Category: One Question A Day?

Will two hours of daily writing be worth the career time investment?

prolific blogger jeff noel
Yesterday morning looking left out the window while writing.

 

Will two hours of daily writing be worth the career time investment?

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

What type of leader have we become since high school?

work challenges
The answer to a brand manager’s top three daily time consuming tasks, in a LinkedIn messaging exchange.

 

old fashioned type writer
Imagine how much effort it was without spell check, cut & paste, and delete.

 

Fall trees in yellow
Blurry wasn’t intentional, but it’s a great metaphor to aging.

 

Disney Mickey Mouse image
The High School tour last night included seeing this poster outside the Music room.

 

Frank Zappa quote
Also outside the Music room…my personal favorite of the many posters i saw on the hour tour.

 

What type of leader have we become since high school?

Does this even cross our mind?

Should it?

Should it not?

Forty years is a lot of time to grow, to transform even.

But have we?

Are we better?

Or have we not?

Why?

Totally worth feeling amazing about our answer.

 

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This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Horse, Jockey, Trainer, Owner

Red Tail Hawk in Orlando
Yesterday while running. Chatted and wished this bird of prey the best. Dude is looking into my eyes.

 

Horse, Jockey, Trainer, Owner.

Which is most important?

Final answer?

Ok.

Take two…

Same question, “Who’s most important?”, but this time it’s race day, say the Kentucky Derby.

Same answer?

Why or why not?

What does this mean to leadership?

 

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This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

What’s the point of a (72-hour) challenge?

Disney Leadership author jeff noel
Yesterday, October 9, Day 31 of an epic 365-day writing challenge.

 

What’s the point of a challenge?

Just think about the question’s significance for a moment. And be mindful we aren’t always receptive to someone else challenging us.

Maybe that’s why challenges, especially brief ones, may not be something we’d give serious attention too.

Maybe never.

What can possibly be accomplished within 72 hours?

Here are some of my 72-hour challenges, they all began small and all transformed me:

  • i conclude every speech with a 72-hour challenge (since 2013)
  • i always use lower case i in all communications (lesson in humilty, since 2009)
  • lower case name on book (which authors do that?) (2013 Amazon)
  • 1 year not using me, my, i, mine (email, text, 1825 blog posts, Tweets, FB, LI) (2013)
  • answer every message within 24 hours (since 07.01.15)
  • drive the speed limit without exception (since 1999)
  • start each day on your knees, without exception (since 1999)
  • remain patient, without exception (2003, when our son was 2 years old)
  • don’t go more than 72 hours without exercising, some exceptions allowed (04.01.99)
  • eliminate cursing (1984 when i returned to Disney)
  • remain in constant gratitude, even when the sky is falling (since 1996)

What is the power of a catalyst?

No spark, no fire

No fire, no hope

No hope, no plan

No plan, no transformation

 

It all starts with a spark; some small change that leads to transformation if practiced, and honed, long enough.

 

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A fourth simple question

Where would we be if we didn’t have the capacity to contribute?

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.