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professional development
A SMALL RABBIT ON THE RUNWAY CAN PREVENT TAKEOFF
By Joanne Courtney, MHR
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AST MONTH I SET OFF TO EXPLORE KENYA to celebrate a significant birthday. And while I have many life lessons that I learned during my two and a half weeks there, one of the best ones that I learned was actually on my way back home. It was 11pm and I had just settled into my seat on the plane and buckled my seatbelt. I was hoping for a quick take off and the coma-filled sleep I would usually experience as soon as the wheels went up. Instead, as we headed to the runway, our big A600 plane suddenly came to a stop. The pilot announced, to my surprise, that there was a rabbit on the runway and we needed to wait until the ground crew could chase it away. So that got me thinking; how could a big, 200-passenger, 330,000-pound airplane be scared of a little rabbit that it couldn’t even see? It made me realize how often we are afraid to make a
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move because of our fears and concerns. We often defer and never realize our dreams because of the fear of the unknown. We play it safe. We don’t try to buy our dream home. We don’t try to invest in the stock market. We don’t apply for our dream job. We don’t start that business. We let our minds tell us that we can’t afford it, we don’t know how or that we aren’t qualified. We say we’ll get to that goal later, only to find that later may never come. So, don’t let something as small as a thought in your mind prevent you from reaching out for your goals. Don’t let that rabbit prevent you from taking off. Get yourself a ground crew who will chase the rabbit away. Have people in your life who will remind you of all of the things you have already accomplished. Get in the habit of reminding yourself of all the times that you can jet down the runway and soar into the sky of unlimited possibilities. Little rabbit, be warned! u
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