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First Post at 10,000 Feet

I am writing my first blog post for my new blog at 10,000′ over the Phillipsburg VOR on my way to Chicago Executive Airport, KPWK.  I am flying the airplane with my COO, my Assistant and our Director...

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A Cirrus SR22 Turbo Treated Like a Boeing 777

I am at 11,000’ over the greater Pittsburgh, PA area headed home to Wilmington, DE.  We have a 30 knot tailwind so we will be under 3 hours from Chicago to Wilmington.  We left in another snow storm...

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Should it Take 27 Minutes to Reach a Salesperson?

Is your technology creating amazingly frustrating Customer Experiences?  I had an amazingly frustrating experience on February 7th that has caused me to become obsessed with this question!  I was...

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The Real Deal – The Importance of Trust in the Air and in the Workplace

Some flights challenge your senses, some your imagination and creativity and some pretty much test everything you have.  KILG to CYYZ, Wilmington, DE to Toronto, ON Pearson Airport pretty much tested...

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Aspects of Your Business That Can Benefit from Auto Pilot

I am on my MacBook Air 213nm from my home field of Wilmington, DE (KILG) at 9,000’ making 196kts over the ground.  We have about an hour to go, and we are in smooth air on an amazing clear day.  …...

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The Sky High Perspective on Business

I am at 9000’ over a very chilly Lake Michigan having just departed KPWK airport in Chicago with our COO, Kevin O’Connor.  We are cleared direct to Wilmington and thanks to a nice tailwind we are doing...

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Embrace Your Opportunities

This is the first time I have written a blog post with the chills.  I am at 9000’ and 11.6nm from the Freeport VOR in route to Providenciales, Turks and Caicos.  I am truing 187kts with a groundspeed...

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Gaining Perspective and Finding What Motivates You

I’ve undertaken this journey to try and get perspective on my professional and personal life and to follow my yearly ritual of goal setting and self reflection on New Years Day.  It normally lasts well...

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Better Information Leads to Better Decisions – in air and on the ground.

We are at 9000’ 17.1nm SW of the GENOD intersection in Western North Carolina.  We are returning back to KILG from KRYY (McCollum Field in Atlanta) after another successful town hall meeting.  Our True...

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Small Details Really are Huge

I am at 15,000’ 23.1nm NW of Charleston, SC, about 1 hour 54 minutes out from KOXB, Ocean City, MD at a groundspeed of 202kts.  I departed from KHXD in Hilton Head, SC.  I was down there with Doug...

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