Focus on long term success but be willing to make short term adjustments to get there

Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.

Emails get reactions. Phone calls start conversations.

Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.

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.

Authorities act with themselves in mind. Leaders act with others in mind. Authorities take. Leaders give. Authorities die. Leaders live on.

Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.