Oct 21, 2026 · 32 min · 9 segments
Dr. Mike Simpson spent 32 years in the U.S. Army, most of it in special operations as a Ranger, Green Beret, and physician, before writing *Honed*, a men's health guide for staying sharp after 40 that…
Like it goes all the way back to from I believe when you were going through medical school, you almost you almost stopped and somebody encouraged you to continue.
And every time one of these adversities happen, like I know you started a supplement business that didn't go the way you'd hoped.
But you just immediately pick up the next thing and make these huge pivots in your life and just commit to it and go all in.
Has that been something that has just always been a part of your I mean, you have so many different storylines in your life from Green Beret, medical doctor.
So that my dad could start a new job opportunity that was supposed to really be a gateway to our future.
I was born in the South Bay area in Redondo Beach, California, which is a suburb of Los Angeles.
And at one point, my dad accepted a job with Rockwell International in the aviation industry.
So we packed everything up and we moved to a little town called Tachipi, California, which is out in the sticks of Southern California.
So that was the first time that I saw an adult have to kind of pivot because of exceptional circumstances.
And without missing a beat, my dad went out and started working for a local realtor.
He didn't have a realty license at the time, but he's like, I can put up signs.
Like it goes all the way back to from I believe when you were going through medical school, you almost you almost stopped and somebody encouraged you to continue.
And every time one of these adversities happen, like I know you started a supplement business that didn't go the way you'd hoped.
But you just immediately pick up the next thing and make these huge pivots in your life and just commit to it and go all in.
Has that been something that has just always been a part of your I mean, you have so many different storylines in your life from Green Beret, medical doctor.
So that my dad could start a new job opportunity that was supposed to really be a gateway to our future.
I was born in the South Bay area in Redondo Beach, California, which is a suburb of Los Angeles.
And at one point, my dad accepted a job with Rockwell International in the aviation industry.
So we packed everything up and we moved to a little town called Tachipi, California, which is out in the sticks of Southern California.
So that was the first time that I saw an adult have to kind of pivot because of exceptional circumstances.
And without missing a beat, my dad went out and started working for a local realtor.
He didn't have a realty license at the time, but he's like, I can put up signs.
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