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<v Speaker 1>Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of

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<v Speaker 1>performance through strong human relations, team building, and golajiving. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellavledo.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello everyone, and welcome to the Seven Minute Leadership Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's episode four twenty two. In the next two episodes

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<v Speaker 2>today and tomorrow are going to be about a trip

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<v Speaker 2>I took last week to Date, Ohio for some work training.

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<v Speaker 2>I am still feeling the emotions and the lessons I

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<v Speaker 2>learned while I was out exploring the birthplace of aviation,

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<v Speaker 2>the perfect place for me to be. So, without further ado,

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<v Speaker 2>here is the first episode I recorded last week. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>recording this moment from somewhere. I never thought I'd stand

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<v Speaker 2>aboard Air Force one, but not just any Air Force one.

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<v Speaker 2>This is SAM two six thousand, the very aircraft that

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<v Speaker 2>carried President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Nixon, and Moore.

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<v Speaker 2>It sits now inside the United States Air Force Museum

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<v Speaker 2>at right Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. And

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<v Speaker 2>as I walk these narrow aisles, I'm overwhelmed with emotion.

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<v Speaker 2>The air feels and smells different in here. The weight

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<v Speaker 2>of history is real. This is the plane that flew

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<v Speaker 2>JFK to Dallas, and this is the plane that brought

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<v Speaker 2>him back to Washington after his assassination. This is the

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<v Speaker 2>very aircraft where Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office, with

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<v Speaker 2>Jackie Kennedy standing beside him in a bloodstained suit. Where

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<v Speaker 2>I stand right now, this isn't just aluminum in rivets.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a time capsule of leadership in its ross

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<v Speaker 2>most difficult moment. And here's the lesson I want to share.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership isn't always about control. Sometimes it's about carrying the

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<v Speaker 2>weight of a nation through the unimaginable. Sometimes it's about

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<v Speaker 2>flying home with the world watching. Sometimes it's about having

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<v Speaker 2>to step up mid air in grief and fear, in uncertainty,

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<v Speaker 2>and still lead. What you do in the hardest moment

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<v Speaker 2>of your life will define your legacy as a leader.

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<v Speaker 2>This aircraft reminds me that true leadership isn't about the speeches.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not about approval ratings. It's about what happens in silence,

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<v Speaker 2>behind closed doors, when your country or your team needs

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<v Speaker 2>strength and clarity. Standing here, I'm reminded that history remembers

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<v Speaker 2>the ones who led when everything is falling apart, and

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes leadership means taking off again, even when your heart

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<v Speaker 2>is shattered, because duty doesn't stop. So wherever you're leading

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<v Speaker 2>from today, whether it's a boardroom, a hospital, a firehouse,

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<v Speaker 2>or a small business, remember this. You may not be

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<v Speaker 2>flying Air Force one, but someone is counting on you

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<v Speaker 2>to keep moving forward. This has been the seven Minute

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership Podcast, and I thank you for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>For more Paul Fell of Alito Podcasts, visit paulfellowalito dot

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