Jokers Are Wild – Page 3 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Paying attention yields benefits

bird nest with three eggs — Before we left for May’s Glacier trip.

The Carolina Wren’s nest was made three feet off the ground, behind an old beach towel hung over a white vinyl split rail fence.

The beach towel stays there for weeks, sometimes months, before it’s needed. Well, it hung for so long that it became the ‘glue’ that held together the nest.

How i discovered this a mystery.

The only logical explanation is i’m a decent observer of nature that is hidden in plain sight.

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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.

God bless America

Three ski jumps in Finland — Not America, but i was representing America.

God bless America.

Ain’t it the truth?

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Chores and such

sprinkler hose — Dry winter. Getting a jump on priming some of the tropical plants for Spring. It’s February now.

5-second video: The group of seven wanted to do Small World. Who am i to say no?

Been focused on doing important personal and business paperwork.

Sprinkling in some yard work. Fresh air and movement is the same as recess as a kid.

Since adults are simply older kids, i never want to miss recess.

Note: The recesses are getting extended and more frequent. Why? The warm weather has us yearning to be outside in the dirt.

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In Disney’s home

Disney leaders at a January 2025 reunion — L-R: Vicky, Sheryl, Stephanie, John, Debbie.

Last night while on LinkedIn i see this post. Wow! Pursuit Collection joins NYSE January 7, 2025. Pursuit runs hospitality operations in and next to Glacier National Park.

For most of my 30-year Disney career, work was my top priority.

Luckily, i consistently put physical health second.

Leadership at Disney demands your best, your 100% commitment, your sacrifice. It’s not a blatant ask. It’s subtle, subliminal, invisible, and generally unspoken.

So i was decently able to stop, or at least slow, the physical ramifications of the inherent physical neglect on exercise, nutrition, and sleep.

i hope future Disney Leaders (and leaders everywhere) will work in an environment that makes health a priority over work.

Ps. It’s kinda fun to do the impossible. -Walt

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Acknowledging Anchorage

two disney institute facilitators in Anchorage — L-R: Dennis, Jack, me. Leaving Anchorage, Alaska airport for The Hotel Captain Cook, downtown.

Acknowledging my past-Disney travel schedule.

Why?

Because the photo above just hit my feed.

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