Dear Son – Page 76 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

Dear Future me

Teen running red dirt road — No regrets. Being active as a 57-year old allowed me to be his running partner at the start.

Dear Future me,

Don’t think you have forever to do all the things in life you want to do.

You will be wise to eliminate these three reactionary excuse starters:

i shoulda
i coulda
i woulda

Looking back and regretting something that you should have done, could have done, or would have done – ugh, now that is a terrible ending to your life’s story.

Find a million ways to figure this out.

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Dear younger me

(This video is worth a 2nd look, it was posted 1st at Lane 8 yesterday)

Dear younger me,

When your midlife crisis finally hits, don’t panic, it’ll be one of the best things that’s ever happened to you. From it, you’ll do three transformational things, in this order:

rethink • reprioritize • recommit

This will inspire you to write your first (of many books) book, create a 10-year plan (to be completed between your 50th and 60th birthdays), and start your own business which will require you to leave Disney after 30 years of service.

PS. You’ll discover that waiting two years to write the book and taking two more years to muster the guts to publish it will eventually be something you smile about.

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Dear Morning

Disney's Bay Lake sunrise — Yesterday’s walk at Disney’s Contemporary Resort marina. Discovery Island on right horizon.

Dear Morning,

You are my favorite part of the day. I’d be lost without you. Thank you for the sunrise you bring every morning. i love watching darkness turn to light, and dawn turn to sunrise.

Never gets old.

PS. Sometimes i lie in bed just waiting for the alarm clock to go off.

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This website is about our mental attitude. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

Dear Yesterday

Highline Trail — On this, my third crossing in less than a month, i didn’t use the safety cable to cross the treacherous (for me) first 200 meters. You can see the cable on either side of Dave’s shoulders.

Dear Yesterday,

If it weren’t for the experience you provide each morning when i reflect back, there’s no way i’d ever be able to see my progress (and my backsliding sometimes).

Without you, i’d have no one to coach and encourage me. Thank you for always being there.

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This website is about our mental attitude. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

Dear Tomorrow

St Mary Lake on Glacier National Park’s east side. It will be there tomorrow, but will i?

Dear Tomorrow,

Thank you for the promise of another day. You give me hope.

Ps. Please don’t let me become so dependent on you that i squander today.

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This website is about our mental attitude. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.