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Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

1146. When I Should Have Been Reading Textbooks, I Was Reading Novels.

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Careers

5.0619 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Ian O'Connor is a retired US Air Force Colonel and a recognized expert in the field of national security management. This background serves him well as the foundation for his novels. He is the author of "The Seventh Seal" and "The Barbarossa Covenant," both thrillers. His new novel, "The Pegasus Directive," focuses on who really killed President John F. Kennedy and all the fiendish machinations behind the assassination. The 3 novels make up the beginning of his Justin Scott Thrillers series.

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0:00.0

Hello, world.

0:11.9

Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love.

0:14.9

I'm your host, Don Hutchison.

0:17.1

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.

0:27.3

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.

0:39.6

I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Ian O'Connor. Welcome, Ian.

0:44.9

And likewise. Thank you for having me. Our pleasure. Ian, are you using your talents doing

0:49.7

work that you love? I most definitely would have to give a big resounding yes to that. Yes,

0:55.6

where you're doing amazing work. Ian is retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and a recognized expert

1:02.3

in the field of national security management. This background serves him well as the foundation

1:07.7

for his novels. He's the author of the Seventh Seal and the Barbarossa Covenant, both Justin Scott thrillers.

1:16.5

He co-authored Scrappy, a memoir of a fighter pilot in Korea and Vietnam.

1:21.5

His thriller, The Twilight of the Day, was awarded a bronze medal by the Military Writers Society of America. Copies of both

1:29.5

aforementioned books are in the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy Libraries. His new

1:35.2

novel, The Pegasus directed, focuses on who really killed President John F. Kennedy and all

1:41.2

the fiendish machinations behind the assassination.

1:47.5

An amazing story, Ian, we want to hear all of it.

1:51.8

So before we get into the backstory of your life, take just a minute and tell our listeners around the world what you're up to now that has your excited and motivated.

1:54.8

What I'm doing is I'm flogging my new book, Don.

2:01.3

And I think the Pegasus Directive is something that readers worldwide will want to see and read this story.

2:10.5

Remember, it's a thriller.

2:11.9

It's not meant to be a true factual reaccounting of the Kennedy assassination.

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