Retire – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

Time poor, mind

Fortune cookie saying — Time is the one thing everyone gets the same amount of each day. But days and years vary for everyone.

Small Florida bug black with red markings — Busy sure, yet capable of noticing the smallest of details in the grass (then mulch). A small black beetle with tiny orange spots.

Am i time poor? And, does it even matter?

Time poor is when you are so busy, you cannot afford to waste any time.

You are living without any discretionary time.

No extra time to do something that isn’t required.

All your time is spent in “have to do’s”?

Can you imaging having discretionary time to spend on “get to do’s”?

As i lean into discomfort this Summer, i want to waste more time than i ever have.

Wanting to spend time well-wasted.

Busy doing nothing.

Bug watching.

Sky watching.

Thinking crazy thoughts.

And so on and so forth.

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Letting go of posturing, mind

Disney Corporate Keynote Speaker — First thing i see on LinkedIn at 530am yesterday, circa 2009.

Most resumes, and social media profiles, are plain vanilla. From 2012 until 2026 (now) i’ve learned these accolades are suspect and carry no good news for me. Relief.

Is it possible to finally, for good, let go of habitual, societal posturing?

While working in a career it feels necessary. Mandatory even.

Why?

Societal norm.

But i’m not working (going on five months now) and i see things that no longer matter to me. Things that used to matter all day, every day.

Social media for one, especially LinkedIn.

Trying to keep up with the Jones. And FOMO.

But five months since my second and final retirement i just have no need to keep up. Nothing to prove.

Letting go of posturing is exhilarating.

Why?

If you need me to explain, you’re not ready to comprehend the explanation.

(and if you already know, again, you don’t need me to explain) (ps. Congrats)

Why?

Once you reach the life-stage where constant posturing is a non-issue, you immediately experience a relief you’ve never known.

We all dream of this relief, this freedom, but until it happened i was clueless.

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The trap to be busy, mind

Daisies — The ultimate sophistication is simplicity, nature, and living well.

Being busy is not the same as living fully.

Being busy kills my ability to .think .differently

Being busy poisons my ability to .think .deeply

Being busy stifles my ability to hone a growth mindset.

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Paperwork playoffs, mind

jeff noel's work desk — Two folders from a 2019 engagement. Took only 4 sheets of paper to a (2018) lunch meeting at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort. This was for a Deloitte engagement.

One box of 54 Mid Life Celebration books — 54 books, each uniquely signed, in gratitude for their passion. For Galen College of Nursing some years ago. Took them to their Louisville HQ for annual two-day Executive Leadership summit.

Shoulda, woulda, coulda…

Shoulda, woulda, coulda are side effects of a closed mindset.

Now in 2026, my two thoughts in retirement regarding a lifetime Disney paperwork collection…

Wait, and probably do nothing, ever.
Go, start purging, get it down to only what is pure gold.

Just told a former client yesterday that if it wasn’t for some more books i’d still like to write for our son, i’d likely pitch the whole collection.

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Purge like you mean it, mind

Purge: To rid, clear, or free.

Mentally.

Going through a lifetime of Disney paperwork, still.

Have done it many times, over my life.

First, when transferring from one Disney work location to another. When you pack for your move, you have an opportunity to purge stuff you haven’t looked at for some time. Or, you simply pack it and keep the stuff at your new location.

There’s an ebb and flow to this process.

i have found collecting and purging have similar qualities.

Collecting feels like building.

Purging feels like downsizing.

Both feel mentally empowering.

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