From Space, The Bahamas Is

Our Three Big Emergencies Are Fire, Loss Of Pressurization Or Contaminated Atmosphere. Any Of Those Things In A Spaceship Are Very Deadly And Time Critical. Everybody's Trained, But I'm The Commander Of The Ship, And It's Up To Me To Decide.

It Is Spectacular. From About Five Minutes In, When We Knew For Sure That We Were Going To Have The Weather To Go, The Smile On My Face Just Got Bigger And Bigger, And I Was Just Beaming Through The Whole Launch. I Mean, It Is Just An Amazing Ride.

The Bahamas Are Gorgeous. The Deep Trench In The Ocean Floor Called The Tongue Of The Ocean, Which Comes Between The Islands, Is The Most Beautiful Deep Indigo Colour.

It's Like Being A Newborn, This Sudden Sensory Overload Of Noise, Color, Smells And Gravity After Months Of Quietly Floating, Encased In Relative Calm And Isolation. No Wonder Babies Cry In Protest When They're Born.

Ultimately, Leadership Is Not About Glorious Crowning Acts. It's About Keeping Your Team Focused On A Goal And Motivated To Do Their Best To Achieve It, Especially When The Stakes Are High And The Consequences Really Matter. It Is About Laying The Groundwork For Others' Success, And Then Standing Back And Letting Them Shine.