Are nuance and subtlety the overlooked keys to success?

Picture of a man with extremely long hair from 15 years of growth
The last time he cut his hair was 15 years ago – there is neither subtlety, nuance, nor simplicity

 

Are nuance and subtlety the overlooked keys to success? Seth Godin even goes as far as to say simplicity may be wrongly replacing nuance. Interesting.

Maybe.

Maybe not.

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This month jeff noel is encouraging Mid Life Celebration readers to follow all five daily blogs about work life balance. To go in an instant from this money (career) blog to the HQ blog, just click -> go to Next Blog

 

jeff noel would like to extend a special invitation to…

not so subtle
way less subtle than Lane 8’s photo today (iPad arrived on doorstep Nov 2, it’s launch day)

 

jeff noel would like to extend a special invitation to…

Come back tomorrow. Running out of time to get all five blogs done before the transformational work begins at Disney World.

Don’t want to do two days in a row of blogging at 9pm.

Note: It’s quite liberating to write a post that would make the “how-to-blog-effectively” folks cringe. You guys get that.

It’s one of my favorite things about all of you.

Be well, and be amazing today!

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I asked the copy editor a really significant question about Disney

drunkeness
would your Grandmother and your Pastor approve of what you do?

I asked the copy editor a significant question about Disney:

Did you see any “Disney” in the book draft?

Her answer rolled of her tongue instantaneously, “No”.

“Perfect”, I confidently thought to myself. Integrity is doing what you say you’re going to do – transparency, authenticity, purpose, professionalism, focus.

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The more you do something the better you get, right?

professional speaker
teaching in Illinois one day…
professional speakers
… teaching in Michigan two days later

Most likely you are really, really good at what you do. By midlife, we’ve been around the block and should take stock in our professional accomplishments.

Ever get unsolicited signs that maybe you’re better than you thought? Ever get signs you may be worse than you give yourself credit for? Either case, what do you do?

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Two transformational highlights today, January 25

Gulf Coast bridges
Barely above sea level
New Orleans
New Orleans and the Super Dome 2012

Two transformational highlights “today”, January 25, 2013:

  • January 25, 1982 – jeff noel’s transformational hire date with Disney
  • October 17, 2012 (*today) – in New Orleans to transform an American sporting icon

Arrived yesterday at the Westin on Canal Street. This morning, a short walk to do work that matters – work that transforms lives.

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Insight: You don’t realize how much each day matters until you write briefly about it. Try it. Oh wait, let me guess, it’s too much work.