Tag: Present

Improve yourself first

swimming pool app
Top two lines: 88 degrees air, 84 degrees pool water. Time to get in.
swimming pool
The blue raft has my name on it. First “dip” in 2025. Valentine’s Day eve (last night).

Why?

Why what?

Why improve yourself first?

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By design or by default

By design or by default?

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Happy present moment

Deep breath.

Exhale.

Smile…

Happy present moment.

dad

Not sure if anyone ever made ‘happy present moment’ a saying. i did years ago. To this day it is a ‘go to’, suitable every day, all day.

Many years ago at Golds Gym, and many “Happy New Year” salutations ago, i asked Fred Drew (long time Disney colleague) for help with a dilemma. Some Gym members, because of our busy schedules, hadn’t been in the gym when i am there, since ‘last year’. In February, i’m still wishing those people i hadn’t seen since ‘last year’ a Happy New Year. In February, it seemed weird. Shared the weirdness with Fred. And by the way, Fred asked, “Are you a Buddhist?” Our relatively brief, but consistent gym conversations gave him this impression. Interestingly enough, Fred suggested i say to the gym regulars i had’t seen since ‘last year’, Happy present moment.

It stuck.

It’s prefect.

Year round.

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You were born to play

Literally every speech i deliver involves a selfie-moment. Over-focused so the audience has a tangible memory of the event. Work feels like play. This is a risk i took at TEDx AUK.

We experience time three ways:

  1. anticipate (future)
  2. activate (present)
  3. reflect (past)

Our perception of time is an unfocused mix of now, later, and gone.

Until we can unravel our own distractions and sabotage, we will never learn to live presently, mindfully, and peacefully. 

We are born to play. It’s how we learn.

When we stop playing, we stop learning.

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Thank you Friday

Our DI leadership chain of excellence has morphed to this model. Photo: Twitter screen shot.

Thank you Friday.

For what?

Being mindful and present to understand the significance of this 72-hour window.

  • Cheryl’s Disney retirement announcement yesterday
  • Traveled the world with Scott Milligan, Disney colleague who took his life today seven years ago
  • Tomorrow’s If Disney Ran Your Life podcast launch
  • Assorted other behind-the-scenes business progress
  • Our son returns to college in 48 hours after 6-week break

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