Prisoner at La Guardia Airport & Slam Clicking!

Enjoy the Journey.  I've always believed it.  But alas,  I'm being Tested in that belief system.  Two days and counting en route to a client in Rochester, New York and I find myself with hundreds of other travelers stranded in the biggest storm in the last 20 or so years at La Guardia Airport. 

It's true! when people get tired and things don't go according to plan, the best of their nature can be repressed by the instinct of a road warrior.  Yup, it got ugly today.  Airlines personnel stressed by the bombardments of distressed travelers, appeared less than compassionate and business travelers normally poised in the boardroom stomped around like children on a playground, forgetting that the power of negotiation is through courtesy, not aggressive demands. 

So I've been traveling for two days now, my luggage has been lost and tomorrow I know I will arrive to teach a seminar  at 8:00 a.m-- without the added confidence that a fresh change of clothes and a good night sleep can add.  However, I'm managing stress by practicing  a lesson I teach in  business and life survival:   To stop and ask yourself those critical questions during an unexpected turn of events:  1)  Is  there anything I can do to improve the situation? If not, why give it emotion and simply focus on the very NA:  next action!  2) Am I doing the very best I can at this moment with the resources I have, at this moment in time?  If the answer is yes, there is strangely, a relief from the burden that I'm to blame.

Finally those last two important questions....What have I learned from this experience and what do I have to be grateful for?

Here's my answer: I was feeling guilty when I left Costa Rica when an Airline Pilot friend of mine said Rosemary, I'm aghast.....you're a "Slam Clicker".  "What's that? " I asked. "Well,  It's what we call the crew who slams the door and clicks on the T.V verses going out with business associates to enjoy the journey."  She went on to say  "I'm shocked---You're the Go Wild Girl--always ready for an adventure".

What am I grateful for?  Slam Clicking never looked so Good!

Lessons Learned:  Focus on what you can control, not what you can't!

Enjoy the Journey and Never Feel guilty about the quiet pleasure of Slam Clicking! ...........Rosemary