NASA Never Asked for Perfect. Neither Should You. - John Mollura

John Mollura built chemical warfare protection systems for Special Forces pilots. He worked on the F-35. He helped send hardware to Mars. And for 8 years, he felt like a complete fake.

The overthinking. The "one more revision." The obsession with getting it perfect — it all looked like diligence. It was actually armor. He was terrified that if he handed his work to a colleague, they'd finally see he didn't belong. Until a sign at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory changed everything. A symposium on imposter syndrome. One conversation later, he realized the truth: he wasn't broken. He was human.

In this episode:

🧠 Why "perfect" is a lie — even NASA specs have a tolerance

🔍 How to separate the data from the drama in your head

⚡ The "What's my 1%?" question that kills blame spirals

😮 How years of panic attacks wrecked his body — and how he finally got off autopilot

The "let it fly" moment came from a rock band bass player, not a boardroom. And the cover of his book is a rocket he helped send to Mars.

Find John: 🌐 johnmallura.com/letitflybook — free first 6 chapters

📘 Let It Fly: Stop Overthinking, Take Action, and Live with Confidence — on Amazon If overthinking is quietly running your life, this episode is your interrupt.

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