Michelle 'Mace' Curran

So I try to keep perspective that like on the Thunderbirds, the stuff that I recognize and don't think went well, the audience probably didn't even notice, but I want it to be as good as possible. I want to over deliver in everything that I do. And I want even people that are familiar with my background, with my story that got on a call with me before I went and spoke for them that

So I try to keep perspective that like on the Thunderbirds, the stuff that I recognize and don't think went well, the audience probably didn't even notice, but I want it to be as good as possible. I want to over deliver in everything that I do. And I want even people that are familiar with my background, with my story that got on a call with me before I went and spoke for them that

were already on board. They were already teammates. And the advocate in the company that got me on that stage, I want them to be like, she was so much better than I expected. I think that's just kind of ingrained in my personality at this point with 13 years of living in that culture all the time. But there's definitely some lessons there that any team can pull. Absolutely.

were already on board. They were already teammates. And the advocate in the company that got me on that stage, I want them to be like, she was so much better than I expected. I think that's just kind of ingrained in my personality at this point with 13 years of living in that culture all the time. But there's definitely some lessons there that any team can pull. Absolutely.

were already on board. They were already teammates. And the advocate in the company that got me on that stage, I want them to be like, she was so much better than I expected. I think that's just kind of ingrained in my personality at this point with 13 years of living in that culture all the time. But there's definitely some lessons there that any team can pull. Absolutely.

What about, is there a fine line between holding yourself accountable to high standards and perfectionism and beating yourself up? How do you navigate that?

What about, is there a fine line between holding yourself accountable to high standards and perfectionism and beating yourself up? How do you navigate that?

What about, is there a fine line between holding yourself accountable to high standards and perfectionism and beating yourself up? How do you navigate that?

Oh, absolutely. I struggled with that early in my career while I was still trying to figure out how to differentiate those things and kind of realizing that everyone has those failures, those setbacks, those struggles.

Oh, absolutely. I struggled with that early in my career while I was still trying to figure out how to differentiate those things and kind of realizing that everyone has those failures, those setbacks, those struggles.

Oh, absolutely. I struggled with that early in my career while I was still trying to figure out how to differentiate those things and kind of realizing that everyone has those failures, those setbacks, those struggles.

And being in a setting where people are admitting them right after the flight is a great visual for showing you that even, you know, the most experienced pilots, the most respected pilots are. in your unit are still making mistakes and being around people that are willing to fess up to them.

And being in a setting where people are admitting them right after the flight is a great visual for showing you that even, you know, the most experienced pilots, the most respected pilots are. in your unit are still making mistakes and being around people that are willing to fess up to them.

And being in a setting where people are admitting them right after the flight is a great visual for showing you that even, you know, the most experienced pilots, the most respected pilots are. in your unit are still making mistakes and being around people that are willing to fess up to them.

And especially in, I had a couple of different environments that I was in where you felt like you were judged and ridiculed when you made a mistake, even though they would say all day long you weren't. And then another, a different unit, so a different group of people where it just felt so obvious that you weren't judged and ridiculed.

And especially in, I had a couple of different environments that I was in where you felt like you were judged and ridiculed when you made a mistake, even though they would say all day long you weren't. And then another, a different unit, so a different group of people where it just felt so obvious that you weren't judged and ridiculed.

And especially in, I had a couple of different environments that I was in where you felt like you were judged and ridiculed when you made a mistake, even though they would say all day long you weren't. And then another, a different unit, so a different group of people where it just felt so obvious that you weren't judged and ridiculed.

Like it was this, I call it a culture of trust where you trusted, they talk about psychological security, right? Where you can fail and it's okay. You can make mistakes and we'll learn from the mistakes and we'll take whatever the results were of those mistakes and we'll own them and we'll deal with them. Sometimes they can be pretty serious, you know, depending what the mission is.

Like it was this, I call it a culture of trust where you trusted, they talk about psychological security, right? Where you can fail and it's okay. You can make mistakes and we'll learn from the mistakes and we'll take whatever the results were of those mistakes and we'll own them and we'll deal with them. Sometimes they can be pretty serious, you know, depending what the mission is.

Like it was this, I call it a culture of trust where you trusted, they talk about psychological security, right? Where you can fail and it's okay. You can make mistakes and we'll learn from the mistakes and we'll take whatever the results were of those mistakes and we'll own them and we'll deal with them. Sometimes they can be pretty serious, you know, depending what the mission is.