{"id":4626,"date":"2011-06-02T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T19:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/?p=4626"},"modified":"2011-06-02T15:29:08","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T19:29:08","slug":"have-a-nicer-flight-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/have-a-nicer-flight-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a Nicer Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow I head out for the Un-Job Fair<\/a> in Denver. Usually the day before such a trip is spent getting ready to travel.<\/p>\n

My wardrobe has been chosen, the notes for my opening speech, Why Aren\u2019t We All Self-employed?<\/em>, and my afternoon workshop, Building a Winning Portfolio<\/em>, are packed.\u00a0My boarding pass is printed.<\/p>\n

That was the easy part.<\/p>\n

Since this trip involves nearly ten hours in airports and on planes, a great deal of thought went into picking the perfect travel companion.<\/p>\n

For me,\u00a0having a nicer flight begins with bringing along a book I\u2019ve been dying to read.\u00a0After all, I seldom have ten hours of nearly uninterrupted time to hang out with a great story so I do not take the selection of my travel reading lightly.<\/p>\n

I also do not leave this decision to chance hoping to grab something acceptable at the airport shop\u2014unless I\u2019m in the mood to cuddle up with Vanity Fair<\/em>. Like many trips, this one includes a novel that I’ve recently rediscovered.<\/p>\n

An early mentor of mine used to remind me that the biggest influences in our lives are the people we meet and the books that we read. I\u2019ve kept that in mind ever since I first heard it. I am not about to spend my time with the mental equivalent of airport food.<\/p>\n

Bringing along the right book not only enhances my flying time, it also helps ensure that I\u2019ll arrive at my destination in a happier state of mind.<\/p>\n

This month we\u2019ll be exploring the connection between reading and the Joyfully Jobless life. I\u2019ll be sharing some of my favorite reads and reminding you that it\u2019s important to read for inspiration as well as information.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re already an enthusiastic reader, your To Read List may grow longer.<\/p>\n

If reading isn\u2019t part of your business plan, I\u2019ll do my best to convince you that your life and your enterprises will be richer if you take it up. It\u2019s not just an airplane journey that gets better with the right book companion.<\/p>\n

As the oh-so-entrepreneurial Walt Disney once said, \u201cThere is more treasure in books than in all the pirates\u2019 loot on Treasure Island…and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow I head out for the Un-Job Fair in Denver. Usually the day before such a trip is spent getting ready to travel. My wardrobe has been chosen, the notes for my opening speech, Why Aren\u2019t We All Self-employed?, and my afternoon workshop, Building a Winning Portfolio, are packed.\u00a0My boarding pass is printed. That was…<\/p>\n

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