Blog – Page 12 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

The thing about everything, mind

The thing about everything is that everything takes longer than you plan.

Noteworthy, there’s an exception to nearly every rule.

Exceptions are rare.

So something you plan to do happening in the time you thought it would take is rare. Even rarer is it happening faster than planned.

Then there’s the paradox of planned time and actual speed.

Let’s say you plan to live 80 years (planned time) but you live your life in 70 (actual speed).

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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…

Wait, and probably do nothing, ever.
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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