Time poor, work

sanibel island florida
Sanibel Island, Florida…all time favorite beach vacations. Worked many ‘vacation’ days here, for many years. It is what it is.
Disney balloons
Party time!
Disney Top Corporate Trainers
Retired the first time (from Disney) on Halloween, 2014. Retired a second time (from Mid Life Celebration, LLC) on New Year’s Day, 2026.

Am i time poor? And, does it even matter?

Time poor is when you are so busy, you cannot afford to waste any time.

You are living without any discretionary time.

No extra time to do something that isn’t required.

But guess what?

Work is no longer required.

The new goal is to ween myself off the need to contribute excellent work (for a paycheck).

With pay comes accountability and responsibility. Since pay is no longer required in our life, i’m anxious to see and feel the lightness of not having pay, nor the responsibility and accountability.

Not only will there be time regained from not working, but also mental energy and emotional energy regained.

.thinking .differently has a new vision.

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Busy is not sexy, work

Disney leadership speaker
There’s a time and place. And most importantly, there’s context.
Not safe for work twitter bio
Not safe for work Twitter bio. Funny though.
Disney Dream Cruise 2016 photos
Ran into a colleague from work.

Why is being busy not sexy?

Why?

Wait, you haven’t figured this out yet?

No one on their death bed ever says, “I only wish I had spent more time at the office.”

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Letting go of posturing, work

LinkedIn bio
LinkedIn, circa 2009.
LinkedIn bio
LinkedIn, circa 2009.
jeff noel LinkedIn profile
LinkedIn profile Sept 2012.

Is it possible to finally, for good, let go of habitual, societal posturing?

Started a new career and became a father around age 40.

Also received a serious health wakeup call at 40. Had been sedentary for years.

Began jogging one mailbox a day, for the first week.

Second week, two mailboxes a day.

Third week, three.

Fourth week, four mailboxes a day.

One month to jog the equivalent of one lap around a high school track.

Gradually added more distance.

All of this began when i started at Disney Institute in 1999.

Ten years later, i’m one week away from my Summer 2009 vacation. But it’s only me traveling. To Finland. For the 2009 Masters Track and Field World Championships.

After a decade pursuing physical vibrancy, i finally told my boss and one colleague what was going down. Had been working on the same team of people for a decade.

No one knew.

Never postured my physical achievements.

When i returned, never told others where i had been. Just kept running and going to the gym.

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Let my life be my medicine, work

quote on balance
Life has five big choices. That’s it. Balance is putting them together synergistically.

Can i let my life be my ‘prescription medicine’?

Conventional wisdom, historical wisdom, common sense wisdom…

Take care of yourself.

Who on this planet doesn’t get that?

Note: Please don’t let your blind ambition erase your intuition.

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How you do anything, work

Disney Institute Keynote Speakers
Old Disney Institute business card, circa 1999. Never dreamed, let alone thought about, being a public speaker. Ever. Hard stop. Since 1999 i’ve spoken to 1.25 million people. How is that possible?

How you see work (career) problems, work (career) challenges, work (career) opportunities, is how you see everything.

Does this matter?

Is it important?

Yes and yes.

How you see everything (with your career) is how you do everything.

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