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Realizing Big Dreams: Tools, Lessons, and Inspiration with Former Thunderbird Pilot Michelle “MACE” Curran

Realizing Big Dreams: Tools, Lessons, and Inspiration with Former Thunderbird Pilot Michelle “MACE” Curran

Update: 2025-09-15
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Delanie Fischer is joined by Michelle “MACE” Curran—former fighter pilot, combat veteran, and the second woman in history to fly lead solo for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds—to share lessons from a demanding, high-stakes career. They discuss tactics for managing fear and self-doubt, navigating pivots and reinvention, and the importance of following your evolving excitement and sense of adventure.

Plus:

+ A Breakdown of G-Force, G-Lock, and Going Supersonic 

+ The Treasure Chest Tip: Turning Missteps into Momentum

+ The Life Lesson Behind Call Signs (and How MACE Got Hers)

Mace's book, The Flipside: https://macecurran.com/flipside/


Self-Helpless on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfhelpless

Your Host, Delanie Fischer: https://www.delaniefischer.com


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Realizing Big Dreams: Tools, Lessons, and Inspiration with Former Thunderbird Pilot Michelle “MACE” Curran

Realizing Big Dreams: Tools, Lessons, and Inspiration with Former Thunderbird Pilot Michelle “MACE” Curran

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