Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
Knowing i’ll be dead soon helps me make the big decisions in life – Steve Jobs
Ditto. – me
Our attitude toward death creates our attitude toward life.
Think about that for a minute and ask, “Am i afraid of death? Am i prepared to die? Am i living, right now and all day, like i mean it?”
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Wow, what am i doing here?
In 30 days, year nine concludes and year 10 begins.
Who takes a dreaded cultural phenomenon – Midlife Crisis – and turns it into joy, discovery, opportunity, and purpose?
Mid Life Celebration was a crazy idea i had while teaching the four-day Disney’s Approach to People Management somewhere near the turn of the century.
Bob Spina and i were co-facilitating how the language (specific, carefully chosen words) organizations use determines behavioral outcomes.
Note, the lack of intentionally choosing specific words also determines behavioral outcomes – and the outcomes are not crafted, they are by default, random and unintentional, possibly even detrimental.
Also in this discussion were symbols, values, heritage and traditions, as well as traits and behaviors.
And in the moment, as i was searching for a new way to say the same thing, i told the audience, “Do you have a problem or an opportunity, a problem or a challenge, a midlife crisis or a midlife celebration.”
From a tiny acorn, a mighty Oak does grow.
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The doctor says my time on Earth is limited.
Truth be told, so is yours.
We don’t need a doctor to tell us.
We should be telling ourselves this.
But.
But it’s scary news.
Sure.
But.
But it’s not untrue.
Use this reality to inspire you to live like you mean it.
That’s what i’ve been doing for the past 8.5 years.
Go.
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The Doctor said, “We estimate you have 15 months to live.”
Just a dream?
Sort of.
i dreamt of changing the age-old question, “What would you do if you had six months to live?”
Change it to what?
“What would you do if you had 10 years to live?”
So yeah, for 8.5 years, i’ve been living like my 60th birthday is my last day.
Now, i’m 15 months away from my last day.
PS. i’m fully aware no one knows the day of their death. This is exactly why this is an intriguing endeavor.
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If you’re not thinking about death every day, you’re missing out on living like you mean it.
Being intentional helps you become as prepared as you can be.
Being prepared means you are in a great position should adversity strike unexpectedly.
Your mileage may vary.
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