Do What Matters Most

1The Do What Matters Most Mindset and Skillset

As mentioned in the introduction, Rob was a fighter pilot for 11 years in the US Air Force. Years ago, Rob was flying an F-16 over South Carolina during a night training mission. He and his wingman were flying at 20,000 feet, and their two jets were about a mile apart. That evening seemed unusually dark, and the only visual frame of reference was the narrow field of view in Rob’s night vision goggles. Everything seemed routine until Rob called for a hook turn—a simultaneous 180-degree turn going the same direction—to the left. As he called for the turn, a simulated threat popped up in the radar display over his right knee, which distracted him during the turn. Instead of focusing on the turn and ...