Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Too Much To Do?

There's A Catch To Today's Post
There's A Catch To Today's Post

We all have too much to do.  It’s part of why people say, “Life’s A Beech, And Then You Die”.

A few of us were talking the other day about how corporate American should brace itself.

Just think of it this way:  Has your past year been the very best and most rewarding one of your entire career, or somewhere close to the most challenging and difficult?

Three Big Answers

Be Willing To Burn The Ships
Be Willing To Burn The Ships

Unrelated to yesterday’s post about questions, wanted to share some very interesting answers from a man on the plane a few days ago.

He appeared to be a very successful business man. Not by the way he dressed, but by the way he talked. So I asked him, “What advice would you give to someone starting their own business?”

1.  You must have unquenchable passion for the “failure is not an option” attitude.

2.  You should not borrow money to finance your business. Early on it becomes too big a burden.

3.  Never be afraid to ask anyone anything.

He’s doing well at what he loves.  His office is attached to his home, and overlooks a pond in the mountains of North Carolina.

Make Work Fun, Make Fun Work

This Indiana Store Sign Looked "Fun"
This Indiana Store Sign Looked "Fun"

How much freedom do you have at work to have fun, to be fun, to creatively express yourself?

How often do you enjoy that freedom?  And how often do you share the fun with others? One of my blind spots is that the comedian in me is struggling to shine through the “serious” nature of this blogging mission.

All of us are challenged in some way, shape or form to be authentic, to express our true and passionate selves. What do you do to not give up, to keep marching forward? I share things like this, an article from Everyday Health, on 13  creative ways to express yourself, and make work more productive.