Task Overload – 4 Tips to Stay Sane
- By John
- November 27, 2014
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He showed all the signs of physical meltdown. Bead of sweat on the forehead. Clammy skin. Disengaged and withdrawn. Rapidly turning pale. Yet his ignorant flight instructor was about to commit an unforgivable error. Sean … Continue Reading →
A Solution to Workplace Negativity
- By John
- August 28, 2014
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Evelyn Johnson was in a car accident Sunday morning while driving to church. Sun got in her eyes. She didn’t see the semi in time. Plowed into and under it, shaving the top … Continue Reading →
Arrest Stress in a Nanosecond
- By John
- July 23, 2014
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Flaco was a lanky kid about 13, shoeless, mute, and destitute. A trainyard orphan of Mazatlan, Mexico. In exchange for a tip, Flaco would help us load the customer’s luggage onto the Mexican … Continue Reading →
Obituary Repellent
- By John
- June 25, 2014
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Dave had a good job at a record company. He was in sales, made decent money and liked his coworkers. But something was missing. The job left him feeling empty, day after … Continue Reading →
Find Your Goal Machine
- By John
- June 3, 2014
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In 1976, a breathtaking photo appeared on the cover of a flying magazine. The picture was a low-altitude aerial photo of Tikal, the lost city of the Maya, deep in … Continue Reading →
“Pinched fer Speeding” – Be Unstoppable!
- By John
- June 2, 2014
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On Ralph Charles’ 101st birthday, I flew out to Somerset, Ohio to document a minor-miracle. The lesson learned was worth it’s weight in diamonds. On this day, Ralph planned to … Continue Reading →
Say Sayonara to Naysayers
- By John
- June 2, 2014
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A few years ago, I had the good fortune to interview Kazuko Uramatusu in Tokyo. Kazuko was one of only four female flight instructors in all of Japan. In … Continue Reading →