Dear Son – Page 78 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

Involvement is a key success factor

High School Cross Country Practice — Involvement on a team is a key success factor in High School. Photo: Six days ago on the first day of the second week, Cross Country practice.

Involvement is a key success factor in any endeavor. We get out of something what we put into it.

We reap what we sow.

Sayings and cliches only happen because they have stood the test of time – and have become timeless truth.

Timeless.

Truth.

Bank on it.

Attitude is everything.

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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.

Don’t tell me, show me

Logan Pass parking — Five minutes after we arrived, all spaces taken.

Highland trail entrance — It’s a deceptively easy trail entrance.

Highline trail — About 300 meters into and you realize the level of difficulty spikes.

Up early, again. Breakfast at Two Dog Flats. Parked at Logan Pass at 8:45am, just five minutes before all parking spaces were taken. Yes, early bird advantage.

The info-videos say arrive by noon. My goal was between 8:30-9:00am, with a primary goal to be closer to 8:30am versus 9am.

PS. 08.05 Friday, final day in Glacier. Breakfast at Two Dog Flats. Logan Pass at 845am (no spaces avail 5 mins later)…hike Highline trail a mile down and back. Watched Six Big Horn Sheep come down from across road. Lunch in room. Packed, checked out at 2pm (no charge) and leisure drive with several stops on Going To The Sun Road. Explore Lake McDonald Lodge…Cobb House, Reading Room, and public dorm rooms. Dinner at Eddies in Apgar…shop. Drive to Kalispel at 730pm to spend the night in town.

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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.

The subtly painful truth about growth

Many Glacier Horseback riding — Obligatory photo. From Rising Sun Motor Inn, head East and you’ll you leave Glacier and can drive North a few miles before re-entering Glacier.

Overcoming is the path to growth.

Little did i know yesterday morning that the day would end with a major personal achievement – overcoming a severe fear. And it had nothing to do with horses.

Note to myself for posterity: 08.02 Tuesday breakfast at Many Glacier, Cracker Flats two-hour horseback ride, lunch at Swiftcurrent, relax at Rising Sun, dinner at Logan Pass, Cheryl was not up to hiking Hidden Lake Trail so Chapin and i did the High Line trail entrance. The Highline Trail has always frightened me.

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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.

Cooper RIP

Sanibel sunset — None of knew this would be Cooper’s last sunset; however, we were all together for his last sunset at our favorite spot.

Unless you’re emotionally attached to a sad event, it’s challenging to care about it. This post is asking for your empathy or your prayer. This post is asking that you think the same way about your own misfortunes.

When something ‘bad’ happens, particularly when it blindsides us, we are left in shock, and deeply hurting.

The antidote, at least from my 57 year perspective, is to cling to gratefulness as if our very life depends on it.

Find the reasons to be grateful, even as you cry uncontrollably.

There is literally no exception to “it could be worse”. It can always be worse. And often, it can always be much worse.

We all have shocking moments in life. July 14, 2014 was one of them.

The upside is that we were all together at our favorite place. It could have played out so much differently. i’m grateful that it didn’t.

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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.

The one thing a Disney Storyboard won’t do for you

hand drawn cottage blueprint — Hand drawn “mother-in-law” blueprint from the 1990’s. Blueprints make building infinitely easier.

The two things a Disney Storyboard will do for you and the one thing it won’t do:

Helps you identify exactly what you want to write about
Helps you determine exactly where it belongs in your storyline

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But it doesn’t tell you what words to write

Storyboarding doesn’t make writing a book easy, it makes it easier. This is an important distinction. One that’s easy, and deadly, to dismiss.

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This website is about our mental attitude. To easily and safely 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.