E33 - Anastasiya Stepanova (Space Journalist, Engineer, Human Test Subject MARS160 Mission)
b'\\u201cThe worst problem is when people don\\u2019t know what they want to do and who they want to be. My advice to them is go back to your childhood because when you\\u2019re a kid you don\\u2019t have the mindset that\\u2019s from society or from your parents.\\n\\nListen on RealLifeSuperPowers website: https://reallifesuperpowers.com/podcast/anastasiya-stepanova-space-journalist-engineer-human-test-subject-mars160-mission/\\n\\nHey everyone, you\\u2019re quite a clean sheet of paper and you just explore the world \\u2013 if you like something \\u2013 you like something.\\u201d \\n\\nIn this episode, we speak with Anastasiya Stepanova.\\n\\nShe\\u2019s an engineer at the Institute of Biomedical Problems at the Russian Academy of Sciences, a Space journalist, co-author of the book \\u201cI Wish You A Good Flight\\u201d, a test subject in first in the world female dry-immersion experiment at the Institute of biomedical problems, a Health and safety officer and crew journalist in the international project \\u201cMars160\\u201d through which she\\u2019s spent 80 days at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah and 30 days at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on the uninhabited Devon island in Canada.\\n\\nShe\\u2019s also spent 120 days in isolation as a Mission specialist in an international isolation experiment. And on top of those, she\\u2019s also a rescuer at the public search and rescue squad \\u201cSpasReserv\\u201d and an ambassador of the charity project Unity helping to send children\\u2019s dreams to space.\\n\\nWe discuss:\\n\\n- How she ended up with such a unique career in the first place\\n- The power of motivation and your \\u201cwhy\\u201d when facing challenges \\n- The importance of following your passions without caving in to fear \\n- How to discover what you should spend your time doing that\\u2019ll make work not just about money (what would make you feel fulfilled?) \\n- so much more\\n\\nWe hope you enjoy this episode (please forgive us for the quality of sound in this episode \\u2013 Anastasiya was speaking to us from her car. We think it\\u2019s still very much worth your listen!)\\n\\nZooming out, if you like listening to this podcast, make sure to subscribe so you don\\u2019t miss new conversations with peak performers, serving as a reminder we can all tap into the best versions of ourselves.\\n\\nYou\\u2019re also welcome to follow Ronen and Noa on Linkedin\\n\\u2022\\tRonen Menipaz on Linkedin\\n\\u2022\\tNoa Eshed on Linkedin \\n\\nAnd if we may ask for a favor - please leave us a review on your native podcast app.\\n\\nSome further resources:\\n\\u2022\\tReal Life Superpowers podcast on Ctech\\n\\u2022\\tThe podcast website'