Wicked Insurance Matters Radio Show w/Greg Durette - Learn to Fly!

Lessons I Learned About Money/Retirement/Family/Life While Learning to Fly

Have you ever wanted to learn to fly?  Well, this is not a discussion of my life flashing before my eyes as I fell through the air from the top of a pear tree (that really did happen).  The kind of flying I am talking about is actually voluntarily placing myself in a large piece of metal and coaxing it to leave the earth at my request, at a very high rate of speed, to a very high altitude.  Doesn’t sound too smart when you put it that way now, does it?!

Years ago, I did that very thing.  I decided I wanted to become a private pilot and set about getting properly trained to do so.  The interesting thing is, while I succeeded in becoming a licensed pilot, the training and continued discipline taught me much more about my business and life than I ever imagined. 

Flying is an inherently dangerous activity regardless of your planning.  So too is life.  However, scant little has been accomplished by anyone or anything (money) that remained locked away in a bunker.  The very act of living requires a certain amount of risk.  The level of which is decided upon and managed by each of us.

In this show, we are going to talk about:

• How your family is like a runway
• What take-offs, landings and approach patterns have to do with retirement
• Why a well-executed pre-flight check is required in all aspects of life
• How devastating an untimely or unplanned departure can be on a successful flight and your financial security

I will also share some stories of a few of my more harrowing events that I survived (obviously) and some other fun anecdotes as well.

Find out what it takes to get your wings!