Into the Wind

Airplanes take off into the wind and birds use the force of the wind, as they are heading into it, to
remain in flight with reduced effort. The wind acts as a lifting force for airplanes even though there is a substantial resistance moving forward. Every airplane consumes the greatest amount of fuel-per-foot-advanced during takeoff. It is the first advance, in getting off the ground from a stationary position, that requires the greatest amount of thrust from the airplane engines and effort from the birds resulting in the greatest demand for fuel! Once aloft, the issue is maintaining forward momentum and staying on course, but neither of those objectives are issues until the plane and the birds are off the ground.

What a great lesson this is. When we are embarking on either a large project or our daily plan, it is getting up and getting going that requires the greatest amount of emotional and focused commitment. You are going to be heading into the winds of the challenge on a regular basis and what will play a large part in your ultimate success, is your unwavering determination to get going no matter how strong the forces of resistance are. The very best thing you can do is to get going no matter what. Once you do, you will find that the task will become much easier to manage and you can see the end result more clearly the higher in altitude you climb.