The High Performance Zone

NASA Astronaut Ron Garan on Changing Our 2D Worldview


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Show Live-With: “We’re not FROM the Earth, we are OF Earth.”

Bio: Ron Garan is a NASA astronaut, an F-16 fighter pilot, an author and a former resident of the International Space Station. In his career in space, Ron traveled more than  71 million miles around the earth during 2,842 orbits. Since his retirement, Ron has shared his unique perspective on the planet with millions of people. Through his books and his speaking, Ron is on a beautiful mission to bring positive change to the world we all live in.

Get 15% off a pre-order of Ron’s latest book, Floating In Darkness, discussed in the episode: https://www.rongaran.com/foley/


Topics Covered in this Episode:

  • How seeing the planet from space will change your 2D mindset
  • Zooming out to solve humanity’s problems
  • Fighter pilots on Fighter Pilots
  • How to make the decision to eject from an airplane
  • Temporal distortions in extreme moments
  • Learning safety planning the hard way
  • Insane luck after thousands of hours of uneventful flight
  • Debriefs at the Fighter Weapons School
  • From training to fight each other to Training go into space for humanity together
  • Being a resident of a coral reef on the bottom of the ocean
  • Unifying the species of the earth for goodness



Ron’s Links:
https://www.rongaran.com/   
https://www.instagram.com/astro.rongaran/
https://www.rongaran.com/foley/

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The High Performance ZoneBy John "GUCCI" Foley

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