Lt Col Dan Rooney: Fly Into the Wind

Gratitude Through Hard Times

Every single person deals with down moments in life. Yet, it's in those hard times where our legacy is forged.

So don't look at those challenging times as problems; instead, become a problem solver. Welcome difficulty into your life and navigate through those storms. You are in total control, do not blow with the wind.

Lt Col Dan Rooney knows that flying into the wind is how he creates an impactful legacy.

Lt. Colonel Dan "Noonan" Rooney is a fighter pilot with three combat tours in Iraq, a PGA Professional, and the founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation, which has raised more than $135 million and awarded more than twenty-eight thousand scholarships to the family members of fallen or disabled soldiers. Rooney is a two-time recipient of the Top Gun award and has received many decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Air Expeditionary Medal. For his service and patriotism, Rooney was presented the White House's Volunteer Service Award by President George W. Bush, the Air National Guard's Directors Service Award, and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He has been recognized as one of People magazine's Heroes of the Year, Money magazine's Hero of the Year, and ABC World News Tonight's Person of the Year. Lt Colonel Rooney is a proud husband and father of five daughters.

In this episode, Dan covers the impactful core concepts in his book, Fly Into the Wind.

Listen to this episode and learn about:

• Dan giving credit and thanks to junior high school English teacher (4:57)
• Always giving credit where credit is due (9:49)
• Why Dan wrote his book, Fly Into the Wind (13:48)
• Welcoming problems in your life (18:22)
• How to do the next hard thing (20:21)
• Our responses determining our outcomes (23:54)
• Using pressure to your advantage (26:40)
• Faith as a nonnegotiable (32:49)
• How to support Dan's mission (37:39)

Links

• Connect with Dan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-rooney-462b0311/
• Fly Into the Wind - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WS9G5YV/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
• Dan's Website - https://danrooney.com