The Power of Words with Nicole Malachowski: Lead to Succeed 85
It’s not easy to find success in a field that is mostly dominated by men.
But it becomes much easier when one surrounds oneself with motivating people and focuses more on encouraging words.
This Lead to Succeed episode features Colonel Nicole Malachowski, who shows how words are such a powerful force in making or breaking someone’s dream.
Colonel Nicole Malachowski has over 21 years of experience as an officer, leader, and fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. Upon her commission into the military, she was selected to fly combat aircraft and embarked on an adventure among the first group of women to fly modern fighter aircraft. Nicole served as a mission ready fighter pilot in three operational F-15E squadrons and accumulated over 2,300 flight hours, including 188 hours in combat. Following her medical retirement from the Air Force due to the severe impacts of late-stage Tick Borne Illness, Nicole reinvented herself as a highly successful entrepreneur, professional speaker, and leadership consultant.
This episode is sponsored by the Impactful Business Leadership Mastermind.
The mastermind brings together hungry entrepreneurs and business owners who want to scale their business, share ideas and solutions, grow, and be held accountable, and build their networks.
Listen in and learn how the power of words can make a difference.
Key Talking Points of the Episode:
[02:41] Nicole’s journey in the air force. How she got started and the unique challenges she faced as a woman
[12:04] What would be your advice for people to see things differently and to make sure that that paradigm sticks?
[25:50] How did you manage to adjust your life as a USAF officer to being an entrepreneur and leadership consultant?
[29:44] What was your biggest failure and how did you overcome it?
[33:16] Rapid fire questions
Standout Quotes from the Episode:
“I surrounded myself with people who believed in my dream as much as I did and then [I] found my way into the air force academy.”
“The power of your words to make or break somebody else's dream [is] infinitely powerful.”
“The path to success is always not linear.”
“The runway behind you is always unusable. All you ever have is the runway that's in front of you.”
“Nobody wants to lead a scripted life.”
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