Tag: Milestones

Blogging memories day 2, mind

Disney Institute Keynote Speakers
First Disney Institute business card from 1999 and a later version, before we moved to Celebration Place 200, from the 220 building.

What are some of your earliest blogging memories?

What’s WordPress?

What’s GoDaddy?

Which comes first?

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Blogging memories day 1, mind

write like you mean it
Nearly everyone could write a book. i recommend starting with a blog.

What are some of your earliest blogging memories?

What the hell is a blog?

My first 2007 manilla folder at Disney Institute was labeled “Web Log”.

That’s how the name blog ‘got its name’.

Mash up web and log, what do you get?

“Blog”.

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January 25, 1982

Halloween Card
Disney Institute colleague gifted a hand-made “Halloween going-away” card.

Day One.

Monday, 9:00 AM.

Disney University.

Disney Traditions class.

January 25.

1982.

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You know what?

couple in the mountains
The intentionality in this photo is too much to explain. Cheryl knows. Chapin gets it. And of course, i orchestrated it.

You know what, a couple weeks ago i started asking myself, “Do you want to continue daily writing/blogging?”

The question is new for me.

The answer is, “Not sure.”

Ps. The Glacier posts may be refined, shortened, and otherwise re-crafted. It was a good rough draft but i find it verbose.

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Oh, that’s right

A milestone in 2022: 62 days in Glacier National Park. Previous record was 50 days – in 2021 (and in 2020).

Oh, that’s right, resolutions always never work.

But you’re reframing that.

Resolutions always work.

We must become comfortable knowing that resolve takes time.

We must also become comfortable that belief morphs into faith, faith morphs into action, action transforms into commitment, and commitment blossoms into purpose.

Didn’t reach 22 years of sobriety overnight.

The original act was simply to make December 31 the first day without a single drop of alcohol.

The next act was to repeat that accomplishment (an entire 24-hour period without a drop of alcohol) a second consecutive day.

Pro tip for 2023: Pick a calendar date that has an inspiring personal narrative. Hint: January 1 resolutions are bad karma.

Personal examples: Have used April Fools Day, Tax Day (April 15), Halloween, Thanksgiving, and New Years Eve. Personal narrative is amplified when you intentionally pick a memorable and meaningful milestone launch date.

  • April Fools Day – began blogging
  • April 15 (Tax day) – began running one-mailbox-a-day
  • Halloween – retired from Disney (scary)
  • Thanksgiving – announced my first book was published
  • New Years Eve – quit drinking on world’s biggest drinking day

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