A Chief once told me my cross-rate package would never get approved.

The charts said no.

The odds said no.

Most people around me said no.

But I wasn't willing to accept a future that didn't excite me.

I spent years working as an Aviation Technician.

I respected the job.

I appreciated the people.

But I knew I wanted something different.

So I submitted the package anyway.

Eighteen months later, I graduated at the top of my class as an IT.

Sometimes leadership means believing in yourself when nobody else does.

Takeaway

You're only stuck when you accept the limitations placed on you by others.

Final Thought

You don't have to settle.

Question

What's a package in your life that you've been afraid to submit?

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