Tag: Australia

Reverse Fathers Day, work

Two people sitting in a forest
Photo: Glacier trip, before starting the High School buddies tradition.

What if you start thinking the opposite about everything you believe at work?

dad

Tradition and dogma imprint careers as an aspirational devotion ‘to put bread on the table and create quality of life’.

Many cultures, including the one i was born and raised in, promote putting work first, especially for men. And now in recent decades, women too.

What if you thought differently?

Take your ‘career’ for example…

No overtime.

No weekends.

No holidays.

No skipping vacations.

There are obvious tradeoffs between a padded bank account and a lean bank account.

One must decide.

We are always deciding.

Even when we don’t decide, we still have made a choice.

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Work fun

Bluey book cover
One of this morning’s Father’s Day gifts from Chapin.

Doing ‘business things’ differently is my favorite work fun.

dad

Having fun and .thinking .differently are synonymous to me now.

Actually, truth be told, it’s always been this way.

Shhhh.

Our secret.

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Crikey, Mate

7-second video: Zoo crew.
5-second video: The sign says it all.
small group koala encounter
An onstage, but out of the way, private Koala experience.

Every day is Father’s Day.

dad

In “jeff-land” it feels absurd to celebrate magnificent blessings once a year.

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You’re kidding, right?

3 adults at restaurant
Early dinner yesterday. Chapin’s favorite ‘local college restaurant’.

i believe work is only work if you’d rather be doing something else.

dad

Being on Spaceship Earth for 6+ decades is a cool place to be.

Knowing that no male on my dad’s side made it past 60 isn’t cool, but making it well past that feels weirdly cool. Like a blessing, gift, or favor undeserved. i think it’s called Grace.

Dear Cosmos, thank you for your Grace.

Striving, again, like i do every day, to show genuine appreciation.

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On fire?

Brekki outside our Resort’s entrance. Always ‘on fire’ for family meal time.
Forest fire near the beach
From our balcony, looking north.
Fire advisory
Cheryl did some research. Had wondered if it was prescribed. Glad to see it is.
6-second video: Additional context.

You are the CIO of You, Inc. Chief Inspiration Officer.

dad

The long way is the short cut.

Take your time but hurry up.

You are a work in progress.

Stay hungry and inspired to reach, maintain, and enhance personal vibrancy.

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