Authenticity (New Currency) – Page 7 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

Classic wish: to do life over knowing what we now know

Dry ice in water science experiment — Last night’s middle school science open house.

Ever wish you could magically do your life over, knowing what you know now?

While it sounds inspiring and aspirational on the surface, deep down it’s never gonna happen. There is no secret formula. We do not have the ability to be reborn as a baby, knowing what we know now.

However, and this is a huge however, we (unquestionably) do have the ability to be reborn knowing what we know now. It’s called Mid Life Celebration.

It’s what you’ve always told yourself you’ve wanted and it’s right in front of you.

Your move.

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Out of the midlife ashes, hope rises

(photo: The Hyatt, built 1984, was here when we (the person below) met in 1990, but State Road 535 was still a little two lane country road.)

Yesterday morning a social media note:

Good morning! I wanted to tell you that I am re-reading your book. Reading slowly this time. I value it so differently this time. Happy Holidays to you and your family.

Asked a few questions and in reply:

I truly have tears in my eyes right now. I was not in a good place when I read it the first time and I knew you were telling me something but I just wasnt getting it. I was resisting change. I now have the strength to appreciate it. Thriving not survivng. I am so thankful that I knew you because I hear your voice speaking to me when I read it. Stuck on pages 7 and 14!

At the end of the day, the book leans towards being a kick in the ~~ass~~ butt. And we all need that a few times in life.

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Be a good and decent person

(photo: Card hand delivered from Chicago to Iowa City last night.)

What’s our unspoken obligation every single day?

Be a good and decent person.

There is a quiet movement underway. It’s called authenticity.

We cherish it in others.

We long for it ourselves.

Please don’t die without addressing wherever you want to be in terms of authenticity.

Aren’t we all aiming for zero regrets?

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What is it about this attitude that stiffens our spine?

(photo: Had 15 minutes to spare waiting for Sport Clips to open at 10am… time for a haircut before 10 days of travel in the next 12)

What is it about a particular attitude attribute that stiffens our spine?

Our minds can think of a great diversity of answers, yet there’s one answer, upon hearing it, we all nod, smile, and say, totally.

It’s when someone we know does what they say they’re gonna do, especially the big things that take years (maybe decades) to do and their progress is so slow and unremarkable, we never notice.

We never notice that is, until the day comes when they are done.

Then’s it’s, holy crap, she climbed that mountain.

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What was it about Maya Angelou that was so compelling to so many?

What was it about Maya Angelou that was so compelling to so many?

In a word, we believed her to be…

Authentic.

Authenticity.

We cherish it in others.

We long for it ourselves.

A tree does not grow overnight.

And patience is the ultimate strength.

Think about these things and decide…

What was it about Maya Angelou that was so compelling to so many?

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Note: Maya Angelou left her Earthly life yesterday, May 28, 2014