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Blogging memories day 3, work

Disney Customer Service Speakers — We all had a Disney Institute flag. The goal was to take photos of our world travels. In this case the photo doesn’t share our location. Location is University of Iowa Memorial Hall.

What are some of your earliest blogging memories?

My original blogging idea started in 2007 because i thought Disney Institute (DI) Facilitators could each have a blog and share Disney Institute essence, content, offerings, etc, as we traveled the globe.

After months of a slow and personal campaign to gain DI peer and leadership buy-in, i failed, gave up, and accepted leadership’s digital fear.

But i did not abandon the idea.

In fact, i creatively grew it as a personal experiment.

My thinking was, let me be an early adaptor, get in the “blogging game” so to speak, and be ahead of the curve once blogging became corporately less fearful.

Never saw coming what was about to happen in 2008-2009.

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Blogging memories day 2, work

A Dreamer, and, A Doer. How do i create something similar when i leave Disney?

What are some of your earliest blogging memories?

What do i know about starting a business?

Spoiler alert….NOTHING!

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Blogging memories day 1, work

Small white building called How Club — How to write a leadership book? Join a club? Photo: A Disney Institute trip somewhere in rural America.

What are some of your earliest blogging memories?

Wondering and asking, “How do i get on the internet?”

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Boat trip, day 3, work

Jig Saw puzzle of St Mary Lake at Glacier National Park.

Should we get sad at the reality of having to leave the water location?

Let me ask, “Do you?”

i do not.

i think it’s a mix for the human species.

Let’s say you live far from water. Your time and money limit your ability to travel. You may have incredible desire, but you cannot balance your desire with your discretionary time and your money.

If Disney Ran Your Life, i’d say the solutions are unlimited if you have a great imagination. And you should because you were born with one.

A birdbath.

A small fountain.

An aquarium.

A small Koi fish pond.

A screen saver with your favorite water feature.

A painting.

A hung photo.

A table top jig saw puzzle.

No limit, except your imagination. (which can be as big as an ocean)

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Boat trip, day 2, work

boat anchored close to shore — Grateful for clouds and sunscreen today.

11-second video: Water temperature and depth is perfect. Location is pretty good too.

glass with the word Shore inscribe on the bottom — After a full day with our feet in the sand bottom, we went to dinner. By boat. To Shore Restaurant.

What is it that stimulates our mind, body, and spirit when we are next to water? Most simply, being near or in water is a significant, positive state change.

Does the mind, body, spirit stimulation change when we immerse ourselves in the water? There are exceptions, but i’m going with water is magical and medicinal on every level.

We are spending the day, standing on the ocean bottom, leaning against our raft. We are also gently swayed by the small waves that perpetually seek our island’s shore.

Island time has a double meaning here.

There’s the mental (imagination) version, accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime.

And there’s the actual (small-island) island time where you are on an island with nowhere to go, not much to do. So you relax and enjoy where you are, who you’re with, for as long as you’re there.

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