and founder and president of the Positivity Project, a nonprofit organization that helps America’s youth build better relationships by recognizing the character strengths in themselves and others. He lives in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

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Lead Yourself First

Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude

by Raymond M. Kethledge, Michael S. Erwin

Solitude. It’s the secret sauce to leadership. But... In their great book Raymond Kethledge and Michael Erwin tells us: “Solitude is a state of mind, a space where you can focus on your own thoughts without distraction, with a power to bring mind and soul together in clear-eyed conviction. Like a great wave that saturates everything in its path, however, handheld devices and other media now leave us awash with the thoughts of others. We are losing solitude without even realizing it.” Big Ideas we explore include the big 4 of solitude (clarity + creativity + emotional balance + moral courage), the threats from our "Input Age," how MLK and Eisenhower used solitude, FOMO (get over it!) and how to change the world (starting with YOU!).