Moving Forward: Taking The Lead In Your Life - By Dave Pelzer

First Read: 8 February 2014

Contents
Preface: Your Beliefs
Chapter One: Learning to Let Go
Chapter Two: Better for You, Less to Carry
Chapter Three: You Gotta Believe
Chapter Four: Use It or Lose It
Chapter Five: True Leaders?
Chapter Six: Stepping Up
Chapter Seven: The True Mentor
Chapter Eight: Holding the Line
Chapter Nine: Living Your Life
Epilogue
About the Author

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Preface
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Chapter Three: You Gotta Believe

Dave shared his experience and journey from a cook to piloting F-117 Stealth Fighter (see picture attached)

 and flying ops in the 1990 War in the Gulf, Operation Desert Shield.

He mentioned, it was his "IGNORANT PERSISTENCE" that let him attained his end goal regardless of the hurdles he faced.

I reckoned it was also his "Jump Wings" from his Army Airborne Training (see photo attached)

 impresses the mid-ranking sergeant to push his application up.

Well, all in all, it was a good story.

He ended with his pointers and questions:

• Of all the different aspects of your life, what is the singular core belief that you best represent?
• If a situation is not going your way, will you fight for your cause? If so, how hard will yo push yourself and what do you think gives you that determination?
• In the past, when an unfortunate situation occurred, can you recall that singular belief, that one mere idea, that helped pull you through? Can you recall how you felt at that time?
• When an unexpected situation occurs, do you automatically lock up, believing only the worst that may happen, or, after you vent and reassess the situation, do you find a way not only to move forward but totally to overcome the situation? What do you think gives you that strength?
• Regardless of the situation that yo may be engaged in, can you find a calmness from within?
• At the end of the day, no matter the outcome of the situation, do you believe you gave it your best shot? Are you at least proud that you gave it a shot?
• Regardless of how many times you may have not achieved your objectives, do you believe in yourself?