jeff noel – Page 60 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Tables and chairs

There’s a phenomenon in retirement whereby having fun is a welcomed renaissance.
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If you work a lifetime helping others in your job, should there be a guilt-free transition into not having that responsibility anymore?

Being early on in this new part of the journey, gut tells me yes.

Friendly reminder to self (and everyone), your clock is ticking.

Die with zero regrets.

Have more fun than you’ve had in a long time. And sustain it, presumably, until you die.

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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.

Is your performance excellent at home?

Beach — Self-proclaimed “shelling capital of the world”.

Two people walking on the beach at sunset — Two favorite people in the world.

Sunset at the beach — Our nightly Sanibel Island tradition is to sit here and watch. We stay at the same place every year. We know what to expect. The unexpected.

Beach with thunderstorm clouds — This is the same spot as the sunset photos, it’s just turning around to see what’s behind you. In this case it’s mid-day, not sunset.

If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough.
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Today’s quote is one of my all time favorites. It sustained me and helped me find a million ways to stay motivated during a 10-year health journey. The end of this first decade had me travel to Finland to represent the United States in the Men’s 50-54 age group 400 meters…

At the 2009 Masters Track and Field World Championships.

Now, a quarter century later, it continues to serve in remarkable ways.

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Rare indeed

Timing is one of comedy’s prerequisites.

Same with booking a high mountain chalet after you’ve lost the reservation lottery.

Timing is honed by doing the reps.

For comedy.

For everything.

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What happens when

The detail in the nose bridge.

Keep your equipment simple, essential, and get the best you can afford. But no frills. No boasting.
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This is funny…young child trying to say dump truck. Why? Because funny, sweet and innocent is always in fashion.

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Worst case at home

Florida hawk — Unusual Hawk behavior. Been observing Florida wildlife, particularly in my own yard, for four decades.

12-second video: Unusual Hawk behavior. Hawks never let you get this close. Something’s up. Did the hawk get the baby bunny? Or is it something else?

Easy today makes life hard tomorrow. Hard today makes life easy tomorrow.
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Saving money is hard when you are starting out. Why? Because you have many unexpected expenses you never saw coming or never planned on. And there’s a decent chance you are filled with creative ideas to enhance your new life on your own. Instant credit lets you buy things with money you don’t have. It’s intoxicating.

Doing without. Living within (or below) your means. These are hard choices.

Zero debt is easy to repay.

Doing the hard, frustrating work to prioritize your priorities allows the magic of doubling to work on auto-pilot.

Never positioning yourself for the magic of doubling will reach a tipping point where it will be impossible to cash in on exponential compounding. With money, health, attitude, career, and home organization.

As John F. Kennedy said, “The time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining.“

As the one little pig did, “Build your house with stone for the unannounced day life’s wolf is at your door.“

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