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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
jeff noel, The Blog Whisperer, is one of the Internet’s most prolific bloggers.
It’s true. But it was never his goal. Life has a funny habit of showing you the (amazing) path you can never see if you stand still. So…..go.
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jeff noel started the same time (late September 1984) as Michael Eisner, Disney’s new CEO. A week later, Michael Eisner gave a welcome speech to Walt Disney World cast members before the Magic Kingdom opened to Guests, describing his vision for Disney’s future. I took this photo. Left to right: Mickey Mouse, Michael, Jane Eisner, Luanne Wells, Frank Wells. This is one of the worst pics jeff noel has ever taken.
A few years into my Disney career, I dreamt of one day being Disney’s CEO. What a Goofy thought.
To this very day, I remain absolutely, positively Goofy about Cheryl (above).
What I have learned from life is that you couldn’t pay me enough money to be a Fortune 500 CEO. Life has a funny way of grounding our blind ambitions. Thank goodness, eh?
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We drove from Washington State University to become Disney World Cast Members in 1984. Family quickly arrived in Kissimmee to visit.
Free Theme Park admission was a Cast Member perk we often took advantage of.
With only a couple hundred dollars to our name, most of it gone after paying deposits for rent & utilities, we began our corporate careers.
Where was your start in the “corporate world”?
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Back in 1984, a first floor, corner unit, next to a busy street was perfect.
Cheryl’s cousin Mike, and her Grammy (88 at the time) came to check on us…
Beggars can’t be choosers.
Anyone else ever live in a “roach motel”?
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We only stayed where we could afford.
Our tent along a Wyoming Interstate, driving to Orlando, Florida from Washington State, to lay down roots.
What where your humble beginnings like?
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