When you are thinking about going away for a long duration mission, it has to be part of your mindset that you're leaving your family, but it's for the right reasons, for good reasons, and hopefully helping humanity.
Sunita WilliamsRead
Don't get bogged down by the notion of limits. There aren't any.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that limitations are often self-imposed and can be overcome.
Sunita Williams suggests that the concept of limits is an illusion that can prevent individuals from reaching their full potential. By encouraging us to dismiss the idea of limits, she inspires us to push beyond our perceived boundaries and embrace the possibility of achieving more than we think is possible.
In practice
In a motivational speech to students about pursuing their dreams.
When you are thinking about going away for a long duration mission, it has to be part of your mindset that you're leaving your family, but it's for the right reasons, for good reasons, and hopefully helping humanity.
When you're faced with something for the first time, and if you're scared to death of that, you might want to reconcile your life beforehand.
I flew helicopters, which actually is the second best view of the earth. The first best view is, I think, a little bit higher.
I think windows are really important for the psychological health of crew members on long duration missions. It is nice to look outside, even if it is dark.
It's only now that I see the bigger picture: Our ways to attain spirituality may be different - through diverse religious, customs and traditions - but they're modeled on similar principles and ideologies. That's what ties us all together.
You don't look at the big problem all together, because I think it's a little intimidating. So you just take it one day at a time, meet the people who are going to meet with you, for you, and who you're going to work for, and really try to do the best job that you can. That's all teamwork, and that's what space travel is about.
When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. Weβve got work to do.
Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself earnestly to do it.
Let us praise even the slightest improvement. That inspires the other person to keep on improving.
Plan your work and work your plan. Decide in advance exactly how you are going to get from where you are to where you want to go.
Do not ignore you gift. Your gift is the thing you do the absolute BEST with the LEAST amount of effort."~Steve Harvey
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