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.

April 2, 2025, mind

evening sky
The last photo taken yesterday. A different view of sunset. That’s what today’s posts feel like, sunset. Perhaps today is part of the sunset’s daily afterglow.

A heartfelt farewell?

That’s what i said yesterday.

Easier said than done.

i’m at peace with the transformational decision to stop.

And woefully inexperienced to pull it off with a well-thought out plan.

Therefore, i’m at peace with letting it play out in an unstructured way.

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April 1, 2025, mind

tiny insect on a piece of paper
Yesterday morning before the 5-mile walk, before driving to Tampa.
tiny insect on a piece of paper
The tiny spider’s survival odds in our kitchen were slim. Perhaps slim here. Perhaps not.

Year 17 of “five-a-day” would officially kick off today. And it did. You’re reading it now.

However, odds are favorable for a gentle, heartfelt farewell.

A year from today, year-17’s completion and year-18’s kickoff feel unnecessary.

Note: Today may be that heartfelt farewell.

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Grit, mentally

Two black water bottles
When the Disney Institute facilitator shared this nugget, i walked from the back of the room over to the middle of the room through a couple of rows of chairs and told the CEO, “you need to write that down”.

Grit is thinking good and decent thoughts that will obviously be controversial.

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This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.