Mirror of my lifetime, home

What do i see in the mirror of my lifetime at home?

Casual.

Curious.

Shy.

Active.

Sports.

Cross-country, solo bicycle ride with only $75 cash and no tent.

Married.

Poor. But won a low-interest mortgage lottery for low income, first-time homebuyers (1985).

Health was almost always top priority – it’s the only thing i was really good at.

Then work at Walt Disney World became top priority.

Parenting looked hopeless.

Then a priority realignment.

Then teaching at Disney Institute, 1999 start (1999-2014).

Then parenthood, 2000.

Converted from (inactive) Lutheran to active Catholic, also 2000.

Then daily writing in 2009.

Then early retirement (2014) from Disney to start my own (risky, never-guaranteed) keynote speaking business (2014-2026) to have more control of my global travel schedule.

Empty-nester.

Personal vibrancy.

Sunset of life.

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Organized Hippie

What is an organized hippie?

Organized: Focused, present, awareness. Visionary. Creative. Disciplined. Fun. Joyful.

Hippie: Unconventional. Peace. Love. Freedom. Individuality.

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Repetition’s benefit

Repetition is the mother of all learning. -dad’s 9th-grade science teacher

Be careful with unintentional repetition because what we do by default becomes our standard. -dad

Habits are hard to break. -timeless saying

The good news about habits being hard to break is the reason intentional habits are the only goal. -dad

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Oasis of importance

Oasis of importance.

Importance?

Yes.

Most important…

Priorities…

In priority order.

Note: May take a lifetime to commit to your order.

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Zero expectations, home

unhappiness and expectations
unhappiness and expectations
unhappiness and expectations
unhappiness and expectations
unhappiness and expectations
unhappiness and expectations

Examining and reflecting on myself, i ask…

What expectations are needed at home (HQ)?

What HQ expectations are nice to have?

What HQ expectations are unnecessary?

What HQ expectations are harmful?

Thoughts control habits.

Habits control results.

Therefore thoughts control my results at home (HQ).

And what happens to my habits and results if i reduce or eliminate unnecessary and harmful HQ expectations?

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