You can always trade altitude for airspeed (or vice versa).
For example, if you pitch up, you'll gain a little altitude, and lose a little airspeed — and if you pitch down, you'll gain airspeed and lose altitude.
In college, I majored in Computer Engineering, and learned that the three big goals for hardware are small, fast, and cheap — but you can only pick two.
Everything comes at a cost.
As an entrepreneur, I'm aware of the traditional metric of success: Money. But there's more to wealth* than just net worth:
Financial Wealth (money)
Social Wealth (purpose)
Time Wealth (freedom)
Physical Wealth (health)
Different people prioritize these differently — and that's OK! But you should be mindful of what you're sacrificing… after all, more airspeed is great, but you can only give up so much altitude and still call the flight successful.
Every week, I do a self-analysis, where I ask myself how I'm doing in three categories that are essential for my happiness balance: Physical, Personal, Professional. This helps me identify how my focus needs to shift in order to pursue & maintain happiness proactively.
This type of intentional, analytical thinking is what makes me a good leader, business owner, and pilot — and it works!
