Dear Son – Page 39 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Serendipity superpower

Tom Cook sitting at a desk with a MacBook — New Mac announcements yesterday. New Apple-produced silicon M1 chip is the big news.

Serendipity is the most underrated superpower. It’s not your superpower, it’s humanity’s shared superpower. Be present, mindful, and motivated. Remember that random phone call when i was 40?
dad

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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.

Full availability

In Disney Operations, you are expected to have full availability throughout your career.
dad

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So what?

Mountains with sun ray shining through — Mt Oberlin, left.

So what will you do knowing that 70-80% of your days are not excellent? This means these days are not excellent for whomever comes in contact with you.
dad

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What’s next for HQ?

jeff noel on a mountain — Grinnell Glacier overlook trail with Jody Maberry. The Mountain Goat family of 3 detained us 30 minutes. One Goat is barely visible over left shoulder.

i didn’t come this far organizing our home life to only go this far.
dad

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Sobriety is a superpower

Neighbors often complain about other neighbors. What if the complaining neighbors solely focused on their on yards? What if the complaining neighbors lent a hand?
dad

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