Celebration – Page 3 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

i remember being grossly inadequate with this simple task

Orlando sunrise — Yesterday, like every other morning.

One simple way to celebrate midlife is to watch as many sunrises and sunsets as possible.

When i’m not traveling, i don’t miss a single sunrise.

Writing for two hours every morning has enabled this phenomenon.

In two short weeks, year seven comes to an end.

Insight: Impossible only is until it isn’t.

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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.

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.

Savoring now while creating our future

Homeowner pool near Magic Kingdom — Last night about 8pm. Three miles from Magic Kingdom.

We are worth so much more than we give ourselves credit for. Here’s to 2016 being the beginning of our long awaited awakening.

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

If we’re lucky, a wakeup call will bring us to our knees

Teddy bear in starting blocks — Finland 2009.

Teddy Bear at Track meet starting line — This Teddy Bear has been traveling for a decade. Ski jumping is big in Finland.

The things my child needs to know, it’s my responsibility to teach it to him. But i get busy with a career and putting out life’s fires.

i was lucky, a wakeup call brought me to my knees.

Sounds cliche, but finally i started listening to my heart.

Disney (30 years worth) taught me the profound power in intentionality. About over managing things others under manage or ignore.

Life taught me the profound power of regret. And that regret breeds prolifically from excuses.

The marriage of those two – excuses and regret – produced my first book. It was written for a little boy (who turned 15 yesterday) in case something bad ever happened to his dad.

If i could give free copies to anyone wanting it, i would.

Not interested (anymore) in making money from this book. In fact, the proceeds are so small, it’s not worth the effort to compete for people’s precious attention.

But for reasons that readers share with me, i want as many people as possible to have a copy.

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The watering hole for our discomfort

Randy's Donuts — Randy’s friends probably thought he was crazy.

Nothing special, remarkable, or stunning happens within our comfort zone.

And we know this.

There is one exception.

The exception is when we make our comfort zone a matter of (always) looking forward to being uncomfortable.

This is where growth, confidence, discovery, joy, and freedom gather for camaraderie.

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Mid Life Celebration is full of these

Exclamation Point at Chimney Rock is not where i thought this post would be written.

Surprise, surprise.

Mid Life Celebration is like that isn’t it? Full of good things we don’t see coming.

The caveat is this:

We see what we want to see.

We control our attitude about whether our day is filled with beauty or whether it is filled with struggle.

PS. We all struggle. So why not struggle in beauty?

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