Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Paperwork playoffs, mind

jeff noel's work desk
Two folders from a 2019 engagement. Took only 4 sheets of paper to a (2018) lunch meeting at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort. This was for a Deloitte engagement.
One box of 54 Mid Life Celebration books
54 books, each uniquely signed, in gratitude for their passion. For Galen College of Nursing some years ago. Took them to their Louisville HQ for annual two-day Executive Leadership summit.

Shoulda, woulda, coulda…

Shoulda, woulda, coulda are side effects of a closed mindset.

Now in 2026, my two thoughts in retirement regarding a lifetime Disney paperwork collection…

  1. Wait, and probably do nothing, ever.
  2. Go, start purging, get it down to only what is pure gold.

Just told a former client yesterday that if it wasn’t for some more books i’d still like to write for our son, i’d likely pitch the whole collection.

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If i could, mind

midlife castles
Is your mental attitude a castle or a shack?

Mind…

If i could .think .differently, have fun, and vibrantly grow my mindset…

Perfect.

So i dedicated, and continue to dedicate, my daily efforts to .think .differently, have fun, and vibrantly grow my mindset.

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Praying for Earth, mind

Artemis II is returning to Earth after sending humans farther from Earth than ever before in history.

Artemis II traveled around the Moon and lost contact (it was planned for) with NASA for a brief period.

Extraordinary accomplishment in human history.

And as i type this (4:10pm April 7, 2026) we are three hours and 50 minutes from our President’s Iranian-peace-deal deadline.

Praying for a world-wide growth mindset.

A closed mindset is pessimistic.

Growth mindset is optimistic.

We desperately need optimism.

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Two week countdown, mind

Paris photos
In 2012, there were many quiet, reflective moments in those seven Paris hours i got to enjoy while on a Disney Institute business trip to Disneyland Paris. Use your imagination and you might see an iconic Paris structure.

Countdowns.

Fun, usually.

Exciting, usually.

This is a good countdown.

A later-life celebration.

A retiree celebration.

An international celebration.

In two weeks we travel for two weeks.

Paris, France.

Mentally, it’s surreal.

Wonderful.

May our world find peace, hope, and common ground as we take another one-year trip around the Sun until Easter 2027.

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HE is Risen, mind

father and son unloading boxes from a van
Thanksgiving, Christmas & Easter morning tradition – “Food For Families” deliveries.

We did “Food For Families” every Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. For many years. A family tradition since before our son was born. We don’t do it anymore. Management and leadership changed and we fell away from it due to our ability to feel good about serving under the new structure and processes.

Mentally, i think every single day is Easter.

You can’t fathom this mentality unless you’re actually embracing it yourself.

Oncer you make Easter a daily habit, you are basking in the glory that HE is Risen.

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