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A short, pithy read on discovering the second most magnificent day in your life.

Mid Life Celebration the book, on Amazon — November 22, 2013… purchased a copy one week before public announcement

This book was written to inspire the reader, probably in midlife, to use their hard-hitting wakeup call(s) to finally, truly, change things moving forward.

To: rethink • reprioritize • recommit

The new world order for midlife crisis is spending our life chasing our dreams and finally getting there, more or less. But in looking around, we think, “This isn’t what I wanted!”

This revelation (and profoundly simple solution) came about from a late blooming dad’s attempt to leave a trail for his young child in case something bad ever happened, leading to a radical new discovery for life balance.

When the author finally woke up and realized he was not going to live forever, he became inspired by his long list of excuses, regrets, second chances, and ultimately, his discovery of who grants each of us permission to change.

The overarching themes of this book are personal responsibility, balance, and second chances.

Readers will either curse the author because they are angry at his accusations that personal responsibility is the secret to joy or misery, or readers will stand up and cheer because they have been desperately waiting for a gentle, generous, direct, and much needed kick in the buttocks, and that kick has finally arrived.

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Who is this author, jeff noel?

Midlife Celebration book spine corrected

Who is this author, jeff noel?

A series of devastaing midlife wakeup calls, guilt, and serendipity led to the realization that the author wasn’t going to live forever.

We all know what is self-evident, yet we live like we are completely unaware. Life is full of excuses and excuses lead to regret, regret leads to second chances, and second chances lead to opportunity.

But there’s a catch at this point. Second chances require someone’s permission.

Jeff Noel, 54, is an expert at all of these.

America’s unheralded work life balance expert, a servant, husband, dad, boomer, speaker, author, runner.

He believes work is only work if you’d rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity, he can’t wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.

Since 1999, he has spoken to over one million people worldwide.

He lives behind Orlando’s most famous theme park and for the past 30 years has thrived in one of the world’s most admired companies.

Jeff enrolled in a 100-day writer’s boot camp on April Fool’s day 2009. The only requirement was to write five blog posts a day for 100 consecutive days. Not only did he miraculously accomplish the goal, he has yet to stop writing five daily, differently-themed blogs.

If you do the math, this is nearly five consecutive years and 9,000 posts (and counting).

Just between you and me, he suffers from writer’s flood.

Why?

Because he has an insatiable desire to help others think deeper, smile more, and feel grateful everyday, all day.

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Do you know where you stand in life?

Playing around with Amazon Author Central and the ‘author biography’:

Sooner or later it becomes crystal clear, life is not a dress rehearsal. Live like you mean it.

Who: You. This book is all about you and your personal responsibility in life.

What: Excuses, regrets, second chances, permission.

Where: Every step you take.

When: All day. Every day.

Why: Because the clocks ticking.

How: rethink * reprioritize * recommit

The author shares what we already know, excuses lead to regret, regret leads to second chances, but there’s a catch at this point. Second chances require someone’s permission.

America’s unheralded work life balance expert, jeff noel, is a Servant, Husband, Dad, Boomer, speaker, author, runner. He believes work is only work if you’d rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity, he can’t wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.

Since 1999, jeff has spoken to over one million people worldwide.

Everyone has a book in them.

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Thirty-one days from a most unusual case of ‘I promise to’

Hoop dee foo stage show players — Time to start making some noise?

What’s a really big, unfulfilled, promise you’ve made to yourself, others, or both?

If we don’t accept responsibility for our actions, we are forever chained to a position of defense.

We hear about starting small all the time. But do we? And why do we stop? And what would happen if we didn’t?

In 31 days the daily writing ritual of five differently themed blogs will reach an insane milestone – five years without missing a day.

Was it started to create bragging rights? No.

Was it begun because of a lost bet? Nope.

Did the author have something to prove? No.

~~Did~~ does the author have a dream? Totally.

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Guest Blogger Lorie Sheffer: Don’t worry, be happy

Small snowman placed in oven — Piss off Frosty…Don’t worry, be happy. (photo: Lorie Sheffer)

Last week I posted a photo of a miniature snowman being melted in my oven, captioned “Piss off, Frosty!” as a way to say I am ready for spring. (Our snow blower had broken mid storm that day.) That got more likes than almost anything I have ever posted, and the comments were all laughter and humor.

I also posted a story about a mysterious water puddle in my basement and my husband’s and my search for the source. That one ended with him flushing the powder room toilet upstairs, while water rained down on my face as I was looking up at the basement ceiling. Again, lots of “likes” and laughs from my friends.

Then I took note of the people who posted their little challenges as full-blown, stress inducing complaints. Sure enough, the comments were all friends joining in the outrage. These were life shattering catastrophes like not enough foam on top of their latte and the “stupid idiot working the drive thru window forgetting the ketchup packets for my French fries!” I almost expected to see an angry, torch-bearing mob marching through the snow in the direction of the golden arches.

Lesson learned: Anger and frustration are contagious. But so is humor. It’s all in how we choose to spin life’s little challenges.

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