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Nicole Malachowski

@RealMalachowski

Keynote Speaker, USAF Veteran & Fighter Pilot, National Women's Hall of Fame, Tick Borne Illness Patient Advocate, ©️2025 Nicole Malachowski & Associates, LLC

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Global Lyme Alliance@LymeAllianceNov 6
Some of the most common landscaping habits are doing ticks a massive favor. From stacked firewood to shaded garden beds, everyday yard maintenance can create tick-friendly habitats. Yahoo explores 7 common mistakes, featuring insights from GLA. yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles… #ticks
7 Yard Mistakes That Turn Your Backyard Into a Tick Breeding Ground

7 Yard Mistakes That Turn Your Backyard Into a Tick Breeding Ground

You probably assume tick bites happen on hiking trails and deep in the woods. They don’t. According to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, an estimated 75% of tick bites occur during...

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Bay Area Lyme Foundation
@BayAreaLymeNov 6
🎉 Congrats to Yisroel Dorfman on winning a $10K Impact Award in @HHSGov’s LymeX Visible Voices Prize. Their “Your Symptom Record” card helps patients organize fluctuating, multi-system symptoms so clinicians can easily see the full picture. Patient-driven tools like this close a gap in Lyme diagnosis. 👏
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Teamwork depends on unity of purpose. When you focus on the same goal, have trust, & work together, you'll achieve more than you would alone. Whether you’re on a sports team or flight crew, unity keeps your efforts from splintering. Is your team unified towards a shared purpose?
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When I was in the Air Force, I knew I wasn’t flying sorties all alone. It took aircraft maintainers, weapons crew, the intel team, & wingmen checking each other’s six to accomplish the mission. If any of us missed something, I felt it in the cockpit. 🧵(1/3)
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Teamwork gets real when someone says, “I blew it,” & another person says, “I’ve been there. I’ve got you.” That takes trust. 🧵(2/3)
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It takes trust to ask questions during the briefing, call out mistakes regardless of rank, & hear feedback as help, not an attack. With trust, your team will help each other get better & invest in each other, to accomplish the mission together. That’s the power of WE. 🧵(3/3)
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✨Hard work alone won’t always carry you through when things get tough. 💪But grit will, because it’s hard work that lasts. 👉Is your effort pointed toward reaching your ultimate goal? #Grit #GritAndGrind #EffortWithPurpose #ExcellenceUnscripted #NicoleMalachowski
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Every mission starts with a flight plan. Even if conditions change or priorities shift, your team will be able to handle the turbulence when there’s a clear plan in place. Great teams don’t need perfect conditions, they need a leader who provides clarity and trust. 🧵(1/2)
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Your leadership matters throughout the mission, but clarity is key. Communicate early; adjust with purpose; stay connected to the mission and each other, even in uncertain or unstable circumstances. Focus on the plan, and your team will move forward w/confidence. 🧵(2/2)
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⭐Effort is > than skill. I once heard a leader say to his team, “I don’t care if we fail due to ability; I care if we fail due to effort.” 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩. 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚. Effort earns teams chances to improve. That leads to success.🎯
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I've always believed that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. I've seen incredibly talented people coast on their natural abilities, and I've watched people with less talent run circles around them simply because they were willing to put in the work. 🧵(1/3)
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People trust the teammate who shows up prepared, puts in the effort, asks for feedback, and keeps working to get better. That matters whether you're flying fighter jets or working in an office. 🧵(2/3)
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Talent is nice, but give me someone who's willing to work hard, learn, and improve any day. You can have all the talent in the world, but it doesn't mean much if you aren't willing to put it to work. 🧵(3/3)
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From fighter jet cockpits to executive leadership, Nicole Malachowski shares the behaviors and relationships that build trust, navigate change, break barriers, and drive elite team performance. ​ ​Book Nicole: nicolemalachowski.com/pages/…
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Happy Halloween…and don’t forget to vote! 🇺🇸
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🎃𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕜 𝕠𝕣 𝕋𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥: 𝕋𝕚𝕔𝕜 𝔼𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 On Halloween, scary creatures lurk in the dark: 🕷️𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦, hiding along overgrown paths, in leaf piles & tall grass. In costume, use 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 to avoid a horror story.😱
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Kristen Honey, PhD, PMP
@khoneyOct 30
Congrats to all winners of the LymeX Visible Voices Prize! hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-annou…
HHS Announces LymeX Visible Voices Prize Winners

HHS Announces LymeX Visible Voices Prize Winners

HHS announced 16 winners of the LymeX Visible Voices Prize.

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Worries… fears… most of what keeps us up at night never actually happens. Our imaginations are vivid, but reality is more muted. And as Stoic philosopher Seneca says, “We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
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Do you feel overloaded? Are you under stress? Does it seem like you’re being tested? These are the moments that will shape you as a leader. 🧵1/4
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We need our crucibles because they push us beyond our comfort zones, test our limits, & challenge our beliefs. They transform us by building our inner strength, refining our purpose, & shaping us into leaders others can trust. 🧵3/4
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What crucible has shaped you most so far? Please share your stories of crucible growth in the comments. I look forward to reading them! 🧵4/4
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