Accomplishments/Highlights:
Personal
- Husband, parent, servant.
- Book
- Blog world-record (unofficially)
- Overcame alcohol addiction.
- Overcame invisible disability.
- Senior Olympian, age 50.
- Small business owner.
- Growth mindset.
- Physical vibrancy in my 60s.
- Peace.
- Contentment.
- Self-employed.
- TED Talk.
- Prioritized priorities.
Professional
- Serendipitously parlayed a ‘resume-building internship’ into a 30-year Disney career.
- Unintentionally became a public speaker at Disney Institute, and in 15 years, spoke to over one-million people and 2,000 organizations.
- Honored with both Walt Disney Lifetime Achievement Awards: Partners In Excellence (2000) and The Walt Disney Legacy Award (2013).
- Disney Institute’s highest-rated, most-requested facilitator.
- Successfully retired from the Walt Disney Company and launched private speaking and advising business.
- Serendipitously became an Executive Coach one year after retiring from Disney.
- Earning a lifetime annual pass to every Disney Theme Park around the world.
- Living less than one mile from Walt Disney World.
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