What if Anger is the Answer?
Upcoming book release by Mike LeBlanc
Excerpts From The Book
Prelude: A Letter to My Son
Dear Michael,
To become a man, some things need to be wrestled out, things that only come alive in your own struggle against whatever demons you take on as your enemies. I can’t fight those battles for you, nor would I want to. It’s in those fights that you’ll decide who you’ll become.
It seems like the further you go back in history, the easier it was to become a man. Without civilization, you couldn’t survive without turning from a boy into a man. You couldn’t live without learning...
NOT A WAR STORY
We were eating goat for lunch again. Staff Sergeant Williams and I were at the Afghan Army chow hall, a large tent that managed to feel like an elementary school field trip to Afghanistan. I smiled in conversation with the Afghan soldiers, moving the goat around on my plate to look like I was eating.
Gunshots. This time from just a few tables away. Afghan soldiers ran out of the chow hall, some screaming. Chaos erupted all round, like a starter pistol had gone off. Everywhere was confusion...
PEANUT BUTTER
I didn’t understand why Socrates had a third part in the soul until I’d finished a hard training course called The Infantry Officer Course (IOC) in the Marines. IOC was about pushing your body to the limit. We’d go without food and without sleep. We’d run 20 miles one day then carry 200-pound packs the next. It was brutal. After I graduated the course, I felt entitled to a reward. Just after IOC ended, I went to Vir-
ginia Beach to attend a relaxed classroom course. For three months, I’d get 8 hours of sleep each night in a hotel room and...
About the Author
Mike LeBlanc is a decorated Marine Corps major, Harvard Business School graduate, and accomplished entrepreneur. He co-founded Foundation Future Industries, a defense-focused robotics company building autonomous systems for the Department of Defense, and previously co founded Cobalt Robotics, a Sequoia, Founders Fund, and Coatue-backed startup acquired in 2024.
During 13 years in the Marines, he deployed three times, led 150 troops against ISIS, and served as an economic and technology advisor to the Pentagon. His work and leadership have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fast Company, and Business Insider. Mike resides in Newport Beach, CA with his wife and three children.
