jeff noel – Page 4 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Ordinary gifts day 5, home

Mid Life Celebration's first branded image — Mid Life Celebration’s first branded image – introducing ‘the chair’ in 2009. It never made the cut to use it. The designer thought it represented a furniture company. In reality, it symbolizes the movie scene that inspired me to write a book, which inspired me (30 years later) to start 100-days of blogging in 2009.

How do you define gift? How do you define ordinary?

Ordinary gifts are everywhere…

All we have to do is open our eyes and look around.

Eyesight.

Breath in our lungs.

It ain’t more complicated than that.

.hpm

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Ordinary gifts day 4, home

dog on couch — Early evening, waiting for Cheryl to come home from Disney.

Is there a limit to everyday, ordinary gifts?

No.

Why?

Because.

Because…

Bathrooms.

Kitchens.

Bedrooms.

Living rooms.

Chairs.

Flooring.

Lamps.

Weekly trash and recycling collections.

Windows.

Towels.

Stoves.

Microwaves.

Soap.

Pets.

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Ordinary gifts day 3, home

Disney speakers — The real adventure is creating personal vibrancy.

Disney Speakers think differently — Here’s to the crazy ones…

Apple logo – Apple is not a fruit company. What? You don’t have to make sense when you own the place.

Why are ordinary gifts important?

Why?

You’re kidding, right?

Ordinary gifts, like oxygen, sunlight, hunger.

Make sense now?

Then add on some more, like…

Craziness.

Nuttiness.

Childish.

Olympic podium Gold.

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Ordinary gifts day 2, home

What are ordinary gifts?

Ordinary gifts are as common as laughter, smiling, and honesty.

Even as simple as smiling.

And someone is smiling back at you.

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Ordinary gifts day 1, home

gift of life — Life is a gift…but it is not a dress rehearsal…live like you mean it…

breakthroughs — epiphany… breakthrough… twin sons from different mothers… a gift to the world

Cheryl Noel and Mickey Mouse — Encountered Mickey and Minnie on the route to a Disney gift shop. Talk about a ‘gift’.

Ordinary gifts?

Yes.

What are ordinary gifts from your experience and perspective?

They arrive every single day.

Childlike curiosity, even though nearing 70.

Asking what i’d do “If Disney Ran My Life?”.

Answering, and implementing, what i’d do “If Disney Ran My Life?”.

The desire to prioritize my priorities.

The gift to try to live a life that is an example, not a warning.

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