December 02, 2008

Step back from the Baggage Claim

Posted to Greg Giessler

A good friend of mine and someone who has positively influenced my life recently wrote a book named, Step back from the Baggage Claim: Change the world, Start at the Airport. The book illustrates the journey of Jason Barger who spent seven straight days flying to seven different cities without stepping outside of an airport. His experiences and stories highlight the frustrations people have with travelling and the time spent at the airport. In the book, Jason emphasizes people need to, “step back, be still, share compassion, and live gratefully.” He observes how people interact while going through the airport routine of security lines, loading and unloading of the airplane, and especially how people act at the baggage claim! His overall objective is to illustrate that if more people thought about their actions and lived with compassion the world could be a better place…”Change the world, Start at the Airport!”

Today an article about Jason’s book was written in the New York Times it can be viewed here. If you are interested in learning more you can also visit the website at www.stepbackfromthebaggageclaim.com

Posted By: Greg Giessler


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  1. Cary&Kate said,

    December 10th, 2008 at 03:23 PM

    As someone who travels frequently, I look forward to reading this book and figuring out the baggage claim mindset! People's bahaivior has alwyas confounded and confused me....

  2. Retirement said,

    December 15th, 2008 at 04:11 AM

    Step back from the baggage claim seems to be a very good book for somebody like me that spend 4 straight days on the airport, thank you very much for sharing, just going to check it out!

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