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The Art of Charm

625: Chris Hadfield | Rare Earthling

The Art of Charm

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Business, Health & Fitness, Education

4.711K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2017

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) is an engineer, former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot, retired astronaut, the first Canadian to walk in space, and author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth and The Darkest Dark. "The big decisions are the easy ones." -Commander Chris Hadfield The Cheat Sheet: The difference between "I want to be" and "I want to turn myself into." Enjoying small victories along a path of preparation and personal growth vs. grand "make it or break it" expectations. How intense is imposter syndrome for a newly selected astronaut? What's the astronaut's (as well as earthling's) best antidote for fear? What really happens when you sneeze in space? And so much more... Are you trying to hire the right person for your business, but the best candidates keep slipping away? Let ZipRecruiter -- the fastest way to hire great people -- help you screen only the best here! Want to wash two loads and dry two loads of laundry at the same time? The new Wi-Fi enabled Samsung FlexWash and FlexDry washer and dryer pair can do it -- and you can get it now at The Home Depot! If you're a business owner, did you know your payments solution can be an engine for growth? Rethink payments with Braintree. Find out more at braintreepayments.com/forbes! To truly thrive in all areas of your life, you can't ignore the importance of good health. Try Organifi Green Juice for 20% off using code "charm" when checking out at organifi.com! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Free yourself from typing notes, reports, and documents by going with the transcriptionists we trust here at AoC: TranscriptionOutsourcing.net -- 99% or higher accuracy guaranteed! Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! Show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/625/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

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0:00.0

If you want to do something worthwhile in life, there is always going to be risk.

0:04.8

Your job isn't to avoid risk. Your job is to try and do something worthwhile in life,

0:10.0

and therefore that changes your responsibility.

0:20.1

On this episode, we'll be talking with Commander Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to walk in space,

0:24.9

author of an astronaut's guide to life on Earth. He stayed in space for six months

0:29.6

with multiple space walks under his belt, and he made the first music video in space,

0:34.0

not bad, and he's one of the premier space educators of our time. Jason, this guy,

0:40.0

amazing guy. Great story, super insightful. Absolutely amazing. I mean, it took us forever to

0:45.4

get him on the show, but I was a fan of his when I saw his first music video from space,

0:49.5

the Space Audity video where he covers the David Bowie song, while floating around the International

0:54.5

Space Station with his guitar, which was so cool. Yeah, he's really insightful. He's really self-aware.

0:59.6

Great leader. And he started the path to becoming an astronaut at age nine, which I thought was

1:04.8

just incredible. He's going to teach us how to think like an astronaut, how we focus on something

1:09.3

so singularly and so hard while managing to keep something like that separate from his sense

1:14.4

of self-worth and identity, how to stay focused, neutralize stress, and persevere when the going

1:19.2

gets tough, and we'll discover how he stays calm in high-pressure situations by training for

1:24.0

his own demise. And last but not least, mindsets of astronauts and other do-or-literally-die

1:30.9

high performers. There's just non-stop wisdom here. I was swimming in gold in this one,

1:35.7

Scrooge McDuck style. So enjoy this episode with Commander Chris Hadfield.

1:42.0

We thought, okay, we've got all these really serious questions. We've got all these interesting

1:45.3

things, but we're going to start with something silly just because somehow this was the most

1:49.3

burning question, which is what happens with some of the more mundane things in space? For example,

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