Leaving a trail for our son – Page 19 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Shit you didn’t know, home

canadian license plate — A special family sign, randomly found during one of my frequent Canada trips for Disney Institute.

Publix grocery store — Today’s lesson was about the completely empty parking lot. When it officially opens, it will be “our” Publix.

father and son at apple store — We are Apple Store ‘frequent flyers’.

father and son at small town sign — Desire and courage. Like father and son. i think this photo is on the way to a remote Cub Scout camping trip.

Florida family enjoying backyard pool — Central Florida swim season starts on the vernal equinox.

Windermere Prep high school athletic field — Lower left: Dr Rawlings (English) and our Son (new to school, freshman) talking about the home football game’s low attendance.

Family gathering — A rare personal Family group photo, July 16, 2016.

Track workout — Each person has a different reason for being there at 7am on a hot, humid summer morning. Chapin on far right.

child in flowers — i write for my Family, particularly my Son and Wife.

school parade Dr Tom Marcy and Willow — Big ‘all-school” parade. Headmaster Dr Tom Marcy and his dog Willow. Our Son is walking behind Dr Marcy.

bear jam in National Park — Carrying a huge camera has been out of my comfort zone since our son was born. This is a ‘bear-jam’ on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier.

little boy in hospital bed holding three teddy bears — Our son in a hospital bed holding three teddy bears. He had three colonoscopies between his 4th and 5th birthdays.

Glacier National Park and Stitch figurine — A favorite Disney character that goes everywhere i go, for a specific reason – love, Ohana.

Dear Son,

Shit you didn’t know…

How could you?

You were just a kid.

What you didn’t know is…

How being your dad inspired and guided everything i did (and why i did it)…

The ONLY reason i started blogging was to get writing practice to write and publish a book. The book was a 1979 self-promise to capture my life’s greatest lessons outside a classroom. It would serve as a life-guide for our children.

Blogging completed its writing-practice objective.

But something weird and unexpected happened.

i couldn’t stop writing.

Why?

i enjoy it and i couldn’t help myself.

Still enjoying it.

Still can’t help myself.

And here we are some 18 years later, never missing a day.

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Sell me on how, home

home office — Bead jar, 2017…one year of (52) beads remaining before emptying.

Jack the Bear — Jack was my Dad’s name. Our Son never met his grandfather. Our planned 1st trip back to Spring Grove, as parents, was planned two months too late. My dad died suddenly two months before our planned trip.

Jack, our Son's teddy Bear in Kuwait. — Omar Nour, TEDxAUK (American University of Kuwait) speaker one. Here, he’s having fun with Jack during our group AV check.

i had to sell myself on why i should transform my life.

Why?

Because it was an overwhelming proposition. For anyone.

Then, a few years into my Disney Institute and parenthood careers, it hit me.

What if i ran my life the way Disney runs Disney.

If Disney ran my life…

Mind, body, spirit, work, home.

If Disney ran my mind.
If Disney ran my body.
If Disney ran my spirit.
If Disney ran my work.
If Disney ran my home.

The selling was easy.

Thank goodness.

Yee-haa!

.hpm

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Get busy living, home

Disney's Leadership Chain of Excellence — Disney’s Leadership Chain of Excellence makes perfect sense. Now, apply it to personal vibrancy: mind, body, spirit, work, home.

Daisies — A lovely and timely sign.

Dylan (Bob) said, “He who is not busy being born, is busy dying.”

Spring Break is a time for celebration and relaxation.

At some point if we’re lucky, we’ll have a personal reckoning.

Perhaps the proverbial midlife crisis.

Perhaps some other untimely crisis.

And if we’re exceptionally lucky, we’ll intentionally force these personal reckonings as we travel through life.

Why?

To proactively trust but verify that our life’s priorities are in ‘perfect-sense” order.

Much easier to manage a small fire than a forest fire.

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Memory a day, home

Sanibel sunrise — Sanibel sunrise years ago. Often, we are not positioned to see the sun directly. No worries. The sky is the academy award winning supporting actor.

Are you making a memory a day at home?

A memory a day with your priorities?

A memory a day for your final exit?

Well done, good and faithful servant.

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Watching “The Madison”, home

Glacier National Park — Organized pretty well at Glacier Park Lodge in the town of East Glacier.

Disney Keynote Speaker — GNP. Many Glacier Hotel and two Floridians struggling to stay warm in July, 2018.

Glacier National Park — Glacier National Park traditional arrival photo at West Glacier entrance.

Glacier National Park — Glacier National Park Highline Trail was nearly 14 miles because we did the Grinnell Glacier overlook (pictured here). Cheryl waited for us at the overlook spur trail intersection with Highland Trail.

Glacier National Park — Glacier National Park. Apgar Village. Eddie’s Cafe and gift shop.

Glacier National Park — Glacier National Park. Lake Josephine.

Glacier National Park — Glacier National Park. Beargrass and my favorite hiking partner of all-time.

Glacier National Park — Glacier National Park. Logan Pass parking lot near sunset.

Glacier Boat Company boats — GNP. The Joy II, on St Mary Lake in Glacier National Park seats about as many Guests as Disney’s World-Famous Jungle Cruise boats hold.

Glacier National Park — GNP. Glacier Park Lodge gardens.

Glacier National Park — Glacier National Park. Lake McDonald Lodge. Chapin playing piano. Cheryl sitting to his left.

Glacier National Park — Glacier National Park. Lake McDonald Lodge lobby. Chapin on piano. Cheryl to his left.

Watching “The Madison” on Paramount…

Masterclass.

Leadership.

Priorities.

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