About this episode

John talks with aerospace engineer Andy Crocker about his career journey, setbacks, and the values outlined in his book.

John talks with Andy Crocker — aerospace engineer and executive with 30+ years experience across human and robotic exploration, hypersonics, and missile defense, contributed to NASA's Human Landing System, leadership development enhanced through coursework at Harvard Business School and The Wharton School, and author of The Unconditionals: Five Timeless Values to Live Without Limits and Ignite Your Superpower . Andy shares his journey to becoming an aerospace engineer and opens up about his career setback, competing with companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin, and how that moment pushed him to rethink his purpose and write his book. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Intro [00:40] - Andy's bio and backstory [03:47] - How Andy got into aerospace engineering [05:39] - Why Andy can't talk about some projects [06:48] - Competing with SpaceX and Blue Origin for a NASA project [08:56] - Losing the contract and dealing with a major career setback [10:23] - Caring for the team after loss [13:50] - 5 core values from The Unconditionals [19:30] - Love is the foundation of all values [22:16] - The Fruit of the Spirit [24:28] - How John's understanding of gratitude changed with…

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: Andy Crocker

Topics covered

• aerospace engineering
• career setbacks
• leadership development
• values
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, Harvard Business School, The Wharton School, SpaceX, Blue Origin

Books & works: The Unconditionals: Five Timeless Values to Live Without Limits and Ignite Your Superpower

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