Category: So What?

Has the reality of your daily life sunk in?

Orlando Disney Keynote Speakers

 

(photo: Bottom left, sitting on Main Street enjoying a Starbucks breakfast sandwich at 9:30am the day after Thanksgiving.)

Bold question.

Kind too.

Has the reality of your daily life sunk in?

Filled with hope?

Prepared to work incredibly hard?

Yesterday was a bit closer to feeling it here. See photo above.

Today is the last day of the first month of retirement.

The only way to get to this point was to dream, do, dream, do, dream, do…

And along the way, constantly overcome failure, doubt, and fear.

The goal to retire at 55 was made six years in advance.

The goal to carve out a career at Disney was made at the tender age of 25.

It was 30 years to pay off a mortgage and reach the pinnacle of an incredible career.

It was a five day drive from Pullman, Washington to Orlando, Florida in 1984.

And before loading up the car for good, a risk had to be taken.

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Younger and less experienced comes with a price

Renaissance Fair sign

 

Honda brand sign

 

(photo: Yesterday we volunteered at Church and at Middle School and then visited the closest dealership.)

Do you know exactly what you want without having to do research, compare statistics, ask questions, etc? Generally not when we are younger and less experienced.

Working hard in an admirable way for a long, long time has an upside. You gain more control of things you had less control of when you were less experienced younger.

Walked into a dealership yesterday after the Saturday school festival and a few hours later walked out striking a fair deal on a new van. Same van we bought 11 years ago. A vehicle and company we trust.

Didn’t even test drive the vehicle. Why would you need to?

PS. Trusting the maker and trusting the seller are two entirely different propositions. Car dealerships have negative, long-seeded stereotypes. It would be great for the sellers to rupture them.

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This news is celebratory, but the timing is confusing

Orlando Based Leadership Speaker jeff noel

 

(photo: Orando based leadership speakers are a great value for Central Florida conference and meeting planners)

Have you reached the pinnacle level known as expert?

Only one person in the entire room of 300 knows what he knows.

This was his last session in his current capacity.

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Attitude and expectation go hand in hand

Rocky Mountain National Park east entrance

 

Attitude and expectation go hand in hand.

It looked good on paper, but really, the days are long, focused, and tiring.

Time and energy for anything other than dinner and rest seemed logical, but uninspiring.

The thought of being so close to Rocky Mountain National Park and not making a fair and decent attempt to find time to make it happen seemed wrong.

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