Remember turning 16?

Remember turning 16?

Still carrying that wide-eyed desire to suck the marrow out of life?

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

This website is about our mental attitude. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

 

Do i have to stop because i’m going to start?

Willis Tower photo
Willis Tower, Chicago, 2009 – the year i began daily blogging.

 

The thought of not writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts every morning is feeling pretty scary.

Do i have to stop blogging because i’m going to start writing a Disney Leadership book?

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our mental attitude. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

 

Happy 57th birthday dude

Family history photos on wall
How many people live intentionally, which includes living with a deadline?

 

Happy 57th birthday dude. Ok, so it’s still 100 days away as i write this this morning. But when it posts, it’ll be the 57th anniversary of my birth.

Yes, i get that my approach is crazy.

i think we should all consider that the alternative – living like we have forever – is also crazy.

To each his or her own.

i committed to a ten-year plan seven years ago.

Nothing is going to have me back down from it now.

Give yourself the gift of courage to do the impossible.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our mental attitude. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

 

40 days and 40 nights equals seven years

Prevailing customer service wisdom
Photo: Disney Institute’s LinkedIn update yesterday.

 

Does 40 days and 40 nights equal seven years?

It does.

In exactly 40 days, we arrival at April Fools Day.

And on that day seven years ago, i began what literally seemed impossible.

For 100 consecutive days, write five daily, differently-themed blog posts about life’s five big choices: mind, body, spirit, money, and hq.

We:

  1. Think:   MidLifeCelebration.com/blog
  2. Move:    Lane8.org/blog
  3. Feel:       jeffnoel.org/blog
  4. Work:    junglejeff.net/blog
  5. Dwell:    jeffnoel.com/blog

No one i know writes five daily, differently-themed blogs. Does this make me a great leader?

No.

Does it mean i initiated a serious change?

Yes.

Does writing five a day for seven years make me a leader?

No.

Does it mean i initiated serious change?

Yes.

Insight: Be careful in judging your efforts and your initiative based on someone else’s standards. Follow the trail or make a trail.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our mental attitude. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

 

Today is the beginning of the eighth year

Prolific Blogger jeff noel from Disney
Circa 2008-2010

 

Prolific Blogger jeff noel from Disney
Got a little fancier in 2011.

 

Today is the beginning of the eighth year. Top photo from 2008 and the original website look. Bottom photo about two years later, a little more color. The progress one can make when a little is done every single day.

There was a time when the number of consecutive days blogging was two. Today it’s 2,558.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

This website is about our mental attitude. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.