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Martha has repeatedly faced adversity & won.
In this inspiring book, she provides you with timeless principles to
help you overcome obstacles in your own life.
Combining the soulful honesty of “Make Your Bed” with the inspiring power of “You Are a Badass,” America’s first female to command a fighter squadron, Colonel Martha McSally, shows you how to clear the runway of your life—embracing fear, transforming doubt, and succeeding when you are expected to fail.
Initially rejected from Air Force flight school because she was too short, and rejected from flying fighters because she was a woman, Martha refused to give up, becoming the first woman in US history to command a combat fighter squadron.
During her twenty-six-year military career, she fought for eight years to free American servicewomen stationed in the Middle East from restrictions requiring them to don full-body, black abayas, and ride in the backs of cars—and won.
McSally is also a survivor.
She shares how her experiences as a sexual abuse and assault survivor propelled her to become a fighter for justice, in and out of the cockpit.
In this powerful, uplifting book, McSally reflects on her successes and failures, shares key principles that have guided her, and reveals invaluable lessons to break barriers, thrive through darkness, and make someone proud in your life.
Filled with fresh stories and insights, Dare to Fly will inspire you to turn your challenges into opportunities, to break barriers, to endure turbulence, and to find your personal pathway to fulfillment, purpose, and joy.
Combining the soulful honesty of “Make Your Bed” with the inspiring power of “You Are a Badass,” America’s first female to command a fighter squadron, Colonel Martha McSally, shows you how to clear the runway of your life—embracing fear, transforming doubt, and succeeding when you are expected to fail.
Initially rejected from Air Force flight school because she was too short, and rejected from flying fighters because she was a woman, Martha refused to give up, becoming the first woman in US history to command a combat fighter squadron.
During her twenty-six-year military career, she fought for eight years to free American servicewomen stationed in the Middle East from restrictions requiring them to don full-body, black abayas, and ride in the backs of cars—and won.
McSally is also a survivor.
She shares how her experiences as a sexual abuse and assault survivor propelled her to become a fighter for justice, in and out of the cockpit.
In this powerful, uplifting book, McSally reflects on her successes and failures, shares key principles that have guided her, and reveals invaluable lessons to break barriers, thrive through darkness, and make someone proud in your life.
Filled with fresh stories and insights, Dare to Fly will inspire you to turn your challenges into opportunities, to break barriers, to endure turbulence, and to find your personal pathway to fulfillment, purpose, and joy.
“It is possible to live and thrive through the darkness, trusting that the darkness can’t last forever and that the night will end.”
Martha McSally
“The one thing that has made my life turn out differently from what I expected is that I stopped waiting for the perfect moment, the perfect set of conditions, and the perfect answer.”
Martha McSally
“Do things afraid, and in time, the challenge will not seem as vast and scary. Neither will the next, greater challenge”
Martha McSally
“Like the A-10 Aircraft she flew in combat, retired colonel and fighter pilot Martha McSally is a gritty individual who lvoes our Air Force and personified its core values of excellence, integrity, and service before self, while stading up to make it a better institution for everyone who serve. How to be resolute, do the right thing, perservere, find gratitude, and learn compassion are just some of the lessons in her inspirational life story.”
Ron Fogleman
General (ret.), U.S. Air Force
Former Air Force Chief of Staff
A well-written, highly-readable personal narrative of overcoming a battery of obstacles to become a genuine american hero. [McSally’s] accomplishments are legendary.”
Washington Times
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/26/book-review-dare-to-fly
“This is a must read for anyone who had challenges in their life. Martha McSally shows how to survive hardships, overcome barriers, survive the darkest moments, and make someone proud. She is a straight-talker who sees a problem and confronts it head on.”
Elise Cooper
Military Press
militarypress.com/book-review-dare-to-fly
“I was honored to be in the very first group of U.S. Women Military Pilots as a World War II WASP [Women Airforce Service Pilots]. I have known Martha McSally for decades, and am proud of how she has preserved and carried on our legacy. She is a fighter and leader who still serves our country. A woman who is a good as her word and gets things done. Congratulations, Martha, on your book and your life.”
Nell Bright
WWII Veteran
Woman Airfoce Service Pilot (WASP)
“An inspirational must read. I just did something I have not done in quite a while-started a book and finished it in the same day. “Dare to Fly” is a magnificent book – I couldn’t put it down until I read it all. The writing style is concise with key messages and learning points in each chapter. Too often books drag on with too much detail and the messages and learning points in each chapter. This book is crisp, insightful, genuine, heartfelt, and as a result, delivers significant meaning that many will find valuable.”
LT. Gen. David A. Deptula
U.S. Air Force
“Martha McSally paved the way for others, endured hardship, and exuded courage. The lessons she learned and the stories she shares are inspiring for anyone – in and out of the cockpit.”
Hon. Heather Wilson
Former Secretary of the Air Force
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