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005 Fire & Air with Patty Wagstaff - National Aerobatic Champion
Sylvia is joined by Patty Wagstaff to discuss her journey to becoming a US National Aerobatic Champion. Patty was the first woman to achieve this title, a feat she repeated twice thereafter, and has garnered worldwide recognition for her aerobatic routines.
Topics Include:
- Growing up abroad, traveling young
- Defying expectations of traditional gender roles
- Learning to fly after an accident while working in Alaska
- Resiliency, finding a mentor
- Becoming the first woman US National Aerobatic Champion
- Methodically attacking your goals
- Why talent can be a hindrance
- Zen and the Art of Archery
- Managing ADD, leveraging ADD as a strength
- Reinvention after achievement
- Opening the Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School
- And other topics
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Resources Mentioned:
https://pattywagstaff.com
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