Category: Dear Son

Over-focus is the way

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The Disney Retiree experience isn’t perfect, yet it is a world-class privilege.
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The “promised” email never arrived. It happens. Try again tomorrow. Life comes with a few bugs.

The reason some business did well in 2020, is because innovative ‘Disney’ creativity looks at things other businesses either under-focus on or ignore.

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Plan B

Two shirtless guys at a waterfall
Was the first one to jump in. A college student was the second and only other adult (the son of my college roommate) to get soaked. Turns out, it rained on the way back to the vehicles and everyone got completely soaked.

The Great Recession’s gift was the opportunity to birth a Plan B should there ever be another catastrophic economic event, and worst case, an involuntary separation. Here we are, 30,000+ Cast Member terminations in 2020. Disney Institute was decimated. My business is strong in 2020 thanks to diversification.

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Writing is celebratory

Father and son on a hike in the mountains
First successful completion of the Hidden Lake Trail overlook.

Would you write every morning if it brought you joy?

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Writing HQ

book and teddy bear at Salt Lake airport sign
Salt Lake City airport, year unknown.

Why continue writing every day, after 12 years of doing so? Someday, when fully retired, will still want to begin each morning with two hours of writing. That is a sign of love. Do what you love.

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Aggressively unfancy

Laundry room and a couple of shirts on hangers
Travel light. Travel smart. Six hangers. Wearing 7th layer (t-shirt) and super light windbreaker vest. Neon shirt is for hiking alone as a wearable beacon should a search and rescue happen.

Would rather be able to back-country hike all day than wear a suit and tie all day.

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