Jennifer English is the Editorial Director for Business Jet Traveler magazine.&nbsp; Prior to this position she served for three years as the Director of Marketing/ Brand Manager for AIN Publications' complete line of products.&nbsp;

Editorial Director - Business Jet Traveler

Jennifer Leach English

Buzz <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/buzz-aldrin">Aldrin</a>’s importance in the history of the world cannot be overstated, and yet I get the impression when reading Matt Thurber’s interview (and others)--in the April/ May 2012 edition of <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com">Business Jet Traveler</a> that Aldrin views 32 years of sobriety as his greatest achievement. I find it fascinating that the second man to walk on the Moon is also someone who, minute by minute, bravely faced down his own demons here on Earth until he conquered them–to the point where he has been able to help others who are experiencing similar struggles.
In his latest book, William <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/william-shatner">Shatner</a> emphasizes how important it is to say Yes to opportunity and to life in general. Shatner is no stranger to personal struggles and there have been several moments in his career where it must have felt to him as if the whole world was saying No. But he has triumphed time and again and now, at age 81, has just finished an acclaimed one-man show on Broadway–not to mention helicopter-flying lessons.
It is easy to forget that all major feats start out as tiny<a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/supersonic-bizjet-to-travel-at-mach-4"> ideas</a> that must be nurtured through, among other things, sheer hard work and discipline. Putting one foot in front of the other towards a goal is maybe the most important discipline of all. I have never forgotten a comment BJT cover subject <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/bobbi-brown">Bobbi Brown</a> (August/September 2011) made to editor Jeff Burger after he asked about her vision of the future when her company was just starting out. She replied that if she’d known then how successful&nbsp; she’d become, the prospect would have been so overwhelming that she wouldn’t have built her business. But of course, she didn’t have to deal with the success–and the work that led to it–all at once.&nbsp; Bobbi Brown Cosmetics became a global enterprise because day by day and project by project, she moved steadily in the right direction.
A few weeks ago we published our first ever BJT Buyers’ Guide in <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-publications/buyers-guide-china-edition">Chinese</a>, distributed at the ABACE show in Shanghai at the Asian Business Aviation Conference &amp; Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai. Not long ago, the idea of translating our publication into Chinese and circulating it across Asia would have seemed preposterous and even impossible. Yet here we are on the verge of a new <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/a-great-new-beginning-at-abace-2012">frontier</a> for BJT. The issue came together piece by piece and was not without its trials and setbacks, but the final product is something we are <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/spotlight-on-china-abace-2012-shows-value-of-chinese-market">immensely proud</a> of.
It’s an important lesson to remember when the end result seems unattainable: keep putting one foot in front of the other and one day you may look up and find yourself standing on the moon–or at least publishing in Shanghai.
P.S. Speaking of saying Yes, we hope you will respond positively to our invitation to take a few minutes to complete the second annual <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/survey">BJT Readers’ Choice Survey</a>.&nbsp; The results, which we’ll report in our October/November issue, will <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/business-jet-traveler%E2%80%99s-first-annual-readers%E2%80%99-choice-survey">reveal </a>our subscribers’ positive and negative experiences with business jet companies, travel and aircraft. Our findings are sure to impact the business aviation community and to help make you a more-informed consumer.

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