Pilots, to a large degree, are like salesmen. They have to be confident to be good at their jobs. They have to practice relentlessly and plan out all the scenarios of the things that could happen when they're out there. Nothing is more important than preparation. They are also mighty competitive, both as individuals and as squadrons.

My job is to preach and preach and preach.

Optimism is the ability to focus on where we're going, not where we're coming from.

When or if we "quote, unquote" do not like our work, it is probably because we do not feel safe where we go to work. So when you say, what can we do?, the irony is that the best thing we can do is, well one option, is to quit.

The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm.

Trust doesn't develop from always doing the right thing. Trust comes from taking responsibility when we do the wrong thing.

True #leadership isn't the bastion of a few who sit at the top ... We all need to step up, take the risk and put our interests second-not always-but when it counts.