Blog – Page 834 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

Two weeks before Christmas, and all through the house

photo of Christmas decorations on Main Street, USA — Christmas time on Main Street, USA

Two weeks before Christmas, and all through the house, hardly a moment to waste, typing words, moving my mouse.

Anyone who says he wants to be a writer and isn’t writing, doesn’t. – Ernest Hemingway

I hope you find the inspiration you need, to do what gives you peace. Everyday. No matter the load you bear.

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This month jeff noel is challenging Mid Life Celebration readers to follow all five daily blogs about work life balance. To navigate instantly from this mental attitude blog to his physical health blog, click -> go to Next Blog

Here’s how what’s possible becomes impossible

UPS tracking chart for iPhone 5 coming from China to Orlando — 5 years ago it was impossible to click, pay, watch your iPhone 5 travel to you

To avoid a crushed spirit, resolve to enjoy your midlife celebration, rather than endure a midlife crisis.

What is considered impossible is simply the consensus of outdated beliefs. – unknown

Relentlessly, circumstances attempt to crush our midlife spirit. Celebrate your tenacity.

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The one true disability Baby Boomers are susceptible to

photo of three best selling leadership books at airport bookstore — renegades use non-traditional growth opportunities to create a competitive advantage?

The one true disability Baby Boomers are susceptible to?

The only true disability is a crushed spirit. – Aimee Mullins

Time after time, we are shown examples of people who have overcome adversity that would crush a normal person’s spirit.

These reminders are placed before us for a reason. Will provide another example tomorrow…

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A heart-stopping reminder last night that this truth is self-evident

Walmart's new free health monitor test results for jeff noel — minutes prior to the near miss jeff noel was using Walmart’s new health monitor

A heart-stopping reminder last night that this truth is self-evident. No one knows when their funeral will be. Driving home from Gold’s Gym, waiting at a stoplight, when suddenly screeching tires and the realization a distracted holiday driver almost rear ended me at the 45 mph speed limit…

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Generally, when someone says this is a “must read’, what do we do?

Lee Cockerell's Creating Magic on display at Orlando International Airport bookstore — so many great authors, so little time

Generally, when someone says this is a “must read’, what we you do? Rush to Amazon and order? Race to Barnes and Noble? There are so many amazing books, yet none of us has time to read half. What’s a Boomer to do?

Think about how many books sit unread in our home. They look pretty, and make us look smart. Yet nothing transformational happens.

Midlife wisdom comes not from understanding this, but from taking action. And the individual action we take is as diverse as snowflakes.

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