My guest today is Shannon Huffman Polson. She served as one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter in the US Army. In addition to her military service, she is the founder of the Grit Institute and speaks frequently on topics related to leadership, courage, resilience, and grit.

The topic is her book The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Growing up in Alaska
• The Grit
• Women Climber
• Climbing Summits
• Grit and Resilience
• Intense Grit System
• The Pilot of Apache Helicopter
• Women Attack Pilots
• Grit is a Skill
• Grit Mindset
• Women in the Military

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