The Continental Divide is a part-time home for us.
This wasn’t a risk i took on my final multi-day Disney Institute business program, this is the question/phrase i operationalized at least a decade before i retired.
Theory is great, up until the point where you have to world-class scale it. Don’t preach to me if you aren’t behaving as the epitome of what you’re preaching.
i remember this late October 2014 photo like it was yesterday. Mark, Cynthia and i completed our morning setup. Before the first Chevrolet Guests arrive to our classroom, i caught some fresh air on Crescent Lake.
Cynthia, who i affectionately nicknamed “Radar” after the famous MASH TV show star. i was the only one who called her that, even though it was the only way i addressed her or referenced her.
Rope Drop. So many times. Never got old. Always Magical. Especially when outside business leaders experience it for the first time.
My final Rope drop as a Disney Institute Facilitator.
i lost track of all the continuous improvements i made in my 15-year Disney Institute career. Never asked for permission. Simply and quietly trusted the path less traveled. Just like Walt.
dad
In 2008, i pitched Disney Institute facilitators blogging about our content and our travels.
Zero interest from everyone i spoke with.
In 2009, i began writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts on five separate websites.
On JungleJeff.net i experimented with Disney concepts without crossing any lines—remember, permission was never granted.
A few years later i removed anything i thought a content nit-picker might flag. While in my head nothing i had written ever came close, i erred on the side of an abundance of caution.
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Snakes are friends, not food.Enjoyed watching the beautiful rain for about an hour.
Nothing challenges a person like living with a roommate(s).
dad
Age old home questions:
How long do i have to rent?
How do i pick roommates?
What if a roommate is horrible?
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No one makes better cartoons nor tells better stories than Disney.
dad
Someone will always be considered the best, no matter the category.
Ps. If you are challenged to see yourself as best in your category, consider becoming a category of one.
No peer.
No equal.
No fear.
Unlimited creativity, tenacity, and purpose.
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Two steps down from the sliding glass door is a 10’ x 10’ cement pad “patio”. Guessing the overhang is one foot (a joke by today’s standards).
i never set out to make our home my favorite place on the planet, bar none.
dad
Like many Americans, we started with a few basic essentials. The photo in this post reminds me how basic our back porch began.
For two decades, i’ve been fully aware our back porch is my favorite place on Earth. It’s helpful to remember that Disney had me traveling the world, full-time at Disney Institute.
In typing the previous paragraph it just hit me how i came to learn our back porch is my favorite place.
It’s a classic unpacking of…”There’s no place like home.”
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