December 2024 – Page 3 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Pre-home

Glass jar with tropical plant — Purchased this in Glacier two days ago.

Tropics. Mountains. Palms. Grizzlies. One Earth.
dad

It’s so much fun to know palm trees and sunshine will follow me (us) all the days of our lives.

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.

Reflecting on Glacier

Mountain lake — Special is as special does.

14-second video: Special video from a phone. A phone! How does a phone capture a video like this?!

Always take the good time with you.
dad

Perfect conditions are rare.

Excellent conditions are uncommon.

But most common of all are good conditions.

Depending on your experience, you may come to believe that good and very good aren’t good enough.

Disney taught me (and Cheryl) that.

Insight: Always make the most of every situation. So as you pack your stuff for the trip, the day, or the party, always pack ‘a good time’.

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UCan UHaul

U-Haul storage center — Main Street USA. Aka, our UHaul storage unit hallway. We love having a 5’x5’ piece of real estate.

Social media post — First beer of the season. Photo and post by Kim Gill Hall. She also took and posted the next ‘Northern Lights’ photo…

Northern lights — Photo by Kim Gill Hall, Lucke’s Lounge bartender at Lake McDonald Lodge.

Beach — Pacific Ocean yesterday, from Australia. Photo: Our son.

Passion is the root of persistence.
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The key to passion is trusting yourself.

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Triple trip joy

Historic National Park Lodge lobby — Sure seems like they are all watching.

Calypso orchid. Tiny. We only saw four on a one-mile trek up 800’ toward Sperry Chalet.

Woman taking closeup photo of flowers — If you zoom in, while fuzzy, you get an idea how tiny the Calypso Orchid is. Ps. Look for the purple-ish color.

Closeup flower picture — The calypso orchid towers at 3”.

13-second video: Even though we are the paying customers, we treat Kevin and Suzie like customers (aka cherished friends in Disney lingo).

Behave admirably.
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We get to experience each Glacier trip three times. When we plan it, when we visit, and when we talk about it later.

Lean into discomfort, think differently, and have fun while you reap what you’ve sown.

High achievers know they get three experiences in every experience.

Who knew?

Your dad for starters.

Insight: Vibrancy took me four to five decades.

Dream: My dream is you cut 10 years off that.

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Leadership Zoo?

Big horn sheep — Cheryl’s photo. The nose looks like a heart.

Mountain scene — Gift from a recent Walt Disney World conference.

Bilby toy puppet — Bob Bilby. A real-life Australian marsupial. And, Australia’s “Easter Bunny”.

Grizzly bear versus — Grizzly. Today’s animal photos were taken yesterday.

Leading others often feels like a Zoo. Same with leading self. Be intentionally over-focused to figure it out.
dad

People, and animals, have a mind of their own.

Both can be tamed.

Neither is easily tamed.

Some should never be tamed.

And then there’s this…

two men in National Park Lodge lobby — Alan is the Lodge’s Front Office manager. We met years ago and have stayed friends and occasional hiking partners.

7-second video: Context for the souvenir mini lamp.

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