The Sky Below

by Scott Parazynski

I am learning failures mean I need to be open to new ideas and different models of success.

This is a key concept for all of us to keep eyes open for oppertunities to win

Planning for multiple failures means a better chance of ultimate survival and success.

Listen and learn first, then add value, whenever possible.

servant leadership, making decisions when it is my turn and also accepting the blame when the outcome isn’t as successful as I hope.

I’ve learned adventure is hollow without a greater purpose.

I have learned how to dream big and then set course to make it happen. I’ve learned the essentials: keeping laser focused, visualizing the path to success, maintaining a strong support network, training for success but preparing for failures along the way, and having confidence tempered by humility and a dose of luck. If you are ready for the call of opportunity when it rings, and you are willing to put in the work required, it’s remarkable how dreamlets emerge, tangible, from the fog of unrealized dreams. It’s really not all that hard if you aren’t afraid to stumble every once in a while and then get back up. And back up. And back up again. The