How I Overcame a Fear of Flying and Changed My Life in Every Way

Change can always turn into magic. July 15, 2021 [UNSUBSCRIBE]( | [WEBSITE]( [Altucher Confidential] [Warning] Do you enjoy receiving Altucher Confidential? Please [Click Here Now]( so we know to continue sending you Altucher Confidential for free! “Change can always turn into magic.” [Airplane with Parachute] How I Overcame a Fear of Flying and Changed My Life in Every Way By James Altucher Bitcoin crashes – here’s what to do now (three stock plays below) [Bitcoin tombstone]( Gilder says there’s no need to sweat the bitcoin crash – because there’s something even bigger emerging as we speak. And the recent crypto selloff could provide the perfect moment to make your move. [Hit this link to see George discuss three stocks that could thrive during ‘Life After Bitcoin’.]( I saw a plane crash. Some people have seen a fake plane crash. Like in a movie. And sometimes people see a plane crash on the news if someone miraculously took footage of it. But I saw a plane crash right in front of me. And 100s of people were incinerated that second in front of my eyes. Afterwards I had nightmares. For the first year I had nightmares almost every night. The nightmares would have two forms: - Either I’d see a plane crash in the nightmare (the obvious one). - Or I would often have a nightmare that a tidal wave was coming over New York City and I’d try to run to escape but I could never run fast enough and I’d wake up in a panic. Super vivid! I had this nightmare on average five times a week for the first year. Then, it would be about once a week for the next four years. And then it finally started to die down. For some reason, every time I moved into a new apartment I started having nightmares again. I don’t know why. When I moved into Airbnbs, I didn’t have nightmares. I lived in Airbnbs for three years. I think big changes that seemed permanent would trigger the nightmare for me. [Because when you sign a lease on an apartment you give up some control over your life.]( Airbnbs give you maximum control. I could leave whenever I wanted and I was not responsible for any personal belongings. I had never been afraid of planes before the plane crash. I never minded turbulence. I was never afraid to fly.Once I saw a plane crash with my own two eyes I couldn’t handle even the slightest turbulence. It was only a myth I told myself that I had even a slight amount of control over the events in my life. I didn’t fly for about four years after I saw the crash but I was surprised at how scared I was when I eventually got on a plane again. The slightest air bump and I would be convinced we were crashing. I’d say to myself, “Never again never again never again,” and I would think to myself, “I’m never going to see my kids again.” I would always want to cry on the plane. Or ask the flight attendant if the turbulence was normal. I’d turn on music super loud so my ears would hurt and distract me. Then something happened that was wonderful... External Advertisement Do You Make These Crypto Buying Mistakes? world’s best hedge funds, industry insiders and market makers follow these 3 simple steps to nail winning crypto trades. After you see this…You’ll be lightyears ahead of all those crypto investors who are “playing Russian roulette with their money.” And now, this step-by-step blueprint is available to the public. [Watch it here now.]( I saw the TV show Lost. It doesn’t matter if you’ve seen this show or not. I was listening to Jerry Seinfeld on Norm McDonald’s podcast once and he said something I’d never even remotely thought of before. He said, “People like a show when they like the background. When they want to BE in that place.” I never thought of that. I always thought people liked shows because of the stories, the characters, the humor, the drama, etc. And I’m sure this is mostly true. But I never even considered that people like a show because the place the show happens. But then I thought: Lost. On Lost, in the very first scene, a plane crashes on an island. The rest of the series is about how special that island is. From the very first show to the finale (which many people hated but I didn’t), I wanted to be on that island. The island was mysterious and magical and beautiful. I wanted to be friends with Jack and Kate and Hurley, the main characters. I loved them. I loved the island. I loved the magic of the island. There was a certain aspect of faith That faith in the island could bring magic into your life. Like the Force in Star Wars. After that show, I stopped being afraid of flying. Now when I fly, if there is turbulence, I close my eyes and pray. I pray that we crash. I pray that the turbulence gets worse. I pray that somehow or other we crash and I land on the island from Lost. I know this is not realistic. But doing that actually made me feel BETTER when the turbulence got worse instead of more scared. I look forward to turbulence the way someone buying a lottery ticket knows they are going to lose but is basically buying a few moments of daydreams: what if I win? What if I land on “the island”? Every turbulence in life can be viewed that way. Change can always turn into magic. I’ve had so much turbulence in my life in the past 20-plus years. Like many people. But now I mostly look forward to it. I know that every turbulent moment has the seeds of fortune sewn into it. In the past three years I’ve had many changes. Most of my friends would say “too many changes.” Frightening changes. Crazy changes. Changes that should happen once every few years happen almost every month. Or every week. But because I’ve ratcheted up my changes in every way, I increased the chances of magic. And magic has happened. When did I see a plane crash? I had breakfast at the World Trade Center on 9/11. I was walking home on Church Street at 8:45 am. My business partner, Dan Kelly, turned towards me and said, “Is the president coming to town today?” Because there was this jet flying low (600 feet high) right at us, right down Church Street. And then it passed right over us. Everyone sort of ducked because 600 feet is pretty low. And then we watched it crash right into the World Trade Center. Why don’t I write about this story often? Because a lot of people had it a lot worse and it’s not my story to tell. But it did trigger nightmares and a fear of flying. The nightmares disappeared after about five or six years. But with the fear of flying I learned something. I had to ALWAYS lean into the worst case scenario. Crashing. Sort of like bombing on stage at standup comedy. Nobody wants to crash. Nobody wants to bomb on stage. Everyone wants the best things to happen all the time. That’s not how the world works. Life is hard. We can’t control it. But people want to believe we can. That’s why there’s all these BS books like The Secret. A false belief we can get tickets for a vacation just by wishing for them. If you do the opposite of those “control” or “law of attraction” books, that’s when a beautiful life can be born. Often the true magic — the sweetness we are afraid to taste — is buried in the bitterness and horror of reality. This is where true faith happens. And I’m a magician... Sincerely, [James Altucher] James Altucher Will Apple, LG, Samsung… Recall their 5G phones? [Person with a cell phone]( people with 5G phones are facing the harsh truth - their phones aren’t receiving 5G signals consistently… and keep slipping back to 4G. Even some of the latest and greatest smart phones are not immune to this 5G flaw. The good news is there is a breakthrough new technology that will work with 5G phones, 4G phones, and even outdated 3G phones. And it has advantages that 5G can never have. 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