Ultimately, I don't determine whether I arrive at the desired professional destination. Too many variables are out of my control. There's really only one thing I can control: my attitude during the journey, which is what keeps me feeling steady and stable, and what's making the journey pleasurable.Chris Hadfield
The greater the responsibility, the greater the pressure to perform prima donna–style magic tricks. But guess what? My show is not about smoke and mirrors. It’s about knowing how to react, day to day, when the illusion of control is laughably out of reach.Chris Hadfield
I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself into one.Chris Hadfield
The key to making progress in any major undertaking is to focus on the process, not the results. We rarely, if ever, have control over the results. But we can usually manage the process.Chris Hadfield
Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it’s productive.Chris Hadfield
Over time, I learned that investing mental energy in making those kinds of judgments is inefficient and counterproductive.Chris Hadfield
Good leadership means leading the way, not hectoring other people to do things your way.Chris Hadfield
True leadership sometimes involves knowing when to stay quiet so that others can have their say.Chris Hadfield
The best antidote I know for fear is a fact. The main one being that fears don’t exist in equipoise.Chris Hadfield
Early success is a terrible teacher. You’re essentially being rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation where you must prepare, you can’t do it. You don’t know how.Chris Hadfield