George Washington is lauded as a war hero, founding father, and inspiring exemplar. But before that, he was a vain, temperamental, inexperienced, headstrong young man whose blunders cost lives. What can we learn from young Washington? 

Of course, America’s first president adorns U.S. currency. The nation’s capital and a state bear his name. His strategic decisions and inspiring leadership helped defeat Britain and form a new nation, free from royal control, governed by the people.