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To Have Or To Have Not
I often feel “Lost” as I continuously review what is happening in the air transportation industry. So many people are stranded in time and place by the anxieties, harassment, and limitation the air transportation system. It is only getting worse as airlines push in and pull out of markets with abandon disrupting the dreams and aspirations of millions of people with the stroke of keyboard.
Or, perhaps it is the holiday season now upon us that leads me along the nostalgic trail of family and friends who I miss so dearly. Or, it could be the recession that forces me to look outside my own community to achieve economic security in these difficult times. Meanwhile; social media technology increases my exposure to like minded people, new ideas, and a bewildering array of events and opportunities – many of which I can no longer access efficiently.
The easy thing to do would be to accomodate the situation and limit my goals and aspirations to that which others serve up to me on the platter of their choice. I could simply give up and be content with my lot in life as determined by others. I could dedicate my talent, education, and experience to lesser parochial tasks that happen along the jungle trail.
Or, I can seek the vulnerabilities of the forces that control my ability to travel. I can exploit weaknesses in their business model and I can find others willing to join forces to bypass those externalities altogether.
I have chosen the latter and in the process, I have met some of the smartest, engaging, and interesting people that I could have imagined. I no longer flash back to the past – I flash forward to the future. That is the secret ingredient to never being stranded in the choices of others.
2012 will be the tipping point for many people. I believe that communities will begin to organize around the assets that government and corporations can no longer provide. Communities will make the choices that determine their own future, sanctity, and preservation. Self-organization will become the fabric of the social landscape.
My job it to show people that there is no reason why they cannot run their own airline; any where and any time they choose.