Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker
One million+ people globally while at Disney Institute.
This probably isn’t necessary, but just in case. If you read today’s blog post jeff noel Hates Vacation and clicked on the hyperlink Whiners , it led to the Urban Dictionary definition.
That definition offended me, but only hours after the fact, while “proof-reading” the post. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Okay, so I made that up. But you know there are some people who actually hate vacation, because vacation takes them away from their medicine.
Huh? Yes, their medicine. As a workaholic myself, from a long line of workaholics, being busy and then suddenly not being busy, well, you can almost see the panic rush in.
And honestly, I’m having a moment right now that has me wondering, “How bad is my disease?” Today is the first day of a two-week vacation.
How will I function if I don’t have anything pressing at work?
Just for the record, I do NOT hate vacation, but here is the short list of things jeff noel does hate:
Ain’t much in life guaranteed, is there? Death and taxes, to be sure.
Death.
That’s the one.
What a beautiful gift death should be.
Just like what a beautiful gift birth should be.
And the beautiful gift of the part called “life” – in between the two.
And here’s one more thing that’s guaranteed – life will be difficult.
Guaranteed.
And this simple fact presents us with the most glorious opportunity known to humankind.
Carpe diem.
Which part what?
Which part of your life is the most exciting?
Which part of your life is the most challenging?
How do you balance the two?
Reach. Relevance. Impact.
Just before the entire Columbia, South Carolina airport power went out, I was filming a one-take-You Tube video of another airport hallway billboard sign.
Had the power not gone off, I would have finished the one-take-You Tube video with, “What I am trying to do is expand my reach, relevance and impact.”
I mean, who doesn’t want to do that?
Or maybe, it’s just crazy talk, or inappropriate, to think that one person might start something that could help make the world a better place.