Chris Hadfield
Chris Hadfield
Chris Austin Hadfield OC OOnt MSC CDis a retired Canadian astronaut who was the first Canadian to walk in space. An engineer and former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot, Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions and served as commander of the International Space Station...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth29 August 1959
CitySarnia, Canada
CountryCanada
risk growing leaving-home
Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk...
adults want kicks
Don`t let life randomly kick you into the adult you don`t want to become
culture experiments humans
Spaceflight isn't just about doing experiments, it's about an extension of human culture.
results
Every single day you're the result of what you did on the days prior.
home space flying
Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it's starting a new business, whether it's leaving home, whether it's getting married, or whether it's flying in space.
world changing-the-world remember
Remember, nobody changes the world on their own.
determination mean tasks
Competence means keeping your head in a crisis, sticking with a task even when it seems hopeless, and improvising good solutions to tough problems when every second counts. It encompasses ingenuity, determination and being prepared for anything.
differences danger reactions
By looking at the difference between perceived danger and actual danger, you can fundamentally change your reaction.
dad fatherhood elation
Fatherhood is the unending imperfect task of turning yourself into your dad while secretly maintaining the unbridled elation of your boyhood
attitude journey goal
There's really just one thing I can control: my attitude during the journey, which is what keeps me feeling steady and stable, and what keeps me headed in the right direction. So I consciously monitor and correct, if necessary, because losing attitude would be far worse than not achieving my goal.
success journey views
Success is feeling good about the work you do throughout the long, unheralded journey that may or may not wind up at the launch pad. You can't view training solely as a stepping stone to something loftier. It's got to be an end in itself.
opposites worry problem
Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it's productive.
writing fate risk
Preparation is not only about managing external risks, but about limiting the likelihood that you'll unwittingly add to them. When you're the author of your own fate, you don't want to write a tragedy. Aside from anything else, the possibility of a sequel is nonexistent.
sweat stuff sweat-the-small-stuff
Sweat the small stuff. Without letting anyone see you sweat.