It’s simple. i retired from Disney in 2014 to fulfill a purpose bigger than Disney. Note the new Cast Member ID card middle-right: RETIREE. And as i write this it’s 2026 and i’ve finally retired a second time, December 31, 2025.
The thing about everything is that everything takes longer than you plan.
Noteworthy, there’s an exception to nearly every rule.
Exceptions are rare.
i planned on not working.
Most American’s typically think age 65 is the goal line.
Seems fair and reasonable.
Went a bit past 65, yet feel good about taking a little longer.
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A sheet of paper, three hand-drawn lines (6 boxes) and then brainstorm the DNA of past, present, future. The future isn’t listed on this sheet (yet).
In personal leadership, it matters little to walk to do the preaching, if not the walking is the preaching.
As paid work has instantly become a low-to-no priority big life choice, letting go is only natural.
However from my observations, most retirees procrastinate.
As i’ve always said, waiting and doing nothing are the twin siblings of self-destruction.
Just because i have room to continue storing all this ‘junk’, doesn’t mean it’s smart to let it sit. And then after i die, someone else has to go through it or ‘bulldoze’ it.
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Going through a lifetime of Disney paperwork, still.
Have done it many times.
So weird, the overwhelming bulk of this purging season (now one-week long so far) is Disney paperwork and “starting my own business” paperwork.
Since i’ve stopped working, officially, so much of the Disney “gold” is irrelevant.
Unless that is, if i could use a small but mighty library to “jog my memory” as necessary if i were to ever commit to finish writing those Disney business books.
Note: Yesterday, received a signed contract for a Keynote Speech at Walt Disney World next Spring (2027). The client checked all four of my “only if this happens” boxes.
Ps. Not making the previous paragraph up.
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