"I would love to live life out of a backpack and fly every day."
I think you would soon--very soon--tire of it. I once had a position where
I traveled a lot. I discovered after months of it that I was measuring my life
in plane landings and take-offs, and how much I missed my family. My job required a lot of legislative analysis, speaking, appearing at conferences, and writing.
I became sick of it. Waking up in another city almost every day, running for airports, running for taxis, eating in three or four restaurants a day. I would go to meetings in steakhouse-type restaurants. I would order a steak so I could eat only the vegetables and dessert, I was so sick of restaurant food.
One early December, I was in Southern California on a trip that would eventually end up in San Francisco. The third morning, in Anaheim, I woke up, ate breakfast in yet another restaurant, checked out of the hotel, and started to leave for my next task. As I drove out to the street on the hotel driveway, I suddenly couldn't remember where I was. I sat there for about five minutes, trying to catch sight of a familiar landmark or anything that would tell me my location. Finally, I caught sight of a small sign with an arrow that said DISNEYLAND. I went to the doctor the next week (in a different city from where I lived). He did an office work up and told me I was completely exhausted. He insisted I take the rest of the month off. I did.
In early February, I was leaving for another trip. My second oldest son broke down and cried and asked me not to go. I didn't. I asked our office staff to cancel the entire speaking tour.
I resigned in June and took my family back to our hometown.
And, by the way, I seriously doubt George Clooney would have had either the time or the energy to carry on a completely different side business as a motivational speaker. I think he would have been too exhausted and depressed from all the traveling to do so. (And yes, I did see signs of depression in his character.)
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waqar154
7 years ago
Great post man! Great read..
Q: What were the signs of depression in Clooney's character?
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kenny-164
7 years ago
"What were the signs of depression in Clooney's character? "
Good question. Not that there weren't any, and I suppose one could argue they were there later when he went to his sister's wedding. But yeah, early on any such signs would have to have been very subtle. Heh.
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