Wedding invitation

Young couple posing in a forest
Washington State. Kamiak Butte. Not far from Washington State University, our home when we first got married.

High standards never go out of fashion.

dad

Which seems better?

High standards for attitude, health, peace, career, and priorities.

Low standards for attitude, health, peace, career, and priorities.

Who picks the second one?

Most people.

What?

Yes, most people pick low standards by default because they’re too busy to do the reps necessary for personal vibrancy.

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Is your mental performance excellent?

1993 Disney performance excellence booklet
My most treasured Disney piece.

If people could behave as well as they write and talk, they’d be unstoppable.

dad

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Plant where you bloom

Floridians planting the Florida state tree
Our house is home to my two favorites places in the world. We are planting like we mean it. Like we finally realized we need to plant now, not later.

Plant where you bloom.

dad

Sometimes, like right now, an insight will arrive for the first time in a lifetime.

Today’s quote is the insight.

The photo is the inspirational catalyst.

The deeper insight behind the insight is that it’s time to “finish” planting the foundational trees after living here for 3+ decades.

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Worst case mentally

Baby bunny in the leaves
Cheryl saw something move this morning. Maybe a month ago i saw an adult Rabbit dig a hole and then cover it with leaves. The cover up was so meticulous. Had i not witnessed the circular clearing and the hole, i’d never believe it happened.
Six-second video: The Bunny never blinked.

Walt Disney’s Three Little Pigs is the best reason to plan for worst case. It summarizes the consequences for not preparing.

dad

Worst case mentally is i deny the future exists right around the corner and if i’m lucky, i’ll live in it someday. Even worse, i’ll settle for a “good enough” attitude and a closed mindset (“like everyone else”).

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Use quiet thunder instead

Disney Keynote Speaker jeff noel
7:30 AM…One last walk through the Tunnel and down a deserted Main Street USA.

Regret is not worth the price paid to avoid risk.

dad

Perhaps the biggest regret is saying you believe in something but no one buys it, and eventually not even you, because your actions speak louder than words.

Classic “What you do thunders so loudly i can’t hear what you say.”

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