Leaving a trail for our son – Page 31 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

July 1, 2025, home

The beauty of my breaking points is they gave me a transformational motivation that cannot be found anywhere else.

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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.

June 1, 2025, home

Loving yourself, decades into life, is your first imperative. -dad

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May 1, 2025, home

desk with Pixar UP house light — This was a nice surprise from Cheryl.

Writing can change you.

Anything can change you.

You know this.

So do i.

So i keep writing.

And changing.

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April 2, 2025, home

Jeff Noel’s original business card — My first business card, late 2008. Incorporated the business January 1, 2009. Life has never been the same. i started growing up that day.

Alan is kind, generous, and thoughtful. Unspeakably grateful for his desire to share something that might have a profound impact.

Specifically, my ability to help anyone pursuing what i’ve pursued.

He’s aware of my body of ~~work~~ tangible assets:

31,000 blog posts
30,000 Tweets
A short, pithy, paradoxical book
100-episode podcast
A TED Talk

He’s also aware of my body of ~~work~~ intangible assets:

30-years at Disney, including 15 at Disney Institute
25-years as a Disney Keynote speaker and executive resource
2,000+- Speeches to over 1,000,000 people

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April 1, 2025, home

car dealership showroom — Sitting in a car. In a dealership showroom. Staying there until another customer seemed to want to look in the front seat, which rarely happened.

Bluey cartoon painted on car dealership kiddie room.

walt disney quote painted on a wall — Love that Honda embraces my boss.

Bluey and friends painted on a car dealership wall — This was a cool experience at the dealership’s kiddie area a few days ago. Ps.Tonight, we just finished watching four episodes of Bluey in our front room.

It’s over.

Can you fathom?

i cannot.

Yet, weirdly, i can.

My peace i bring to you.

My peace i give to you.

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