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Paul McKenna's positivity podcast.

Hello, this is Paul McKenna, and welcome to the positivity podcast.

My objective is to interview the most interesting people in the world,

and in the next 30 minutes, get insights and even discover how it is that they do what they do,

what makes them unique and fascinating, their success

mindset, and certainly what keeps them positive.

My guest today is one of the most accomplished astronauts in the world. He was named the top

test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy and was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.

He's flown three space missions, built two space stations, crewed the shuttle, the Soyuz,

and commanded the International Space Station. He's the author of four international bestsellers.

His latest book is The Apollo Murders. I'm talking today with Colonel Chris Hadfield.

To me, life is very much a mixture of what do you dream of? What are you capable of?

How much are you willing to change? And then see what you can accomplish.

I grew up on a farm, you know, out in the country. So very few external influences apart from

my family, two brothers, two sisters, two parents.

So they were my biggest influences early on.

I had looked at it.

I'm dreaming about it since I was a little kid, had been concentrating on it.

And so I found the experience of flying in space right on the edge of magic.

Let's get on with getting ready for what's going to happen next.

And do it with as much gusto and fun and as well as you possibly can,

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