It's no secret that air travel is now considered a fairly common thing.
Millions of people have already experience the thrill of flying, while turning the world into a smaller and more accessible place.
However, this is not the case for travellers who have a fear of flying.
For them, getting on a plane is a herculean task by itself, and staying in one demands the same amount of effort.
Quite a few people are not willing to be scared out of their minds, and thus have already banned themselves from ever getting on another plane in their lifetimes.
Now here's a question: Do you currently have a fear of flying? If you do, then you should know just how bad the process of flying can be for people suffering from the phobia.
Perhaps you may even have sworn off flying forever, determined not to let yourself suffer again.
Well, how would you feel if I said that giving up on flying is not a wise choice to make? I guess you might get all defensive.
'Hey,' you might say, 'you have no right to judge me! You have no idea what I go through every time!' And I would agree.
However, I do know that if you deny yourself the ability to travel long distances, then you might be setting yourself up for a disadvantage.
What sort of disadvantage? Well, for a start, I suppose you will have to forget about visiting lots of great holiday destinations around the world.
Sure, your country may have some cool attractions that you haven't seen yet.
Maybe it's just a train ride to another country, and all of its touristy things.
But what about the places you can't reach with land transportation? What about the pyramids of Egypt? Surely that's somewhere you might find interesting.
Of course, holidays aren't that much of a big deal, in your list of important things.
But what if your unwillingness to fly is hitting it close to home? Imagine this: Your boss needs you to fly to Tokyo for an important business meeting.
It's so vital that it could make or break the company, and if you do an excellent job, you just might get a pay raise.
But there's a problem.
You guessed it; you have a fear of flying, and you're not too keen on flying.
But this pay raise is something that would really help, since you're having a new kid pretty soon and your wife can't help out with the household income.
See what I mean? It's not just about lazing around in the beaches of Maui.
Not being able to fly can also mean the difference between your current salary and a potentially bigger one.