249: Major Nicole Alexander | Ballet to the Battleground

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Nicole Alexander, Major, U.S. Army Special Operations & PROMOTE Co-Founder, was born with grit and determination. As a young girl she always wanted to be doing as much as possible, which led her into the rigors of a “company” of ballerinas. In college she found rowing and pushed herself to the limits, inspired to “find her swing!” Joining the army and then Special Operations she utilized rigorous dedication and discipline to lead groups through unimaginably difficult situations. Now she and Joe discuss the importance of mentorship and working out till you throw up- enjoy!

LESSONS
Find your swing (rhythm) and who/ what inspires you
Work hard with determination- there’s no way around it!
Realize “you get to do” these things & that’s a privilege
Do it till you throw-up
Mentorship is key

LINKS
www.promoteleadership.org
www.goarmysof.com

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TIME STAMPS
0:00 Colonel Nye introduces Major Nicole Alexander
0:55 Gone Rogue | promo code: SPARTAN25
1:17 Joe & Nicole Alexander begin with ballet
3:45 a mother’s influence to always do more
5:30 Do you want to be an national champion?
8:55 Joining the army- deployed as a combat engineer
11:00 Joining Special Operations
12:30 Gone Rogue | promo code: SPARTAN25
14:00 Joe & Nicole return from rowing
19:30 PROMOTE - leadership development | mentorship | inclusion & diversity
21:30 Joe, Ret. Colonel Nye, Guest Host Ret. CSM Frank Grippe & Sefra Alexandra discuss the interview
27:45 Gone Rogue | promo code: SPARTAN25

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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Nye & Guest Host Ret. CSM Frank Grippe
Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome everybody to Spartan up podcast. Today we've got a great and unique podcast for you.
0:05.1	Joe sat down with Major Nicole Alexander. This is a young woman who's got a lot of life lessons and a lot to teach us.
0:12.2	She started off as a young girl as a ballerina, went to college and won a national
0:17.1	rowing championship. So imagine that transition. She is now the commander of a U.S. Army Special Operations Unit.
0:23.6	2011, we were doing what's called village stability operations,
0:26.8	and so we were living in towns and villages in mud huts out there.
0:30.5	And so it was me, my my civil affairs team which was four people
0:34.8	special forces detachment which is about 12 people and then some infantry guys
0:39.5	to help with security and then our Afghans so about 30 some-out people living out there.
0:44.4	So this woman has already lived a lot of experiences. It's got a lot to share with us.
0:49.2	So I hope you get as much out of this as I do.
0:52.0	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Gone Rogue High Protein Chips,
0:56.0	17 grams of protein in one crunchy ounce.
0:59.0	Visit gone Rogue Snacks.com
1:01.0	enter promo code Spartan 25% off. So Spartan up. We are here at West Point. We're doing a whole series of interviews
1:19.2	with just amazing military folks and this is no different.
1:24.6	Nicole Alexander kind of an underachiever in many ways.
1:28.9	I'm kidding.
1:29.7	She is a superstar and I think you're gonna be able to teach the audience which is what we're all about how to take it not only to the next level but like a moonshot.
1:38.8	So trying to at least. You start with ballet? Yep, so a funny thing is that my mom really
1:45.6	wanted me to get into ballet and I cried all the time. So I grew up in Olympia, Washington,
1:50.8	the capital of Washington, not Seattle.
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