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What is Disney’s best kept secret?

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(photo: Spent a few hours yesterday reworking www.jeffnoel.com and changing all social media avatars with the photo above – taken a month or so ago)

What is Disney’s best kept secret? Disney Vacation Club had it as a tagline for many years.

In the world of positive organizational culture attitude, Disney’s best kept secret is an Orlando based Motivational speaker and 30-year Disney veteran. The fact he can confidently make this claim is a testament to the power of our mental thoughts.

He’s out on his own, speaking and enlightening business leaders in the world’s most respected companies. He did it for 15 years at Disney Institute, and he’s still doing it, here.

PS. (This post was written 100 days ago, shortly after retiring. Reading it now, Feb 28, it feels awkward. Leaving it as is. It captures the vibe of that day, right or wrong, appropriate or inappropriate.)

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Blurry midlife celebration moments like a Disney retirement party

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(photo: Last night at the top of Disney’s Contemporary Resort… jeff noel, Lori and Joe McColgan)

His colleagues from the past 30 years had a couple recurring themes in their stories and memories:

  • Optimism
  • Positivity
  • Creativity
  • Courage
  • Encouragement
  • Fun

Last night was the final, official moment as a Disney Cast Member.

It kills him to leave. He IS Disney. He’s not running from something. He’s running to something, and has been for the past six years.

The other theme, shared over and over last night with his wife? Because of his intentionality he’s going to be incredible successful.

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Disney retirement is officially official

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(photo: Mid Life Celebration released on Amazon nearly a year to the day – everything is going according to plan…)

What happens when you pair one of your bold, audacious goals with living like you mean it?

Received the call from the Fidelity Benefits Coordinator that retirement is officially official. While Disney had processed the separation two weeks ago, it also had to upload into Fidelity’s system. That happened today.

A surreal feeling that helps make this life event feel more real. Really real you might say. Burn the ships real.

When a spouse retires this creates what’s called a life event. A life event qualifies as significant enough to allow for modifying health care coverage to include a retired spouse.

Dear Son, what looks like luck, privilege, or ease is massively anything but. So glad you know this without a shadow of a doubt.

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Crazy what a crazy man can do in such a short time

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(photo: October 31, 2014 7:25am…)

The final episode?

One final ride on the Walt Disney VIP Cast Member bus from West Clock to the Tunnel drop off.

A walk through the Tunnel to Frontierland. Up the steps and a short cut (few people know) to Adventureland and The Jungle Cruise.

Back behind MO5 and out by First Aid, then onto Main Street USA.

Over to Tomorrowland then back to the Hub, through Cinderella Castle and back through Fantasyland, down the steps to the bus stop.

Didn’t make it to Town Square. Had to get back home by 8:am to take our Son to school.

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PS. Was in Town Square just two days prior, working. And as this Guest captured on camera, having fun trying to photobomb his picture.

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