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GoDaddy technical support email — In the past 72 hours i’ve completed a lot of “paperwork”. Most of it i call high-value completion. Some call it ‘big-ticket’ items. Both are accurate.

quest diagnostics medical appointment check in screen — Checked in from my car in the Quest parking lot. There for the annual blood draw. Walking into the lobby there was a line across the lobby, to the entrance door. Six people waiting to check in on the lobby device. Was in the process of opening my phone as i took a seat (obviously bypassing the lobby checkin) and i heard, “Jeffrey”. Shot up like a rocket and politely cut through the line blocking me.

movie theater seating chart — Tomorrow, Sunday, is a good day to see this movie. Didn’t grow up a Dylan fan. At all. But became one once i started listening regularly a few years ago during Glacier Summers. Want to see how big a rebel he was. i like good and decent rebels. i strive to learn as much as possible from them.

photo of a text thread — While you active work on “Your Life’s” in-box, you occasionally get brief moments of glorious feedback. Feedback that validates your desire (and belief) that what you do matters. Pearl is the mom of one of our Son’s key friends. Drew was here New Year’s Day (and night) with Renato and Skylar.

four men at mountain lake — Renato, Skylar, Chapin, and Drew (not in this photo) have been friends since ninth-grade Latin class nearly a decade ago. This was a 13-mile hike and the reason Cheryl took a break (and isn’t in this pic). Photo, August 2024, days before their epic train trip to Seattle.

nine hikers posing in the mountains — Three on the left: Skylar, Renato, and Chapin from a couple years ago.

18-second video: August 2024. Skylar, Renato, and Chapin spent eight days in Glacier and now they’re heading to see Drew in Seattle.

4-second video: Arriving Guests’ luggage. Context for this Amtrak location.

19-second video: Desk draw is spartan. Spartan means: Sparta had the warriors — the guys who went to bed early and drilled all day. They lived in bare rooms and didn’t get sick days or time off. A spartan life is a life of discipline and self-denial. Some people like it like that.

Daily chores.

The paperwork of life.

Driven to make the paperwork of life…

Simple.

Functional.

Important.

Easy.

Fun.

Done from anywhere, anytime.

Scalable.

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Business product menu recap

31-second video: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

My expertise is two-fold:

A lifetime as Cast Member and Leader at Disney and Disney Institute.
A second lifetime teaching world-renowned Disney Institute business insights.

My weakness (opportunity) is simple:

Do i offer anything besides a Disney Customer Service Keynote?
If no, why?
If yes, what?

Bonus challenge is to create digital one-sheet products offer, and a sizzle reel.

Bonus thought about expertise from Derek Sivers:

“Mastery is the best goal because the rich can’t buy it, the impatient can’t rush it, the privileged can’t inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work. Mastery is the ultimate status.”

Bonus insight from me:

Heads up. This is gonna sound crazy…

i know of no peer who has thought deeper, cared more, reached higher, or worked harder to deconstruct Disney world-renowned business DNA. Once masterfully deconstructed, i’ve masterfully reconstructed Disney’s DNA into brilliantly simple pillars and 19 architectural blueprints.

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To each their own, home

Man in a baseball cap standing in front of three ski jumps — Finland, 2009. These are so much higher than they look in this photo.

Prioritize what you want to prioritize.

To each their own.

Don’t worry about what others think about your priorities.

They don’t worry about what you think of theirs.

People care less than we think they do. We can even go as far as saying they spend zero time worrying about how you run your life.

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Live and let live, home

man wearing safari hat in a stairwell — A decade ago. Said a few ‘official’ farewells before walking down this stairwell to drive (home) to Magic Kingdom Wardrobe to turn in the Walt Disney Walt Jungle Cruise hat.

Let people prioritize the way they want to prioritize.

Prioritize as much or as little as suits you.

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My three prioritized work priorities

Three young men at a dinner table — The three caballeros. They met years ago in High School freshman Latin class. In a month they will make their fifth or sixth ‘family’ trip to Glacier together. Photo: Today at dinner time. The first time they’ve been together in six months. The whole Australia thing.

Some of the questions (about 20%) i asked my executive coaching client this morning.

What are your top three priorities in Priority order?
Mine are (1) have fun, (2) .think .differently, (3) lean into discomfort.
Having fun is paramount to an enjoyable life. Life is too short not to. #truth
.think .differently to avoiding insanity by expecting different results but doing the same thing i’ve always done.
Leaning into discomfort is about taking action: a.k.a. the 72-hour challenge karma. No one builds a reputation or gets results with “what they’re gonna do someday, maybe, (probably not)”.

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