Leadership (as Erin synthesizes) is an inside-out approach. Leadership is not something you’re doing to other people; it starts with self-awareness and self-regulation - which iterates over time.

"I can’t just leave my position and work on self-awareness, so it’s an ongoing and ever-changing process. I must know my own strengths and weaknesses, where your challenges are and where you do well. Self-regulation to keep downfalls in check and work on them.

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In order to be a good leader, Erin believes one needs to understand psychology and physiology to react in the proper way. "If you’re unaware and don’t self-regulate, you’re yelling and doing damage based on how you react."

One way Erin works to accomplish this is through mindfulness practices with meditations and regulating his thoughts and breathing.

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"Social awareness is another component that is important to leaders –  having the ability to read a room, manage your own emotions but also relationships with all the players (coaches) on the team."

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As Erin succinctly put it, "it’s a circle where you’re working on all of these things at once."