Completely Different? – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Spring break, home

Eiffle Tower — First look…Spring 2012. In France for Disney Institute client engagement at Disneyland Paris.

Spring break is a priority for many college students.

Why?

A tradition.

An adventure.

A rite of passage.

All of that and more.

It has become a priority for me (and Cheryl) for the same three reasons:

A retirement tradition.
A retirement adventure.
A retirement rite of passage.

Noteworthy is that college students recognize the fleeting opportunity and go after the opportunity with gusto.

Same here.

Even in retirement.

Especially in retirement.

Ps. We travel to Paris in four weeks for a two-week “Spring Break” adventure.

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Now that you’ve officially retired, home

breakfast plate at outdoor cafe — Creativity: How can i (we) pause while walking 8-ish miles per day and enjoy an affordable power breakfast, and then finish the daily walk. Note: There are two breakfast places near us. This is one of them, this past Friday (48 hours ago).

Now that you’ve officially retired, will your priorities change?

Of course.

Why?

No more working in exchange for financial gain.

What do i think will be the biggest change or adjustment?

Candidly, and literally immediately, the thought of rarely (perhaps never) using LinkedIn is the first thing that comes to mind.

All the posturing, FOMO, selling, bragging, “hey look what I’m doing”…

Mental, spiritual, career freedom.

After that, creative brainstorming on how to capture my life’s professional wisdom in forms that benefit our Son.

And after that (most likely simultaneously), figuring out how to scale and sustain an adventurous, and grateful, way to enjoy life’s sunset phase.

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The work is never done

The work is never done.

Ever.

Until it is.

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Doubtful, home

social security application confirmation — This is such a remarkable milestone, here’s a second “completed” photo.

Doubtful there will ever be a desire to lower our standards.

What standards?

The ones we have for the community we live in.

Between the Orange County Code Enforcement guidelines and our Property Owners Association’s specific, uncomplicated, and modest requirements, the standards (when enforced) are all anyone needs to live peacefully. Respectfully.

Doubtful any community will ever see 100% respect and compliance.

Note: We have long been planning for a creative middle-ground. Life is good, even when it’s not excellent. Thank you Universe.

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One more time, please

four senior citizens at cafe table — One more view, for old time’s sake.

holiday greeting card — We’ve been together a decade. We met at Lee Cockerell’s home two weeks before i officially retired on Halloween 2014. Mark and i began collaborating in early 2015.

There’s a last time for everything.

Sometimes we welcome the last time.

Sometimes we mourn the last time.

And sometimes, we forget to savor each time, never thinking that this might be the last time.

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