Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.
Happy June 1, 2026.
While the Summer Solstice is three weeks away (June 21, 4:54am), Since childhood, i’ve always celebrated Summer’s arrival on June 1st.
Why?
Why wait!
Go.
Have fun.
Why wait?
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This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.
Is it a human privilege to make mistakes?
i think it is.
The privilege of making mistakes is only for people who act.
Why?
Intentional action leads to outcomes.
Outcomes lead to learning.
Learning leads to growth.
Growth is the essence of life.
Mental growth.
Physical growth.
Spiritual growth.
Growth at work.
Growth at home.
Unintentional inaction (which is an action), also produces unintentional outcomes. Not flossing contributes to poorer oral health than intentional flossing.
Taking risks, challenging societal, personal, and industry norms, these are the building blocks for progress, improvement, and sometimes, breakthroughs.
Note: There are exceptions to literally everything, yet i’d offer that no breakthrough has ever happened from avoiding risks.
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This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.
Am i time poor? And, does it even matter?
Time poor is when you are so busy, you cannot afford to waste any time.
You are living without any discretionary time.
No extra time to do something that isn’t required.
All your time is spent in “have to do’s”?
Can you imaging having discretionary time to spend on “get to do’s”?
As i lean into discomfort this Summer, i want to waste more time than i ever have.
Wanting to spend time well-wasted.
Busy doing nothing.
Bug watching.
Sky watching.
Thinking crazy thoughts.
And so on and so forth.
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This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.
Why is being busy not sexy?
Why?
Wait, you haven’t figured this out yet?
Dang.
Amateur.
Who wants to be around someone in a rush?
Who wants to be around someone who’s work agenda is more important than your relationship with them?
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This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.
Is it possible to finally, for good, let go of habitual, societal posturing?
While working in a career it feels necessary. Mandatory even.
Why?
Societal norm.
But i’m not working (going on five months now) and i see things that no longer matter to me. Things that used to matter all day, every day.
Social media for one, especially LinkedIn.
Trying to keep up with the Jones. And FOMO.
But five months since my second and final retirement i just have no need to keep up. Nothing to prove.
Letting go of posturing is exhilarating.
Why?
If you need me to explain, you’re not ready to comprehend the explanation.
(and if you already know, again, you don’t need me to explain) (ps. Congrats)
Why?
Once you reach the life-stage where constant posturing is a non-issue, you immediately experience a relief you’ve never known.
We all dream of this relief, this freedom, but until it happened i was clueless.
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This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.