Do good things come to those who wait?

Public lobby at Buena Vista Palace

 

(photo: Public space at Buena Vista Palace Convention Center lobby. Yesterday.)

How much are sayings worth?

Do good things come to those who wait?

Only if they bust their butts.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Patience is a virtue.

Nothing replaces hard work.

The long way is the short cut.

Sayings are a dime a dozen. Carry at least a nickel’s worth in your pocket everyday.

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Next to last business trip for Mickey

Cockpit for Delta flight

 

(photo: Cockpit of midwest regional jet yesterday.)

Are life’s problems opportunities in disguise?

So what if the flight was delayed two hours. It’s such a privilege to get to travel to help transform others.

Totally aware last night’s trip was the next to last one.

What does this mean to anyone?

Are you satisfied?

Being decently organized has allowed for the glorious savoring of these final days.

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June 2014 LinkedIn profile for posterity

Mickey Mouse and jeff noel at Disney Speaking Event
Who dat?

 

What is our obligation to continuously improve? And what metrics do we use to evaluate our efforts versus the potential return?

Without experimentation and risk taking all we’re left with is the regret of “what-if”. What follows is the complete version of an older profile:

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Different.

Balancing two serious jobs. One with a big, famous company. One with a small, loving Family.

Same person shows up at both.

Different.

Been like that 55 years.

Google your name. Happy with your results? Privacy is gone for good. The keyboard won’t be around much longer either.

The Internet has replaced the exchange and organization of paper business cards and resumes with the digital equivalent.

International professional speaker to a million people.

Bottom line goal: see you reach yours.

The clearer we are about what we want, the more remarkable the results.

Transforming things using the tools of nature – paradox, questions, and the basics.

Servant, husband, dad, son, brother, uncle, neighbor, leader, author, speaker, runner.

Aggressively unfancy.

Work is only work if you’d rather be doing something else, and truly, the work day begins the night before. Can’t wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.

Allergic to most pollens, whiners, and mediocrity.

different

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To be crystal clear and not blur any lines, speaking full time for DisneyInstitute.com and separately and entrepreneurially for MidLifeCelebration.com (content is entirely different, completely distinct).

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Prudent to note social media is embraced by great organizations. Why? Because customers have embraced social media, and great companies (small or large) embrace what customers embrace.

Any Internet savvy professional knows Google destroys any notion of privacy. Authenticity is the new currency. Live your life so that if someone ever said anything bad about you, no one would believe it.

Sooner or later it becomes crystal clear, life is not a dress rehearsal.

Live like you mean it.

At work. At home.

Everyday.

All day.

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Thanksgiving at home?

First day of school August 18, 2014

 

(photo: Yesterday… the first day of school, August 18 2014… a 55-year old and a 14-year old)

Thanksgiving at home?

Here’s to hoping the original vision for the original Thanksgiving Day doesn’t get lost on us with the food and the football.

Be well and remain amazed…

And thankful.

24/7

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