Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
(photo: A few days ago as we were walking to Japan for lunch.)
What’s keeping you on edge today, recently, or coming up this week?
Retirement is the wrong word to describe life right now.
Career change is what’s happening. Received the second pension check (direct deposit) this morning though.
Weird.
Weird is good.
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(photo: Mid Life Celebration released on Amazon nearly a year to the day – everything is going according to plan…)
What happens when you pair one of your bold, audacious goals with living like you mean it?
Received the call from the Fidelity Benefits Coordinator that retirement is officially official. While Disney had processed the separation two weeks ago, it also had to upload into Fidelity’s system. That happened today.
A surreal feeling that helps make this life event feel more real. Really real you might say. Burn the ships real.
When a spouse retires this creates what’s called a life event. A life event qualifies as significant enough to allow for modifying health care coverage to include a retired spouse.
Dear Son, what looks like luck, privilege, or ease is massively anything but. So glad you know this without a shadow of a doubt.
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(photo: 30 years at Disney, including the past 15 years consulting with some of the biggest Companies in the world)
On the third day of retirement there is an unusual feeling never felt before in 55 years. One that began swelling up yesterday (a Sunday) with the realty that there is no longer a boss to answer to today.
Or ever.
Not in the traditional sense anyway.
There’s a new sherif in town as they say. He’s a good guy.
jeff noel is an Orlando based motivational speaker. He has spoken to one million+ people globally. Mostly Fortune 500’s.
He recently retired from Disney after 30 incredible years, including the past 15 speaking for Disney Institute.
It is rare when someone with this experience, personality, and drive become available.
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(photo: Mickey and his pal jungle jeff)
Never again?
Yesterday was the final program. The final day of teaching.
Thought there might be tears.
Never happened.
Today and tomorrow are ‘office’ days.
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(photo: October 27, 2014… Disney’s Yacht Club Resort boardwalk at 6:30am)
Four days until retirement from Disney.
Savoring each moment is challenging because there are so many of them. And they come and go so quickly, one right after the other.
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