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

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a slave to <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/bookoflists?list=welcome">lists</a>. I have to-do lists all over my apartment and all over my desk, and I rarely leave home to run any sort of errand without a list in hand. My current system involves taking a few minutes at the end of each day to reconcile all of my lists with one master list—and then I start over the next morning.
Believe me, I’ve tried to go paperless and type everything into my phone instead. But I just can't type fast enough and I can't resist the immediate satisfaction of physically crossing things off. I’m a bit ashamed by the amount of paper and Post-its I go through, but the reality is that if a task is not on a list, it probably won't get done.
I always feel a pang of envy after spending time in a particular colleague's office, because he appears to have become 100 percent streamlined in terms of paperless organization. He has digitized his documents, calendars and task lists, and there’s often not a scrap of paper on his desk. It's probably not a coincidence that he is also the most efficient person in our company by far.
It is my obsession with lists that has made <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/bookoflists?list=welcome">this issue</a> of BJT so much fun for me. We’ve assembled a 14-page special section, where you’ll find variously whimsical, provocative and informative lists of everything from hotels to headphones. Our staff, freelance contributors and past <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/bobbi-brown">cover subjects</a> have all contributed to this feature, and I suspect you’ll agree with me that their collective efforts have produced some of the juiciest summer reading out there. Every time I look through these pages, I learn something new or discover something to add to my Master Bucket List of places to visit and things to experience.
As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. I invite you to send us your reactions to our lists—and your own lists—via the comment section at <a href="http://www.BJTonline.com/lists">www.BJTonline.com/lists</a> or by emailing us directly.
P.S. Don't forget! We want you to be part of the Second Annual BJT <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/survey">Readers' Choice</a> Survey, which will help all of our subscribers to make more informed decisions about business aviation. Please go to <a href="http://www.BJTonline.com/survey">www.BJTonline.com/survey</a> and let your voice be heard. For every survey response, BJT will make a donation to the <a href="http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/spare-us-10-minutes-heres-why-you-should">Corporate Angel Network</a>, a terrific charity that arranges for transportation to treatment on otherwise unused seats on business jets for cancer patients and their families.

AIN Blog: Behind the Scenes at Business Jet Traveler June/July 2012

BJT's book of lists consists of whimsical, provocative and informative lists of everything from hotels to headphones

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