Being organized is a marathon, not a sprint

Big Orlando lakefront Estate near Disney World
Last week, neighbor’s home is huge.

 

Dear Son, do not give up because perfection seems (and most likely is) impossible. Be as organized as you can be. Build on your successes. Keep things simple. Keep things lean.

It may take decades, but at least you will aways be getting better.

PS. The bigger the home, the more there is to organize.

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Being organized also applies to important conversations

Map My Run app highlighting the run through Disney World
Map My Run app highlighting the run through Disney World yesterday.

 

Being organized also applies to important leadership conversations with teen children.

We must set aside time to think strategically on timing, content, and next steps.

A message so powerful and paradoxical that says:

“Punishment is never the goal when you exercise poor judgement. The goal is to maximize the opportunity to learn from what happened so it never happens again.”

Being decently organized and focused makes this one of life’s greatest investments.

No being decently organized means less effective investing.

You know this.

We also know that teens don’t exercise poor judgement, they exercise under-developed judgement. It’s our job to train and develop them.

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Figure it out and make it work

Middle School play

 

(photo: Faced with the reality he’d be unable to attend the School Play, he did the next best thing, organized his schedule to attend a practice)

The only parent present at yesterday’s practice was the one who will be missing tonight.

Instead, he’ll be on the floor, center court, at the Amway Center.

Working.

Transforming.

Others.

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This is something most people will never know

Mailing Label

 

(photo: The company above was founded to be the first ‘for-profit, non-profit’.. rather than ask for donations…)

The original goal was to raise $3,000 to donate to CCFA. In a matter of a few minutes, because of workplace ethics and creativity, the goal was upped to $1,000,000.

And on November 15, 2008, put that insane goal in writing here.

Since that time, the goal has been reframed to reflect the DNA of the goal setter.

The new goal is simply this:

Help raise money until a cure is found.

No amount, only an end goal.

A cure.

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