Leaving a trail for our son – Page 12 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

HQ was a tent

college road trips — Our home was a tent. For real. 1984. Drove from Washington State to Walt Disney World. Began our Disney careers soon after.

Our temporary home for a while in Washington State was a small two-person tent.

We then drove cross-country, moved to Orlando and rented a “furnished” one-bedroom, roach-infested apartment in a crime-prone area.

Then our first starter home 30 miles from my Disney job. We had one car. i bicycled 30 miles to work daily.

Now we are the same two people yet living remarkably different lives.

Our home is less than one mile from Walt Disney World. Magic Kingdom fireworks visible 365 nights a year.

We are unable to attend Glen’s annual golfing get-together next month.

Why?

A scheduling conflict.

Paris to Normandy seven-night riverboat cruise and a week at Disneyland Paris.

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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.

Still sinking in, home

Still.

Sinking.

In.

The ever present – and new and relevant – question is this, “What do i do with a lifetime of Disney and Disney Institute professional development materials?

It’s sinking in deeper by the week.

Why?

Because it once was a burning desire.

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Another day in paradise, home

Another day in paradise at home.

Yes indeed.

How can it not be?

So exciting.

Never get bored with the basics.

A new basic has arrived in 2026.

That basic is simply to enjoy retirement in a purposeful, intentional, joyful way.

Paradise is as paradise does.

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Showtime, home

Showtime.

Huh?

Showtime. It’s showtime.

Began saying it in my 40’s, shortly after starting a 25-year keynote speaking career at Disney Institute.

Now, 27 years later, still saying it.

The context now…

It’s time for the retirement show. The final season of life.

Prioritized priorities just reshuffled.

Exciting times.

Uncharted territory.

Adventure is out there.

Get moving.

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Still cleaning up and hoping, home

Still cleaning up and hoping.

Work falls to the fifth of five priorities.

Why?

Because we work for two reasons:

Sustenance
Contribution (if we’re lucky, and present)

So…

Sustenance has been baked in, by design, for the past four decades.

Contribution, never ends.

Adventure awaits.

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