He could have been a 10-year-old kid. He was certainly acting like one. We were at the Helicopter Association International annual convention, and John was sitting in a helicopter pretending to fly it. He gradually became aware that someone had been standing beside him, waiting for him to come out of his fantasy. “I am so sorry,” John said. “I just realized you’ve been waiting to get into the helicopter.”
How Flying Builds Habits for Success
Key Takeaways:
- The article uses Ray Dolby's story to illustrate how flying attracts and cultivates successful individuals who embody habits of deep passion, continuous learning, and diverse interests.
- Learning to fly develops and strengthens beneficial habits, encapsulated by the P.L.A.Y. acronym (Passion, Lots of Interests, Always Learning, Yet Again), which empower innovation and intellectual growth.
- Achieving great contribution and success involves building Trust, identifying the Needs of others, and Triumphal-ly providing solutions (T.N.T.), leading the author to encourage learning to fly.
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