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Steve Jobs and jeff noel put big dreams on hold for good reason

Steve Jobs and jeff noel put big dreams on hold for good reason.

Many think the iPhone was next after the iPod.

It wasn’t.

The iPad was next, but it got shelved for later due to unforeseen circumstances – technology that stunned Steve Jobs, in a good way. Steve Jobs personally shares the story in only 75 seconds in the video below.

What does this have to do with jeff?

Many don’t realize that jeff noel never intended to speak about Disney after he retired from Disney on Halloween 2014. For six years prior to retirement, jeff built Mid Life Celebration’s platform to challenge 80-million Baby Boomers to ‘do something great‘ before they die.

But he’s temporarily shelved it.

The video is five minutes, but you can stop watching 75 seconds n because the point will be made.

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The subgoal is to be lean

Unique, humorous conference door sign. — This conference room door is supposed to be a joke, no doubt.

Americans are so hung up on weight. Yet it seems only a small percentage care to fight the daily battle.

But what about stuff? Material possessions? Like weight, our possessions pile up so slowly we never notice.

Purging files, tweaking the organization of other files, and generally trying to lighten up.

The simple goal in life is peace and contentment.

Peace with who we are. Content with what we have (and don’t have).

The tactic is “lean”.

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Staying organized is it’s own reward

Disney Monorail — Jogging through Walt Disney World.

Disney's Space Mountain — Jogging through Walt Disney World.

Why we should do something is almost always obvious.

Our ability to cloud our thinking with bullsh!t priorities and excuses overwhelms us to the point where we just don’t care enough anymore.

This feeds on itself and insidiously makes things worse.

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A literal non-negotiable

(photo: The American Way?)

Is being decently organized a pipe dream?

Is it impossible?

Here’s what it feels like to overcome this thinking:

There is something about preparing for the day, which in theory could be our last, long before dawn and watching the darkness change to light.

A bit like daily eating and bathing. A literal non-negotiable.

And as they say, ‘Every damn day.’

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To teach Disney is to learn it twice

(photo: T-shirt’s message is about conquering Walt Disney World… In a way, yes.)

To push humility aside, as the Marketing Director for Mid Life Celebration, LLC, it is helpful to note that becoming a Disney expert happens under two criteria:

You read and study the Disney way for years upon years.
You work, live, breath, sleep Disney for 30+ years, including teaching the Disney Way to CEO’s and Companies around the globe.

There is no substitute for being on the inside, from Michael Eisner to Bob Iger, to being a Magic Kingdom Custodial Manager, or a Jungle Cruise Skipper.

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