I’m not sure why, but as I get older I’ve become more
fearful of flying. During flights my
mind wanders to the negative, and any turbulence accelerates those thoughts in
my mind. Why, I wonder. There wasn’t a defining moment when it got
worse for me, it just happened. I’m on a
flight right now from Denver to Frankfurt, then on to Amsterdam. My long term professional goal is to become a
CHRO for a large global company. Again,
I can’t really understand why.
Flying is safer than getting in a car, by a long shot. It’s efficient and becoming a more prevalent
part of most everyone’s lives. Airlines
are busier, airports are busier, and planes are more full. Presumably the FAA has kept up with all
this. I’m certain the technology that
goes into an airplane has improved dramatically. And I suspect that aviation disasters are
down based on it. Again, so why the
increased fear and anxiety for me?
I’m not going to document the things that go through my
mind, especially not now. I’m on a
flight right now! But suffice to say, my
anxiety is increasing and I will need to get a handle on it or charge my long
term career plans. Because being a CHRO
for a large global company will have me on a plane a lot more, not a lot less
in the future.
Need to get some sleep right now because it seems everyone
on the plane is sleeping except me – and the pilots I hope. Five more hours to Frankfurt.
Praying for safe travel, for you and for me.
Ed
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