Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides is a founding Astronaut at Virgin Galactic, the author of The New Right Stuff: Using Space to Bring Out the Best in You (https://www.thenewrightstuff.com/), Co-founder of global Space party Yuri’s Night (https://www.lorettawhitesides.com/yuris-night), and the creator of SpaceKind leadership training (https://www.lorettawhitesides.com/spacekind-training-consulting). In this episode we cover how Loretta became interested in space and space travel that led to her journey to become an astronaut. Her definition of courage and how she has approached fear in her life. The tools she utilizes to manage stress, daily life, and the internal conversations we all have. How to set a vision for yourself and execute it. Mother earth and the perspective we should all have when evaluating our own life, and life as a community on this special planet. Enjoy getting a bit more insight on Loretta's journey, her book, and the space party - Yuri's Night.
7:00 - How Loretta became interested in space and becoming an astronaut
9:47 - Loretta's definition of courage
15:48 - Managing your thoughts
17:16 - Setting a vision and mission for yourself
21:41 - Earth as a living system and how we can all work together as a superorganism
23:26 - Emotional sobriety - journaling, meditation and getting outside
25:44 - Using prompts for stream of consciousness journaling
30:57 - Lessons to be learned from the pandemic
33:55 - How the space community thinks about time scale and geographical boundaries
36:00 - Covering Loretta's book - The New Right Stuff
40:38 - Yuri's Night - World space holiday
47:48 - Loretta's closing message (enriching life by marinating in uplifting, inspiring and motivating content)