Happy Birthday Disneyland

Happy Birthday, Disneyland.

July 17, 1955.

Walt Disney couldn’t have envisioned how unbelievably successful his business philosophy would turn out.

The World is a better place, I think, because of his creativity and dedication to quality.

I’ve applied those two concepts to virtually every aspect of my personal and professional life.

Not only is the World better, but I think I’m better too, because of Walt Disney.

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Speechless?

Speechless?

Well, not exactly.

Then what?

Pressed for time, actually.

You know there are four other jeff noel blogs out there right?  Visit the others and later today, I’ll say what I really wanted to say.

Gotta go, my taxi is waiting – 5:30AM departure.  Good thing I’m a morning person, eh?  Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Blown Away

Blown Away.

I’ll explain this tomorrow.

Gotta go for now.

Peace, jeff noel  🙂

Why the Smiley Face Every Time?

Why the smiley face every time?

Five blogs per day.  Five smiley faces per day.

Why?

This past school year, our eight-year old son read most nights.  He was responsible for logging what he read, how many pages and the elapsed time spent reading.  He also was responsible  for getting my wife or I to sign our name for each entry.

I always signed my name with a smiley face.

One day I stopped doing it, thinking it was silly, or maybe immature.

Later, my wife told me that our son spoke to her about it, and wondered why I had stopped.

So I asked my son why he even noticed, because I didn’t think he did.

Well guess what?  He did notice.  He liked them, and he missed  them.  And I’m back to adding a smiley face every time I sign my name.

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

PS.  Life is what happens while we’re busy making other plans.  🙂

Thanksgiving in July?

Thanksgiving in July?

Absolutely.

Actually, what about Thanksgiving every single day?

I’m sitting here at the in-store McDonald’s at a local Central Florida Wal-Mart.  Getting new tires.

Here are a few things I’m thankful for:

  1. Working for The Walt Disney Company
  2. Actually, simply being employed
  3. Being healthy, as far as I know
  4. Actually, simply being alive
  5. Living in the United States
  6. Actually, simply living in a free & safe country
  7. Being married
  8. Actually, simply being loved and able to love
  9. Being a father
  10. Actually, simply having the privilege to nurture & teach a child

Well, this isn’t exactly the post I had in mind when I woke up this morning; however, it’s the post that my fingers type as I enjoy another vacation day, in the land of the free.

With Independence Day on Saturday, I guess my subconscious took over the typing controls.

I’m OK with today’s plan not working out.  Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂