Glacier – Page 2 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

GNP Day 3, Spring 2024

View of store from a driver seat — After the hotel breakfast buffet, we had a U-Haul storage opportunity.

Couple at rural bakery — Between East Glacier Park (the town, not the region) and St Mary. It’s Polebridge’s ‘sister’ location. Pronounced “Key-eye-oh”.

Lean into discomfort.
dad

We are intentionally unintentional with this week’s schedule.

Why?

We have no Spring season experience to draw from.

We know there is snow, and mud, and cold on the trails.

Most trails aren’t open and won’t be for two more months.

Going-to-the-Sun Road isn’t open yet.

We are comfortable leaning into each day without a solid plan.

This is new for us.

Uncomfortable.

And fun.

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GNP Day 2, Spring 2024

A couple in hotel lobby — Breakfast, 7am, hotel. Cheryl did a video here that we sent to our son in Sippy Downs (Australia). Bluey is an Australian creation and phenomenon.

15-second video: Real life in real time. Outside it’s 40 degrees, raining, windy.

Mental health is wealth.
dad

The plan today is to drive to Jackson Glacier Overlook. We also plan to stop at East Glacier, Two Medicine, and Wild Goose Island on the way.

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GNP Day 1, May 2024

Lyft schedule screen — Wheels up at 807am.

6-second video: Yesterday. It’s over before it starts. Kinda like life.

21-second video: Also yesterday. Shed or you’re dead.

We do not visit Glacier to see wildlife. We go to live a wild life.
dad

The wild teaches me the same lessons it taught Neanderthals.

The strong, the fast, and the cunning survive.

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Adventure at home

Outdoor patio wall art — Favorite place on the planet.

Say what you want. Want what you say.
dad

Say what you want.

Want what you say.

What?

Never heard it that way?

Me neither.

Until 20 seconds ago.

So here we are.

Say what you want…

i want to spend as much time as possible in my favorite planetary location.

Glacier?

Nope.

Back porch.

Some things never change.

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Disney Decade Retirement

Person doing snow angel — Earlier in the week.

Airport lounge — Today, right now as i write this. Airport.

9-second video: Handful of years ago.

My original Disney retirement plan was after 40 years, not 30.
dad

Retired in 2014.

Thought it would be 2024.

Grateful to have been in the right place at the right time. Was able to make the early-retirement decision without sacrificing a Disney pension.

i know Disney colleagues that “retired from Disney” before retirement age. Some sacrificed 20 or more years of service and a bona fide Disney pension. Starting something new trumped a forthcoming Disney pension.

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