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Let me tell you a personal story then I'll share my very best advice with you.

My interest in flying took off round the age of twelve. The sheer sound of an aircraft drew my attention like nothing else. I started to fly gliders at fifteen and got licensed the following year.

My dream was to become a commercial helicopter pilot and to work all around the world - I was so determined, nothing could stop me!

The flight training was going to be quite expensive, so what I needed more than anything else was money. I had a delivery job during the day and cleaned offices in the evenings. This way I managed to put aside a substantial amount of money and borrowed the rest from my folks.

Helicopter Flight Training

I was nineteen when I boarded the plane that was going to take me to New York. Once at the helicopter flight academy, I focused on the flight training and studied really hard. Right after passing my final check-ride, the flight academy offered me a job as a flight instructor.

14 Months down the runway, I had more than a thousand hours of total flight time and I tried getting an offshore job in the pacific, on an island called Guam. In those days, before the dawn of the internet, the fastest way of applying was by faxing the application followed by a call to check if the fax had been received. They never offered me a position though, saying that there were no vacancies.

The Offshore Job

Anyhow, the thought of the offshore job lingered in my mind. I wanted it so badly, I decided to leave the helicopter flight academy and go to Guam to do whatever it would take to land the job. I told the owner of the flight academy, where I by now had become a senior flight instructor, that I had been offered an offshore job on Guam and that I would leave New York in a month's time. I wasn't in a position to tell anyone the way it really was, knowing that most of them would have told me I were insane leaving a good job, empty-handed.

Once on Guam, I checked into a hotel and took a taxi straight to the offshore helicopter company. I offered to help out with maintenance and test flights until they had an opening for me, and only seven weeks passed before I was contracted to work on a South Korean ship. I still remember the excitement that rushed through me the first time I landed on Sea Hawk Two. I was 21-years old and the adventure had just begun!

Keys To Success

Do what you love the most in life. Let passion show you the way, this is one of the master keys to success. It's much easier to find motivation to work hard for something you really love than to struggle with projects that don't inspire you. So, don't waste your time doing things you don't love.

It takes talent to make it all the way. Now, take a moment to list your strengths and go from there. Again, don't waste your time doing things you're not good at.

To become successful you got to have confidence in your abilities. Confidence propels you forward and helps you overcome doubt and fear. So, don't spend your days worrying about all the things that could possibly go wrong along the way. Stop looking to the sides, focus straight ahead, that's it.

Best of luck!
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