Michelle 'Mace' Curran

When you finally made it into this elite, elite group, did you feel your confidence spike or did you feel different than the guys that you were surrounded with? I still...

When you finally made it into this elite, elite group, did you feel your confidence spike or did you feel different than the guys that you were surrounded with? I still...

When you finally made it into this elite, elite group, did you feel your confidence spike or did you feel different than the guys that you were surrounded with? I still...

struggled with it, I automatically had this credibility, I guess, and power to inspire people from just putting the uniform on overnight. That was acquired from the day I went from a green flight suit to wearing the very, very fitted blue flight suit. I suddenly was given that, but I had done a lot of work leading up to being on the Thunderbirds and

struggled with it, I automatically had this credibility, I guess, and power to inspire people from just putting the uniform on overnight. That was acquired from the day I went from a green flight suit to wearing the very, very fitted blue flight suit. I suddenly was given that, but I had done a lot of work leading up to being on the Thunderbirds and

struggled with it, I automatically had this credibility, I guess, and power to inspire people from just putting the uniform on overnight. That was acquired from the day I went from a green flight suit to wearing the very, very fitted blue flight suit. I suddenly was given that, but I had done a lot of work leading up to being on the Thunderbirds and

to get myself to a point where I acknowledged, you know, my self-doubt and feeling like an imposter. I knew it was a thing and something I struggled with. But I kind of learned to control it. And I don't want to say fake it till you make it because I kind of hate that saying.

to get myself to a point where I acknowledged, you know, my self-doubt and feeling like an imposter. I knew it was a thing and something I struggled with. But I kind of learned to control it. And I don't want to say fake it till you make it because I kind of hate that saying.

to get myself to a point where I acknowledged, you know, my self-doubt and feeling like an imposter. I knew it was a thing and something I struggled with. But I kind of learned to control it. And I don't want to say fake it till you make it because I kind of hate that saying.

But I was able to acknowledge it and have perspective on it and realize that my perspective on where I was didn't always match up with the truth and with reality. And it's like super easy to write this narrative in your head. And it can be very difficult to actually shed light on how everyone else sees it. And sometimes it takes other people's perspectives to be like, oh, I'm actually doing great.

But I was able to acknowledge it and have perspective on it and realize that my perspective on where I was didn't always match up with the truth and with reality. And it's like super easy to write this narrative in your head. And it can be very difficult to actually shed light on how everyone else sees it. And sometimes it takes other people's perspectives to be like, oh, I'm actually doing great.

But I was able to acknowledge it and have perspective on it and realize that my perspective on where I was didn't always match up with the truth and with reality. And it's like super easy to write this narrative in your head. And it can be very difficult to actually shed light on how everyone else sees it. And sometimes it takes other people's perspectives to be like, oh, I'm actually doing great.

Because there was a point earlier on when someone could have told me that over and over and over, and it wouldn't have mattered. It would have just bounced off and I would have gone home that day and been like... I'm not good enough to be here. But I learned to control that with some practice over time.

Because there was a point earlier on when someone could have told me that over and over and over, and it wouldn't have mattered. It would have just bounced off and I would have gone home that day and been like... I'm not good enough to be here. But I learned to control that with some practice over time.

Because there was a point earlier on when someone could have told me that over and over and over, and it wouldn't have mattered. It would have just bounced off and I would have gone home that day and been like... I'm not good enough to be here. But I learned to control that with some practice over time.

Practice is huge. What about mentors? Was there anybody there mentoring you that was really pulling you along?

Practice is huge. What about mentors? Was there anybody there mentoring you that was really pulling you along?

Practice is huge. What about mentors? Was there anybody there mentoring you that was really pulling you along?

So initially I did not have a mentor and I did not seek one out when I should have. When I was in that part of my career where I was really new and everything felt very overwhelming, I also felt like I had to prove myself in this new culture that I didn't really naturally fit in with, being a little bit more reserved.

So initially I did not have a mentor and I did not seek one out when I should have. When I was in that part of my career where I was really new and everything felt very overwhelming, I also felt like I had to prove myself in this new culture that I didn't really naturally fit in with, being a little bit more reserved.