Dear Son – Page 2 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Spring Grove homes

small town row homes — Main Street, across from the tiny Catholic Church and the tiny Ford Car & Truck Dealership. This is where my Grandparents lived their lives. Their home was the one with the double step protruding onto the sidewalk (middle of photo).

Never dreamed of a life in Spring Grove, so there was never, “Where would i like to settle down and live?”

Literally, no idea where i would have lived or what i would have lived in.

Fall 1977 went to West Chester State College 80-miles east, near Philadelphia. From that point on, spent the first two college summers living at home because of the great paying summer job at ‘The Mill’.

1979 was the last year i lived in Pennsylvania. So at 21, i was exploring the Country as a free spirit.

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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.

6 Prioritized Personal Values

father and son next to Disney Institute van — He’s a college upper classperson now. He knows the Disney Way better than anyone else his age. Better than most at any age.

Shared these six in descending order. Started and stayed with Honesty from the time he could talk to about 4 or 5. Note: This is the prioritized order.

Honesty
Behave admirably
Personal responsibility
Self-control
Initiative
Fun

Behave admirably, personal responsibility and self-control were rolled out when he started doing sleepovers.

Initiative rolled out in middle school.

Fun got introduced as a High School upper classperson.

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Runs in the Family

young boy walking on railing — You’ve always had great balance.

Son, you are lucky that beginner’s luck runs in the Family.
dad

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Everyday stories

adult humor gag gift — From the same Sanibel Island gift shop…different day and year – insanely random. The context here is that you never have to talk about your “workouts”. Your strength, flexibility, endurance, smile…they all kinda snitch on you about your workouts.

Tell a great story today, no words.
dad

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Shit my dad taught me

Disney Institute Keynote Speakers — Jungle Jeff and Jack Santiago. When Disney Institute was “forced by growth” to consolidate offices, Jack and i became “roommates”. This is us in Las Vegas doing work for NBA Retail.

Shit My Dad Taught Me.

Book title idea. (June 3, 2021).

Dear Son, remember, you have everything you need.

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