People who are in awe of GS, remember that the real VIPs (whether they're actually important in a human sense of the word) live in a completely different world.
You never even see them -- they're flying into and out of places like Teterboro, Van Nuys, and the plane takes off when they want to. No one pats them down at a security checkpoint.
Just to keep it in perspective.
^ Exactly. When I start thinking too much about becoming a 1K or GS, I remind myself that the ultimate goal is a private aviation. All of this mileage accrual becomes meaningless the moment you can book time in a GIV.