Tag: Death

One day it will, mind

Examining A Disney World Parade
Can remember most of this day like it was yesterday.

One day it will.

Will what?

One day will come.

And it reminds me of a Garth Brooks song…

If Tomorrow Never Comes.

Chapin, on this day, April 11, 2026, if tomorrow never comes, you absolutely need to know this…

i could never be more proud to be your father.

You are extraordinary.

i am more proud of who you are, how you think, and what you’ll become than anything else i’ve witnessed in 67 years.

Note: These posts will publish June 11, 2026.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

Paperwork playoffs, mind

jeff noel's work desk
Two folders from a 2019 engagement. Took only 4 sheets of paper to a (2018) lunch meeting at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort. This was for a Deloitte engagement.
One box of 54 Mid Life Celebration books
54 books, each uniquely signed, in gratitude for their passion. For Galen College of Nursing some years ago. Took them to their Louisville HQ for annual two-day Executive Leadership summit.

Shoulda, woulda, coulda…

Shoulda, woulda, coulda are side effects of a closed mindset.

Now in 2026, my two thoughts in retirement regarding a lifetime Disney paperwork collection…

  1. Wait, and probably do nothing, ever.
  2. Go, start purging, get it down to only what is pure gold.

Just told a former client yesterday that if it wasn’t for some more books i’d still like to write for our son, i’d likely pitch the whole collection.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

Let’s make “SYDK” a category, mind

mountain road tunnel tinged in snow
September 28, 2018. Near Logan Pass. East side tunnel is visible on this photo’s right side. Son, you don’t know this view of east Tunnel tinged with frozen pines is one of my favorite Glacier memories. Djuan was visiting for his birthday.

Blog categories act kinda like book chapter titles.

They help me file together ‘themed’ thoughts. And the thoughts become blog posts.

Sometimes it’s a bullseye fit. Sometimes it’s a loose fit.

In prolific daily blogging, i scan the blog categories and label the post based on what seems a best fit, not necessarily a bullseye fit.

Noteworthy is that each of the five daily blogs have some similar categories, but most are different. So this step is repeated five times daily.

Initially, yesterday’s blog titles were labeled and themed “Shit You Don’t Know” (SYDK).

Today in blog-writing prep, i thought i’d make “Shit you didn’t know” a brand new category.

It took only minutes until i realized the blog category already exists…

It’s called, “Dear Son”.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

Shit you didn’t know, mind

child next to country road
Standing at my Elementary School bus stop from the 1960’s.
boy next to creek
Jack the Bear goes everywhere i go. Wondered if our Son could do more traveling too.
two people at apple store
A dad promised his son he wouldn’t become a digital neanderthal.
Teen at Yugiho card tournament
Priority one on Sundays, our Son’s tournament.
High School author
Our Son doesn’t know i brought a copy.
Swimmer
i began writing to leave a trail. i continue writing for the same reason.
family at Church
At five years old in this photo, he had already had three colonoscopies.
two men next to stuffed Grizzly Bear
We took this at Kalispell airport with our SUV rental keys in hand.
disney family at awards ceremony
Rare 2013 photo of our Family together backstage Disney – Disney Institute HQ.

Dear Son,

Shit you didn’t know…

How could you?

You were just a kid.

What you didn’t know is…

How being your dad inspired and guided everything i did (and why i did it) at Disney Institute.

#truestory

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

Sell me on how, mind

Dreams require risks. Risks require failure. Failure enables growth. Growth enables dreams.
Disney Keynote Speaker jeff noel
At least a million…enough to last a lifetime of distractions, naysayers, temptation, pain, hurt, regret, failure, etc.
Our Current System Fails Society
Our historical, and current, work/life balance belief system fails society. The system pictured here is the new, replacement architectural blueprint for personal vibrancy (aka ‘balance’).

Sell me on how you think i can help you.

Especially after a decade of already trying to help you.

Am i the failure or is it you?

Or is this a collaborative failure?

Bold questions, eh?

That’s what attracted you to me from the beginning.

Remember when i asked, “Are you drunk?

Thought you’d be so much further ahead than you are now.

A decade!

Why isn’t your culture the envy of not only your industry, but of any business anywhere?

Splain that to me. Please.

Note to self: Happy present moment.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.