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E63 - Tim Peake: Aiming high by staying grounded

The High Performance Podcast

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How to Succeed as an Astronaut

When I first applied to the astronaut job, I didn't think I was going to get it. The stress increases further down the selection process as your mindset changes and you realize that you've got a better chance of becoming an astronaut. There's a good chance that I'm going to fail, but I really don't mind because actually the process of being involved in this selection, I'll learn a lot from it. You're going to meet like-minded people. So you go in with that mindset. And I think that's useful.

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