

“good leadership means leading the way, not hectoring other people to do things your way.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

“Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It’s about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others� success, and then standing back and letting them shine.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

“When you have some skills but don't fully understand your environment, there is no way you can be plus one. At best, you can be a zero. But a zero isn't a bad thing to be. You're competent enough not to create problems or make more work for everyone else. And you have to be competent, and prove to others that you are, before you can be extraordinary. There are no short-cuts, unfortunately.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

“In any new situation, whether it involves an elevator or a rocket ship, you will almost certainly be viewed in one of three ways. As a minus one: actively harmful, someone who creates problems. Or as a zero: your impact is neutral and doesn't tip the balance one way or the other. Or you'll be seen as a plus one: someone who actively adds value. Everyone wants to be a plus one, of course. But proclaiming your plus-oneness at the outset almost guarantees you'll be perceived as a minus one, regardless of the skills you bring to the table or how you actually perform.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

“I wasn't lonely. Loneliness, I think, has very little to do with location. It's a state of mind. In the centre of every city are some of the loneliest people in the world. If anything, because our whole planet was just outside the window, I felt even more aware of and connected to the seven billion other people who call it home.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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