Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and golajiving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellavledo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the Seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode four twenty two. In the next two episodes
Speaker 2: today and tomorrow are going to be about a trip
Speaker 2: I took last week to Date, Ohio for some work training.
Speaker 2: I am still feeling the emotions and the lessons I
Speaker 2: learned while I was out exploring the birthplace of aviation,
Speaker 2: the perfect place for me to be. So, without further ado,
Speaker 2: here is the first episode I recorded last week. I'm
Speaker 2: recording this moment from somewhere. I never thought I'd stand
Speaker 2: aboard Air Force one, but not just any Air Force one.
Speaker 2: This is SAM two six thousand, the very aircraft that
Speaker 2: carried President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Nixon, and Moore.
Speaker 2: It sits now inside the United States Air Force Museum
Speaker 2: at right Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. And
Speaker 2: as I walk these narrow aisles, I'm overwhelmed with emotion.
Speaker 2: The air feels and smells different in here. The weight
Speaker 2: of history is real. This is the plane that flew
Speaker 2: JFK to Dallas, and this is the plane that brought
Speaker 2: him back to Washington after his assassination. This is the
Speaker 2: very aircraft where Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office, with
Speaker 2: Jackie Kennedy standing beside him in a bloodstained suit. Where
Speaker 2: I stand right now, this isn't just aluminum in rivets.
Speaker 2: This is a time capsule of leadership in its ross
Speaker 2: most difficult moment. And here's the lesson I want to share.
Speaker 2: Leadership isn't always about control. Sometimes it's about carrying the
Speaker 2: weight of a nation through the unimaginable. Sometimes it's about
Speaker 2: flying home with the world watching. Sometimes it's about having
Speaker 2: to step up mid air in grief and fear, in uncertainty,
Speaker 2: and still lead. What you do in the hardest moment
Speaker 2: of your life will define your legacy as a leader.
Speaker 2: This aircraft reminds me that true leadership isn't about the speeches.
Speaker 2: It's not about approval ratings. It's about what happens in silence,
Speaker 2: behind closed doors, when your country or your team needs
Speaker 2: strength and clarity. Standing here, I'm reminded that history remembers
Speaker 2: the ones who led when everything is falling apart, and
Speaker 2: sometimes leadership means taking off again, even when your heart
Speaker 2: is shattered, because duty doesn't stop. So wherever you're leading
Speaker 2: from today, whether it's a boardroom, a hospital, a firehouse,
Speaker 2: or a small business, remember this. You may not be
Speaker 2: flying Air Force one, but someone is counting on you
Speaker 2: to keep moving forward. This has been the seven Minute
Speaker 2: Leadership Podcast, and I thank you for listening.
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