This is my own take on the subject:
Basic aviation fundamentals teaches us the "four forces of flight" are lift, drag, thrust, and weight.
Lift is the upward force created by the wings moving through the air that sustains the airplane in flight. Lift operates to overcome weight. It must be equal to or greater than the weight of the object in flight and acting in the opposite direction. Lift can be increased by increasing the forward speed of the aircraft or by increasing the angle of attack.
Obviously, we want more lift! This is the goal... To sour high, excel, elevate our career goals to heights we never imagined, right? Things I can relate to lift is: booked show dates, checks in the mail, little to none- maintenance cost on upkeep of show equipment, low travel expenses, etc.
Drag is the resistance of the airplane to forward motion. It is directly opposed to thrust and is caused by the resistance of air.
This is the opposite to lift. Drag is all that holds us from moving forward towards success. Things such as financial constraints, canceled shows, broken equipment, high travel costs, or even times when we procrastinate can cause us from moving forward or upward. Therefore, the less drag... the more lift!
To me, thrust resembles "opened door" opportunities. This would be like arriving to a scheduled show only to find that the newspaper is covering the event and would like to do a story on you or even better... You are confronted at a birthday part by the father of the birthday-boy; unknown to you, daddy is CEO of a Fortune500 company and would like you to perform at the next five tradeshows...
Weight is the downward force due to the weight of the airplane and its load. It is directly opposed to lift
Just like drag, weight is the opposition to thrust. The things that really seem to slow me down or resemble weight in my life right now is the lack of valuable resources to help propel my wants and needs for building my career. I can relate weight to the low economy. More and more people are unable to hire live entertainment for their events- in turn I'm not getting too many bookings to take the "leap of faith" and pursue magic as a full-time job. I can also relate my day job with weight. I work as an alarm systems installation technician 40 hours a week. This is both tolling on me physically and mentally. I find I am not as willing to work on my "magic career" with as much excitement and energy as I would be when I am more alert and fully awake...I guess what I am getting at is this...
Like an airplane, I know I will have each force tugging against me. Sometimes the weight and drag may out weigh the lift and thrust; however, if I am able to maintain the proper balance of each force, I can "steer the plane on course". I've been thinking about this perspective for a while and can honestly say that I know all the hard work will be very rewarding in the long run!
Can anyone build on this?
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