Candid, tough questions

Disney Cruise Ship model
Disney Cruise Ship model at Port Canaveral.

 

Tough questions should be handled with candor when you are investing in self-reflection.

Think about this as you prepare to enter the new year (now only five days away).

Face the tough questions now and your year will get easier. Avoid the hard questions now and your year will get a lot harder.

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Top 2017 one-word contenders

Apple Watch app screen
Lean as in picking right-fit ways to spend our precious time.

 

Top 2017 one-word contenders:

  • Lean
  • Unencumbered
  • Free

Note, lean doesn’t mean body weight. Also, lean was used last year with great results.

 

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Resolve is challenging because we need 3 key items

Disney collectable from Resort operations
DREAM = Disney Resort Experiences Are Magic.

 

Dreaming requires resolve otherwise the dream never becomes a reality.

Resolve is challenging because we need 3 key items.

We need to be patient, we need to get support, and we need to be gentle with ourselves.

Change is challenging.

Old habits don’t like change.

You can do it if you start with three key items.

 

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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.

 

Why did i fail so predictably in the past?

Rainy, cold night in Bethlehem, PA
From the rear driver’s side window, returning to Senior Living Facility from a party. i could see clearly, but the iPhone lens saw it differently.

 

Why did i fail so predictably in the past? And why i no longer do.

  1. Wasn’t willing to fight like hell for it
  2. Denied, unintentionally, that i was more comfortable not changing
  3. Didn’t feel guilty in failing because so many others failed too
  4. Subconsciously was afraid of what i’d have to commit to if i succeeded

The awakening came when i became a teacher and i saw so many teachers who only preached what should be done, but were too weak to practice it themselves.

i became disgusted with living a lie.

And that was the catalyst that changed everything.

It really comes down to overcoming the victim mentality, which proliferates and justifies excuses – it literally is like being a blind man and then, miraculously, having your eyesight restored.

 

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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.

 

Unencumbered

Santa Claus life size figure
One of the last photos i took last night.

 

Unencumbered

This is my word for 2016.

For 2015 it was…

Lean

A single word, the right word, has the power to transform people.

And if not people, it can still transform one.

Note: Lean wasn’t about body weight, it was and still is about everything in our life being lean. Minimalistic is the next closest word, however, it didn’t resonate as well personally.

 

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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.