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.

Day 5 West Glacier, mind

Abe Lincoln playing an electric guitar
i no longer trust photographs on the web. Take this one for example. Not many know that Abe was a lefty. (see what just happened)

Cheryl is here.

This is great news.

Like me, she bought a one-way ticket.

Gutsy?

Arrogant?

Dumb?

Genius?

Doesn’t matter, except to us.

We have our answers.

Easy, peasy.

Note: Lincoln was right-handed. It was me trying to disguise the photo’s obvious (guitar) nonsense .

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Day 4 West Glacier, mind

Two people posing in front of a stuffed grizzly bear
A photo tradition upon arrival every summer.

Note to self: You do not need to apologize for your optimism. Nor for always seeing possibility.

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Day 3 West Glacier, mind

Quote
July 29, 2024 blog post written December 2023. Had forgotten what Kevin said until rereading this post in West Glacier.
19-second video: Gazing twice as long. Sharing freely.

Growth mindset rewards you with optimism and possibility.

Optimism and possibility reward you with action.

Action rewards you with results.

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Day 2 West Glacier, mind

rustic hotel room
Leaving this small, cozy Glacier Park Lodge room for a small cabin in West Glacier.
rustic hotel room
Not bad for a small cabin.
rustic hotel room
On a side note: When we return in a couple weeks, we’ll have a bigger room than the one i just left. From one double bed to two queen beds. Thanks to Kyle, front desk manager for sorting this out.

Kyle approached me as i was leaving the Lodge and thanked me for my loyalty. He said he saw i have 26 previous visits in their system and he suspected it was more. Some years ago, the company had a name change. It sounded like whatever history was with the previous name was gone.

He’s the first Pursuit employee to call out my loyalty to them.

While i do not expect to be called out, it feels “professional” to be recognized for high achievement. Recognition is a demonstration of care. Care never gets old.

In most organizations, recognition is insidiously lacking.

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Day 1 West Glacier, mind

Apple Watch
Key points: Arrival time and location.
Five hikers heading to the Reynolds saddle, and who knows where from there. Serious windchill on top of the 46-degree morning.

Turns out the drive to Logan Pass is shorter than i calculated.

Decided to do Oberlin yesterday.

In hindsight, it was a brilliant choice.

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