It’s a skinny book and small in surface area there are a lot of pictures inside and short-short chapters that can probably be read in just a few minutes. Plan on doing the impossible.Īt first glance, Ready for Launch doesn’t look like enough. Look for unusual places to learn how to be a leader. Don’t fear failure remember that it’s “only when you’re willing to risk failure that you’re aiming high enough.”ĭon’t get “too comfortable when things aren’t perfect,” he says, and don’t stop making “small adjustments” on the path to success. The first is that “Change is scary…” but mastering it and learning to risk again is the only way to move forward. In his life and career, Kelly says he’s learned a thing or two that can translate into success for others. It wasn’t until he was 18 and stopped by a bookstore “for gum or something” that he found his calling on the check-out counter - the book The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe gave him direction that he’d never had before. Though he was “fearless,” by his own admission, he was a lousy student because he “couldn’t pay attention in class.” Even when he started college and promised himself he’d do better, his mind wandered. If you had known Kelly when he was a kid, you might’ve been surprised at what became of him. No matter what your situation or age, when you start something new, there’s a kind of catapult feeling, as captured in the new book Ready for Launch by astronaut Scott Kelly. And from that point, you’re off to your future.
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