We specialize in hard to find items
All Categories
Aim Point: An Air Force Pilot’s Lessons for Navigating Life
Share Tweet
*Price and Stocks may change without prior notice
*Packaging of actual item may differ from photo shown
- Electrical items MAY be 110 volts.
- 7 Day Return Policy
- All products are genuine and original
About Aim Point: An Air Force Pilot’s Lessons For
Product Description “My altimeter showed me plummeting through 1,000 feet above the ground. I wasn’t flying any more — I was falling out of the sky. It would only be a matter of seconds before I hit the ground at over 100 miles per hour and exploded in a fireball.”In his thrilling and incredibly thoughtful book, Colonel Bruce Hurd thrusts us into the private world of an accomplished military officer as he describes the trials and triumphs of his 30-year career in the Air Force.With courage and honesty, Colonel Hurd unveils the fears, disappointments, and shame he overcame to be a life-changing leader both at home and abroad. His wit and ability to see the big picture give us a new perspective on possibilities. He will inspire those questioning their life journey with stories of finding direction and reinvention in the midst of adversity and change.He will thrill those following their dream with his accounts of close calls and near misses.He will teach those struggling in life with his lessons and life strategies for learning to fly again. Review "Whether you love reading true stories of pilots facing terror or personal transformation and the triumph of family values, Bruce Hurd's heroically personal narrative will keep you riveted to the final landing. For anyone facing challenges that seem impossible, this is your next book." -- MK Mueller, author of "8 to Great" and "Taking Care of Me: The Habits of Happiness" "'Aim Point' takes the reader on a thrilling ride through stories of emotional trauma and military valor, and arrives at a set of hard-earned lessons for life. This is a brave and wonderfully insightful book." --Michael Doyle, author of "The Ministers' War" and "The Forestport Breaks." “‘Aim Point’ is an extremely well written, integrated, real-life story. Colonel Hurd writes honest, insightful, loving words about duty, faith, and responsibility to both core and corps values. Colonel Hurd goes to the place of truth inside himself to obtain morally correct answers in difficult circumstances. Good guys do finish first.”-- David Denton Davis, MD, author of “Who Can Parents Trust?” and “Polly’s Promise” From the Author Writing this book has been a journey. I've wanted to put my thoughts into words for many years. I originally intended to write a book of stories about my life with most of my writing centered on my 30 years of experience as a pilot and officer in the Air Force. I didn't originally plan on my book going much further than friends and family. As I got deeper into my writing, I noticed a focus on some major, traumatic events in my life. These events carried a large amount of shame I kept hidden from the world. This shame, this trauma, needed to come out. It needed exposure to the light, so I wrote about it. I've never been a victim and never will be, so I looked at these events from the perspective of "What have I learned? What have I gathered from all of this that has helped me become a better man?" After I wrote the initial draft of this book, I had the nagging sense of "so what?" I came to realize I had been using specific values and principles as guideposts my entire life, although I had never written them down. My life journey had also been all about the process of reinvention -- the ability to move into new locations and new situations with radically different job requirements and succeed. This is what the fifth part of this book is about -- it's an introduction to the process of reinvention and the eight principles I believe can help anyone achieve what all of us want: a joyful, happy life. None of this is revolutionary. Philosophers, military/business/religious leaders, ethicists, and self-help experts have taught these principles for many years. What makes my approach different is that I believe each of us can use guided exploration and focus to improve in all these areas. This excites me, as I see sharing my experience and knowledge as an opportunity f
