We have to start our own fire

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Could we astound ourselves to shed 90% of our stuff?

 

We have to start our own fire.

If lost in the wilderness in freezing temperatures, to avoid freezing to death overnight gather 10 times as much firewood as you think you’ll need.

Very time consuming.

Overkill?

No. Yet it is the right strategy you would need to survive the night without freezing to death.

This may seem unrelated to everyday civilized life.

Be 10 times more organized with our possessions than we think we need to be. Otherwise, we might kill our peace.

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Three days until he sees 55

Iowa Children's Hospital
If you run a lot, you’ll earn a reputation as a runner

 

When you finally become comfortable with who you are, you’ll discover that not everyone likes this.

Do it anyway.

Seek peace with who you are.

Seek contentment with what you have.

Those not liking you have their own battles to fight. Be kind, gentle, and generous, and feel no obligation to change their mind.

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Are you an honor guard?

University of Iowa's Mascot Herky
Stand watch over your stuff and do not let it get out of control

 

This is a really easy post to dismiss.

Are you satisfied with your personal organization?

Why?

What would you do?

(assumed most of us answered ‘no’)

Personal organization reaches a pinnacle when we have very little left to organize.

It’s not like we get to take it with us.

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Dare not dare at home

Declutter
If necessary, hire someone, although that would be a last resort.

 

Dare not dare at home.

Be organized.

Get rid of unnecessary clutter.

Go.

Today.

Do some.

Tomorrow do some more.

Even if it’s only one thing a day.

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19 reasons to hire someone who’s not an automatic first choice

Orlando Based Keynote Speaker jeff noel

 

(Note: Wrote this 100 days ago and re-reading it today the first reaction was to delete it because it sounds boastful. Everyday, do at least one thing that scares you. Check.)

If, or when, you are stuck and want to think differently about your life or your company (or both), reach out.

Why here?

  • 30 years at one of the world’s most admired companies
  • Speaker to over one million people worldwide
  • Client list a who’s who of iconic world brands
  • Weird different
  • Works harder
  • Thinks deeper
  • Reaches higher
  • Cares more
  • Only preaches what is practiced
  • Extraordinarily diverse experience with CEO’s and janitors
  • Addicted to excellence
  • Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity
  • Author
  • Asks mind-glowingly simple, direct questions that change everything
  • Drives a 25-year old car everyday
  • Driven to illuminate truth
  • Two-time Lifetime achievement award recipient (for one of the most admired companies in the world)
  • Believes work is only work if you’d rather be doing something else
  • Can’t wait for the alarm clock to go off everyday

Think of the top 10 most admirable companies in the entire world.

What would it take to thrive there for 30 years?

What would it take to speak and consult on behalf of one of the world’s most admired companies?

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