Self Control (Impossible?) – Page 5 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

The two simple sources from which all habits are formed

Two cars in Disney special parking — One of these cars is jeff noel’s: the Jaguar or the almost antique 1990 Camry?

We acknowledge that habit development happens over time. And those habits are formed from two sources.

Desire or a lack of desire.

What this means to each of us is up to us.

The fact the some of us will stop and ponder this and find meaning or that some of us will not give this a second thought are both habits.

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Insight: Some habits are embedded as children. Taking pictures of everyday life has been a habit of mine since my very first plastic camera that came free with a the purchase of a full tank of gas circa 1968.

Never owned a Jaguar, nor plan to.

When was the last time we had an awesome good news, bad news day?

Large Nemo fish prop in classroom — Classroom prop reminds us to just keep swimming

When was the last time we had an awesome good news/bad news day?

It was yesterday for me.

And an amazing reminder at how much saying very little can be effective when emotions are high.

Patience is a well known virtue.

Strategy, a common business virtue.

Therefore, patience is an excellent business strategy.

Key reminder reinforced – big time.

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When mentally overwhelmed, do these four things…

Moments like these are rare, so we must create them with our mental imagining powers…

When mentally overwhelmed, try:

long, slow, deep, breaths
calming your mind with nice thoughts
count the introverted blessings that don’t naturally call for attention
spontaneously dream creatively and big picture-ish

The rewards are often unexpected while trying to stay out of trouble and be a likable person… while questioning literally everything.

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To Call jeff noel An Explorer Would Be To Call All Of Us Explorers

Traveling as a professional speaker there is very little free time, so jeff noel makes the most of it, covering a lot of ground as a runner.

Every human has an innate, childlike desire to explore. jeff noel is no different than you. Well, except maybe for the part about going for a run instead of turning on the hotel TV.

Ouch. Sorry.

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We Don’t Learn Responsibility

Consider this: When are children taught mental, physical, spiritual and financial responsibility?

I ain’t a genius, but it seems like the overwhelming answer is, “Never!”

Do we, as a collective society, believe personal responsibility in Life’s Big Decisions is going to fall from the sky and wash over people when they turn 18, or maybe 21?