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Back and forth between smooth sailing and ‘why did this have to happen to me’?

Difficult to imagine managing life’s busy, challenging, unrelenting tasks without a positive outlook.

For most of my life it was back and forth between smooth sailing and ‘why did this have to happen to me’.

Now?

Never complain.

Never feel sorry for yourself.

Work hard. Stay focused. Have as much fun as you can while doing it all.

It will not slow down until we die.

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Is it possible to forget how to complain?

Sunrise and palm trees at The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida — Not everything is as clear as we would like

Is it possible to rethink things, reprioritize those things, and then recommit to the new order in a way that transforms us from who we used to be?

Yes.

I have forgotten how to complain.

This does not mean there is not a long list of things to complain about.

Shoot, my list is as long as anyone’s.

But you would never know.

(ps. rumor has it yesterday’s keynote was remarkable)

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Changes in latitude, changes in attitude?

Palm Beach, Florida at A1A — Palms and beach equal Palm Beach, Florida

Changes in latitude, changes in attitude? A favorite Jimmy Buffett album from 1977. Another favorite is A1A (1974).

So what, right? What’s the point?

Snapped the pic last night before the light turned green, then made the left onto A1A, traveling north 800 meters to “North America’s most extraordinary beachfront lifestyle”.

Today is a work day at The Breakers.

In the lap of exquisite luxury, there is transformational work to be done, and guess who’s been nominated to do it?

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When this post was written 200 days ago, several big changes we’re imminent

email announcing jeff noel's book has gone to press — real life in real time – and no more shoulda, woulda, coulda

When this post was written 200 days ago, several big changes we’re imminent:

The first Family summer vacation not on Sanibel Island (preposterous)
On a whim, called the number on an email subscription I almost unsubscribed to
The hypocrite in me was about to get a whoopin’

So glad I didn’t turn around and run like hell.

Because then yesterday’s email announcing the book is in production would have never (ever) arrived.

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Three things being overwhelmed can teach us

Barnes and Noble Bookshelves of Management books — No shortage of advice on managing things

Three things being overwhelmed can teach us:

expect the unexpected (at any moment, and especially when we can least afford it)
keep things simple so when they get complicated, they are less complicated
maybe the best we can hope for is to be barely on the other (good) side of insanity

Building a strong foundation by midlife probably didn’t happen for most of us. Building now is totally within our realm now because we know we need it and no one else will do it for us.

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