Many people have a fear of flying, or aviophobia – both those who have flown and still remain uneasy, and also those who have never flown and really don’t know what to expect. At some point in your life you learned to be afraid of flying, since this is a learned response.This severe anxiety can cause a person to actually suffer a panic attack or even nausea and vomiting. However, airline travel makes it much easier to get where you’re going if it’s a long drive, so here are some tips to help with overcoming your fear of flying.First, remember that flying is actually a very safe form of travel. You are almost 300% more likely to die in a car accident than in a plane crash.Another thing to keep in mind is the extensive training which commercial airline pilots must go through. This entails thousands of hours of flight time and many certifications. Quite a few airline pilots are trained in the military, which is even more exacting. You can rest assured you are in good hands when flying on a commercial airline.Another good thing to do is to do some research about how a plane actually is able to fly in the first place. Without this knowledge, we can sometimes let our imaginations run amok, and you’d be surprised how a little research can put your mind at ease and take a lot of the mystery and uneasiness away. Fear of flying is often just a control issue, knowing that you have no control over the situation. But understanding the mechanics and knowing exactly why you are feeling that “turbulence” and what all the noises mean helps greatly in reducing your anxiety and fear.You can take a course to help with your fear of flying. Such courses exist online and also offline in different cities. Books and videos are also available to address your concerns. If nothing else has helped, you can speak to a therapist. Many people do utilize therapy to overcome flying anxiety, and it is often very helpful as they might be able to point you toward local support groups or classes.You may find it helpful to visit the airport now and again just to walk around and get used to the atmosphere, and also watch the planes taking off and landing. If you must fly and you simply cannot overcome your fear, a doctor can prescribe something for your anxiety. I would use this as a last resort, as many people successfully overcome their fear with one or more of the above-mentioned suggestions.Consider these airline travel tips for helping to overcome your flying phobia, and you may just find yourself enjoying a cross-country airplane trip at some point in the future.
The Financial Education You Never Received
I don’t know about what school was like for you, but when I went through school financial education was pretty much non-existent.
I seem to recall one small class on financial education that covered balancing a cheque book and other basics like that. Other than that though, learning how money works wasn’t a subject we were taught in school.
My Own Financial Education
For over a decade now I’ve been on my own mission of financial education that has included reading books, attending seminars, hiring coaches and working with mentors. It’s through this quest for knowledge that I’ve been able to get a much better understanding of what money actually is, and how our financial systems operate today.
Thanks to the internet there is a never ending supply of information available at your fingertips. The challenge is knowing what’s good and accurate and what isn’t. I have a select number of sources that I follow because of the quality of the information they provide, and there’s no shortage of information about how our banking and financial systems work if you look for it.
The Financial Education You Need Won’t Come From Schools
While a large segment of the population is waking up to the scam that has been perpetrated against us, the vast majority of “sheeple” are still in the dark and have no idea how our money system actually works.
Your Financial Education Begins When You Understand That Every Dollar In Existence Is Created As Debt
Once you understand this simple truth, you realize that interest is an instrument of financial enslavement. The money in circulation has been created out of thin air and circulates in the economy, but the money to pay the interest has never been created so we’re simply playing a game of financial musical chairs and when the music stops someone loses their car or home, and the bank gains the asset.
Why Don’t Schools Teach Financial Education?
I’ve often wondered why financial education isn’t taught in school just like math, English and science. In truth, I think it needs to be a core subject. It’s certainly a skill that we’ll all utilize throughout our lives, and without it we tend to suffer.
Perhaps that’s the reason. If you subscribe to some of the theories out there, the modern education system was designed and funded by the elite over a century ago. At that time the globe was full into the industrial revolution, and there was a high demand for factory workers.
Why not create an “education system” that churns out obedient, well trained workers to man the factories. They’d be used to reporting in at a certain time, asking to use the washrooms, eating and taking breaks when the establishment permits.
Whether you buy into that theory completely or not, I believe there’s certainly some truth there. When you follow the money through the system across the globe, it tends to all point back to the same handful of organizations owned by the same handful of wealthy families.
It’s Time To Take Responsibility For Your Own Financial Education
The truth is nobody cares more about you or your money than you do. Your teachers didn’t, your banker doesn’t, your financial planner doesn’t and nobody else does either.
If you ever want to get a handle on your finances and escape the rat race of financial enslavement, then you have to take ownership of your financial education and know how money works, so you can get it working for you.
One of the best ways I know to attain this education is to seek out books by authors like Robert Kiyosaki, and Peter Schiff, and seek out mentors online and offline. There’s a wealth of knowledge available to you, and it’s your responsibility to seek it out and apply it.
Macro Photography
Exploring the world of miniature objects with a macro lens is a special and exciting area of photography, and once you start, you will quickly become addicted. The world of macro photography holds many delights and is an area that cannot be appreciated with the human eye.Macro photography is the name given to close-up photography, and is best explained as images that are taken at reproduction ratios of life-size and above. Ratios of between 1:7 and 1:1 fall into the macro photography category.Understanding Ratios: This is a term used to express the magnification of a macro lens or other macro equipment that relates the real life-size object to the reproduction size on a slide or negative. If you shoot an object that is 3cm in length and it measures 1.5cm on a 35mm slide or negative – the ratio is 1:2. When both are equal length the ratio is 1:1Choosing the right lens is the most important factor with macro photography. While a telephoto lens may be acceptable with some types of close-up photography, the macro lens is invaluable to get really close and really accurate focusing.There is an endless range of subjects that fall under the range of macro photography. The most common subject for macro photography is the natural world – all types of flowers, plants, and insects. For the more creative photographer, macro photography is used in abstract imagery.With many forms of macro photography, especially with insects, a lens with a long focal lens – minimum 200 mm is required for some nature subjects. You need to keep a working distance from the subject to get a successful image – you don’t want to frighten your subject away.When shooting close-ups you are limited with depth-of-field – to get an attractive image you must focus on the most important part of the subject. This will be achieved easier if you place your camera on a tripod or monopod.By using your tripod you will reduce the risk of camera shake. Subject movement is also an important factor to consider. Macro photography magnifies the subject, leaving more room for blur. A strobe unit can be used to freeze movement – even on the brightest of days you should consider using your strobe unit. Try bouncing light from your strobe unit off a reflector. This will give your image a softer illumination.Many amateur photographers stay away from macro photography because they feel that their technical ability is too inept – your personal ability should not turn you away from this exciting part of photography – macro photography is like all types of photography – practice makes perfect.