How do i test the hypothesis?

Disney writer Jeff Noel in the mountains
Randomly found this 2017 photo of me blogging at Granite Park Chalet.

Being happy with what you have is a great place to be in life.

Pursuing what you want is the American Dream.

Can being happy with what you have prevent you from pursuing what you want?

For example…

i’m happy with spending two hours daily writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts.

As the years continue to pass, especially these years in my 60’s, the thought of having two hours of discretionary time — every day — invested in something different might be a wonderful, and healthy, adventure.

The only way to know is to experiment with the idea.

How do i test the hypothesis?

Does it even matter?

What if i’m wrong?

What if i’m right?

What if i wait too long to try?

What if i start now?

Bonus thoughts:

Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.

How much is enough?

Be content with what you have and be at peace with who you are.

Luck favors the bold. Luck favors the prepared.

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Become the lifestyle expert

Disney Keynote Speaker Jeff Noel
Circa 2013, University of Iowa Healthcare (UIHC) client. They loved the “Teddy Bear Story”, and insisted i shared it with every audience. “Jack the Bear” impacted thousands of UIHC employees.

Become a personal vibrancy expert.

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Should a person become a personal vibrancy expert?

Or…

Why should a person not become a personal vibrancy expert?

Lifetime discipline is hard.

Lifetime regret is hard.

Seems like answers are obvious when you do the math.

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Home ambition

post it note to-dolist
Top left, last night’s date. List for today’s ‘home’ work. There’s a work/life balance in these names.

Personal vibrancy is your most ambitious ‘home’ project. Personal vibrancy comes from ambitiously prioritized priorities.

dad

Discipline is freedom.

Discipline starts with focus.

Focus starts with a clear, concise, and compelling vision.

Bonus: All 3 sentences apply professionally (obviously), but also equally on the personal life side.

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Got risk?

Bicycling a mountain pass road with snow drifts
Just so you know the next two pics are from my iPhone…
Bicycling a mountain pass road with snow drifts
Only one way to get here.
Bicycling a mountain pass road with snow drifts
The risk is the distance and the elevation gain may be too much.

Got risk-taking abilities, habits, and desire?

💯percent 🔥

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Ship burning

Zurg button
Waiting and doing nothing destroys dreams/lives.

Burn the ships.

It means something or it doesn’t.

You have the final say.

What say ye?

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