Simple Lessons In Never Giving Up

Marketing Podcast with Martha McSally

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, we interview Martha McSally.Martha A compelling example of overcoming adversity and fear to achieve extraordinary feats. Losing her father at age 12 and surviving sexual abuse and assault, she has persevered to become the first woman in U.S. history to fly a fighter plane in combat and command a fighter squadron in combat. Martha has made six deployments to the Middle East and Afghanistan, where she flew 325 combat hours in an A-10 attack aircraft, earning her a Bronze Star and her six aviation medals. Martha is a former United States Congressman and a former United States Senator from Arizona. She is the author of the book — Dare to Fly: A Simple Lesson to Never Give Up.

Important points:

Finding the strength to continue is one of life’s great obstacles. It’s easy to forget in the face of challenges, but it’s critical to success. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and grow, and only by pushing forward can you discover your true potential. Martha McSally, America’s first female fighter pilot and Arizona Senator, joins us in this episode to talk about how to clear the runway of your life. How to embrace fear, change doubts, succeed when failure is expected, and soar to great heights.

Questions I ask Martha McSally:

• [1:59] Can you tell me why warthog planes are such terrible planes?
• [4:05] How would you tell someone how to fly a plane in one seat?
• [6:17] What inspired you to join the Air Force?
• [8:27] There are many stories of your life in this book, but it cannot be called a memoir, is it?
• [11:03] One of the lessons of this book is not to ignore problems. Can you talk a little bit about what that means?
• [13:44] Can you talk about your take on Wingman?
• [16:30] Anyone who does something first often experiences discrimination. Can you talk about what you have learned from your experience of gender discrimination and what you hope others can learn from your story?
• [20:32] If someone read your book or heard you speak, what would be the home run they would bring home?
• [21:30] You inspire your audience and your book inspires your audience. Where do you get your inspiration these days?
• [22:48] Where can people connect with you and get your book?

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