2nd Lt Andrew Cormier '25 - 8 Lessons I've Learned Over the Past 99 Conversations, Final Episode | Perspective Ep 42
Mon Jun 16 2025
Host of FTZ Andrew Cormier winds down the show with a 100 episode recap. He goes into how the show started and how it evolved into what it is today, then candidly covers 8 themes that emerged throughout the past 99 episodes that he learned over the past 3 years. The themes are listed below:
• The worst career decisions are made with half the information
• A perfect record isn’t always a sign of great leadership. Sometimes, it’s a sign no one ever pushed back
• Every rule was written for a reason—the question is whether that reason still matters
• There are so many ways to contribute to national security, many of them are out of uniform
• You don’t need to launch a startup to think like an entrepreneur. Intrapreneurship is about building where you are
• It’s hard to judge your house until you’ve lived in someone else’s
• Finances aren’t just numbers—they’re narratives
• The goal isn’t to fly forever—it’s to make sure others can
Thanks again for all of the support over the years, this has been such a fun project to work on!
If you want to keep up with my substack, feel free to subscribe!
https://andrewcormier.substack.com/?r=5384d8&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist
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Host of FTZ Andrew Cormier winds down the show with a 100 episode recap. He goes into how the show started and how it evolved into what it is today, then candidly covers 8 themes that emerged throughout the past 99 episodes that he learned over the past 3 years. The themes are listed below: • The worst career decisions are made with half the information • A perfect record isn’t always a sign of great leadership. Sometimes, it’s a sign no one ever pushed back • Every rule was written for a reason—the question is whether that reason still matters • There are so many ways to contribute to national security, many of them are out of uniform • You don’t need to launch a startup to think like an entrepreneur. Intrapreneurship is about building where you are • It’s hard to judge your house until you’ve lived in someone else’s • Finances aren’t just numbers—they’re narratives • The goal isn’t to fly forever—it’s to make sure others can Thanks again for all of the support over the years, this has been such a fun project to work on! If you want to keep up with my substack, feel free to subscribe! https://andrewcormier.substack.com/?r=5384d8&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist