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Upsides have downsides and vice versa

Apple Notes writing app — Created documents in Apple’s Notes app so i could write in Glacier Park.

There’s an inherent risk in trying anything new.

There’s also opportunity for a breakthrough as well.

What’s our risk tolerance, if we were brutally honest?

The upside to being able to write without an internet connection is the fact that you can do it from anywhere using just an iPhone.

The downside is the price you pay when you return to civilization and all the catching up required to go from analog to cyberspace.

It’s taken three days to adjust from doing things differently last week in Montana.

Taxing?

Yes.

To the point of wondering if it was/is worth it.

But traveling without a laptop last week was a huge first. Not to mention no cellular signal except at Glacier’s eastern entrance – nowhere in the 1,000,000 acre park, and no ATT in West Glacier.

Digital withdrawal?

Kinda.

With an upcoming trip to France (leaving in 20 days), the Glacier experiment has boosted my confidence.

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Worry and stress are silent killers

Doctor's office foot chart — Yesterday at Podiatrist.

Worry and stress are silent killers.

They kill people physically.

We forget this harsh reality.

But for a moment, let’s not.

They kill us psychologically too.

Chasing dreams and maintaining a positive attitude is challenging.

i have this dream of being an Olympian…

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First birthday as a Disney retiree

Disney Guest Bus — Hometown transportation.

First birthday as a retiree. It was better than expected.

Why?

Because i didn’t expect anything.

It’s a funny paradox for how joy finds those who aren’t looking, simply because they are already joy-filled.

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Entrusted in midlife to spark the change we wish to see

Nicholson Center at Florida Hospital Celebration Health — Two days ago.

Disney has taught me (for over 30 years) to over manage things that others either under manage or ignore.

This builds trust and trust is a differentiator anywhere there’s a crowd. We can see the same thing two days in a row and yet they appear different. But only if we are “present in the moment”.

Otherwise, we can go through our day and never notice the clouds.

Heading to the Nicholson Center in an hour. Have been entrusted to be a catalytic speaker for a long-time client.

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The Draw Shop is jeff noel’s new BFF

Disney speaker jeff noel caricature — A free gift to all conference attendees at The Draw Shop table in Denver.

Was talking yesterday with the wife of the co-founder of The Draw Shop. They do one thing remarkably well. They do white board animation to explain things to people.

The people they explain things to are people who most likely would love a product or service if they understood it better. And in the current state, they just don’t “get it”.

Through The Draw Shop’s unique, animated storytelling, the audience finally “gets it”.

i reminded Anitra that when Eric and i met in Denver a few weeks ago, i proposed a crazy idea. If the first video blows me away, i’ll pay them double. If it doesn’t i pay nothing, yet keep the video.

Eric Kerr said he’d think about it.

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