Introduction

TOPGUN is a big movie but in reality, it's very different with the movie. “The real TOPGUN, the real schoolhouse, is a leadership laboratory. It’s a laboratory for personal performance and human dynamics,” Snodgrass said. “Some of the big lessons you learn [there] apply to a wide variety of individuals.”

Here are three lessons from Top Gun school as brought by Commander Guy Snodgrass, a real life Top Gun instructor that can be applied for anyone in every field.

In Navy, there's a word said "Calm is smooth, smooth is steady, steady is fast". When facing an emergency, your mind will naturally desire a solution immediately. Instead, pause and assess the situation to ensure you have accurate information to act on, plan your action. Then, when you choose to ...