Motivation – Page 9 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

Happy New Year 2012!

Last night at ESPN's Wild World Of Sports Complex

Happy New Year!

Huh? Wait. Sure, it was 90 days ago. And no, this isn’t an April Fool’s Day prank. It’s a blogging, and life, experiment.

So how has 2012 been treating you? Have the first 90 days of this amazing opportunity been better than, about what, or less than, you expected?

I sincerely hope your answer is, “better than expected”.

This post goes a bit against my short and pithy mantra, as well as going against what some would say is conventional blogging wisdom.

You see, we must always find creative ways to get and stay motivated.

And to that end, I wonder every day how to do it. And also, how you do it.

So here’s a little secret. This post is 90 days old. And yes, it’s New Year’s Day morning. For real.

This month’s posts are a look at the future – 90 days out – and looking back to compare the two perspectives. Every post this month will be written exactly three months in advance.

This could be an epic failure, or a really interesting way to discover the undiscovered.

Happy New Year (and happy April Fool’s day too).

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We Know That What We Read Has A Dramatic Affect On Our Attitude

Life celebrations can come at any time, any age. And jeff noel just happens to be in the space between young adulthood and old age. We know that what we read has a dramatic affect on our attitude.

Spring 2009, reading The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch, was exceptionally motivating because the timing was perfect. This month is dedicated to keeping that motivation alive. Even kicking it up a notch – The Next Lecture. You in?

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Here’s What You Need

Last night, a 5th grader’s iPad carrying case stoked my fire…Social media is the key….

When a person is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself. – Sir Alexander Paterson

Many readers wish I told them what and how to do things – you know, the secret formula.

From my experience, you will find your secret formula when you are sufficiently motivated. Not before.

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What Needs To Be Done?

North Cascades Highway, Washington State, 1983

Yesterday’s echo of “find a million ways to do what needs to be done” is critical.

Making tough, thoughtful life decisions seems elusive for most of us.

Do you know what the single greatest challenge is?

Life is unpredictable.

This is why having a strong foundation is so critical.

And being flexible, without sacrificing our priorities, is the midlife mountain we must climb.

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Sorry

Simplicity is an elusive goal sometimes.

Ok, simplicity is elusive most of the time.

But so are a lot of things that are important. Should that stop us from our pursuit?

There is only one, resounding answer to this question.

And maybe by tomorrow I’ll have my movie soundtrack song(s) to share with the world. This was a fun, and frustrating, exercise.

And anything but simple.

Should have seen it coming.