Tag: Disney

My address is Orlando, but it really should be Disney World

Lake Eola orlando florida
Orlando, Florida - home sweet home

We live as far away from Orlando’s iconic Lake Eola and new The Amway Center (lower right) as you can get and still have “Orlando” as an official postal address. We sit next to Walt Disney World – it was our goal when we permanently relocated here in 1984 to be within five minutes of Cinderella Castle.

What’s the point? Flying home yesterday (and taking this photo), I took solace in accomplishing a major life goal. Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.

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There’s No Place Like (Home) Disney World

Air Force One?

Home for me is Walt Disney World. President Obama visited yesterday. While he was speaking in center city (Cinderella Castle), I was hopping planes.

And once again this morning, I’ve been challenged to write five blogs before heading out for a run, and then heading to work. I bet President Obama’s schedule is pretty crazy too.

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Disney Marathon Weekend 2012

World Drive is the main street in our hometown, which hosts big time running events.

The Central Florida sun is just about to peek over the tree line in my neighborhood. This is the fifth and final blog I’ll write this morning. Outside temp is 49. Not a cloud in the sky. And as soon as this post is done, I’m out the door for a 5-miler.

Coming home from the Magic Kingdom yesterday, this photo reminded me of what an amazing hometown our Son gets to live in.

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Back To The Lesson My Church And Disney Taught Me

Walt Disney said, "Keep moving forward". I hear ya loud and clear, Walt. Thanks.

Looking carefully at the Church’s model and Disney business model, it helped validate my intuition that life has five big choices: mind, body, spirit, money and hq. In trying to envision a balanced life with one or more of these missing, I can’t.

Insight: Mind, body and spirit are readily perceived as crucial, but what about where we spend a third of our life (career) and were we spend the rest of it (home, the headquarters of our life)?

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