Mid Life Celebration is about making the most of the hand we’re dealt

MWS International Parade 2014

 

Middle School play

 

(photo: Middle Schoolers practicing their Fall International Parade performance, October 22, 2014)

Sometimes our second choice is better than the official choice.

Will miss tonight’s performance, but didn’t miss yesterday’s final practice session.

Mid Life Celebration is about making the most out of the hand we are dealt.

Always.

Insight: Unknowingly, to be the only parent at the final rehearsal was inspiring to the students.

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The compelling case to do this impossible thing

Marriott Bohemian Orlando Art

 

(photo: Yesterday, downtown, Grand Bohemian Orlando Marriott, lobby art)

Is it possible to live stress free?

Stress management? Forget about stress. Live your life so that you don’t have any.

Then there will be nothing to manage. Stress management will be a thing of the past.

Got it?

Balanced wellness is the only antidote for stress.

Insider tip: This process takes decades, but when you arrive, peace and contentment.

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Burn the ship of fear

Buena Vista Palace at World Disney World

 

Construction company trailer

 

(photo: Last night leaving the parking lot at Buena Vista Palace in Walt Disney World. Cortes? Burn the ships? Yes!)

Everyone is afraid. Not everyone lets fear become an excuse.

A thought from Troy Tyler:

“Strat­egy is all about com­mit­ment,” says Tyler. “If what you’re doing isn’t irrev­o­ca­ble, then you don’t have a strat­egy — because any­one can do it. That’s why burn­ing the boats is so impor­tant. I’ve always wanted to treat life like I was an invad­ing army and there was no turn­ing back.”

Boldness has genius.

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PS. What are the odds that tucked at the far edge of a hotel parking lot at Walt Disney World there’d be Cortes’ trailer?

Scary retirement announcement?

Orlando Airport south entrance road expansion

 

(photo: Mid Life Celebration, LLC has been under construction for six years. Down to 12 days and counting.)

Intentionality creates better stories. Stories create culture and legacy.

Last night Mid Life Celebration went public with jeff noel’s retirement date which is only 12 days away on November 1, 2014.

Final day as a full-time Disney Leader is October 31 – Halloween.

How scary is that!

Insight: Could have picked any day. Intentionally picked Halloween as the last one. Because it is very scary to leave at 55.

And it’s part of the story.

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No theory at Mid Life Celebration

Yosemite Safari

 

(photo: Yosemite operating system install complete.)

Why can so few of us slow down enough to appreciate unusually rare art?

Called three people yesterday on the flight home from Detroit. The calls were the first of this type in 55 years.

The people were chosen for their dedication, support, encouragement, loyalty, hope.

People side by side with MLC from the beginning in April 2009.

Mid Life Celebration’s very first post was November 14, 2008.

Sure it’s challenging to read five daily, differently-themed blog posts for five-plus years.

Maybe they were contacted because they understand it’s exponentially more challenging to write them.

No theory here.

Only real life in real time.

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