Cirrus Life & Moxie with Ivy McIver - Visionary, Pilot, Endurance Athlete (2021)

Sylvia talks with pilot, visionary and strategist Ivy McIver, the Director of the SR Product Line at Cirrus Aircraft. Ivy talks about parachutes in airplanes, where planes can go and how they can change your life, why training is so critical, the importance of collaboration in the design process and bringing outrageous innovations to market. They also dig into the psychology of endurance multi-sports and how lessons learned from extreme physical challenges can be applied in other areas of life.

"Be a perfectionist. Use it to your advantage. Overthink it but don’t let it paralyze you. Use it to make you great." Ivy McIver

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Topics Include

• Laser focus in pursuit of a dream as a child and Top Gun

• Adapting to circumstances and the tyranny of minimum height requirements

• General aviation and the adventure that profits

• Moving job titles from computer programer, to salesperson, to innovator and influencer

• Working in a male-dominated industry

• Extreme endurance sports such as completing 10-day races

• Lessons learned from team adventure races

• Overcoming the fear of failure

• Risk tolerance in relationships

Resources Mentioned

• Cirrusa Aircraft

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