Hello, world, welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

Every Tuesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular or interesting occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do.

Today I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Brian Mora, and our topic, a day in the life,

what's it really like to be an intelligence and national security expert? Welcome, Brian.

Well, thank you very much, Don. Pleasure to be with you.

Thank you, sir. Brian, are you using much, Don. Pleasure to be with you. Thank you, sir.

Brian, are you using your talents doing work that you love?

Yes.

Well, we're going to dive into that whole story.

Brian Bora has spent his career in intelligence and national security, beginning with his time as a decorated Air Force intelligence officer, and through his many years as a senior executive in the aerospace and defense industry.

He was encouraged to write the story of the able archers by many friends who convinced him that his unique personal insight could bring the story to life of how humanity narrowly avoided extension

in the fall of 1983. His writing is based on firsthand experience. When he isn't writing,

he's a corporate board member, enjoys cycling, playing guitar, and piano, and visiting with

his two grandchildren. Well, as we talked in the pre-interview chat, Brian, we're going to talk about your book.

But as a day in the life, we really are going to just track your career from the earliest days

through your education and then to your many years in the intelligence and national security area.

To get us going, what are you engaged in right now?

Just give us a minute or two

overview. Sure. Well, thanks again, Don. As you mentioned, I am a board member with a couple of

different corporations. I'm also on a couple of different not-for-profit boards. And I do some consulting, but I try to limit that to just one firm that I consult with.

And most importantly, maybe my passion and application right now is writing a series of historical novels, which the able archers is the first one,

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