Month: January 2018

The first “sober” New Years Eve happened in 2001

Highline Trail
The best hike of my entire life happened August 31, 2016 with Dave Weir – Highline Trail in Glacier National Park. It happened 3 more times in 2017 on the same trail – with Family July 31, Howard Doran August 30, and solo September 29…pictured here. 
Highline Trail
September 29, 2017 the trail was deserted.
Orlando Disney Keynote Speakers
Smiling because i’m free, yet knowing the devil is always wanting a piece of me,
Highline Trail
Fall colors from shrubs and trees, not flowers, this time of year.
Highline Trail
Remnant smoke from the 2017 Sprague fire.

The first “sober” New Years Eve happened in 2001.

i intentionally picked December 30 to be my final drinking day, so that New Years Eve (the biggest drinking day in the world) would be the beginning of my resolve.

New Years Day is a terrible day to begin transformational change – it’s so unreliable.

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My final day of a 28-year run

St Mary Lake
First time i stood here was Summer 1973, when i was 14 – the Summer before my first drink of alcohol. Photo: Summer 2017.

 

My final day of a 28-year run concluded on this day (December 30) in 2001.

Backstory…

In 1974, barely 15, had my first taste of cheap wine one Summer night before going to the Spring Grove – Jefferson Carnival. Drank enough (which wasn’t much) to be seriously buzzed.

By 1976, i was drinking on weekends between football and track seasons, as well as all Summer long.

In 1977 i entered College and i would say this marked the beginning of a daily habit that would span 24 years – literally not missing a day.

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Why are moments of awe and inspiration the bottomline?

Logan Pass sign
July 30, 2017….total awe and inspiration.

 

Human’s are self-centered, goal-directed, and risk-averse.

We don’t care about what’s in it for the salesperson.

We only care about our own resources.

This is my growth-focus for 2018.

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Where are you from?

Disney Keynote speakers
Rare 2013 photo of our Family together backstage Disney – Disney Institute HQ.

 

Where are you from?

Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Family ties are challenging because some family members seek opportunities out-of-state.

Case in point, our ancestors left Europe (or Africa, against their will) and crossed the Atlantic.

And relocation fragments a family unit.

Always has, always will.

Relocation, with it’s uncomfortable fragmentation, also creates opportunities for future generations to thrive differently – and better – than in their homeland.

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Candid, tough questions

Disney Cruise Ship model
Disney Cruise Ship model at Port Canaveral.

 

Tough questions should be handled with candor when you are investing in self-reflection.

Think about this as you prepare to enter the new year (now only five days away).

Face the tough questions now and your year will get easier. Avoid the hard questions now and your year will get a lot harder.

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