Tag: Decisions

Big decisions, work

Making that 2008 command decision to retire in 2014 was semi-easy.

The motivation was compelling. Do not squander your son’s final four high school years by being a constant globe trotter for Disney Institute.

This looming decision to permanently quit working is familiar in its potential impact. The key word is ‘potential’. There are no guarantees with potential. Only possibilities, no guarantees.

Note: The original early-retirement catalyst was the 2008-09 USA Real Estate and Banking collapse. This led to Cast Member reductions (aka terminations). For the first time in my 25 years, the reality that no one is safe struck hard. Decided the over-focused thing would be to create a Plan B should the worst ever happen again.

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Controlling time

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Do you have time to pick wildflowers for a special someone, or must you order them to be delivered because of your busy schedule?

What percentage of your time do you control?

Same question, different focus…

What percentage of your time do you not control?

Your two answers will equal 100%.

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Yes or no leadership

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If Disney Ran Your Life, everything matters and nothing is optional.
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Many episodes where recorded here in the office. Many where not. The first official launch episode was recorded in Kuwait. The final, 100th, episode was recorded in our pool.
If Disney Ran Your Life podcast.

Yes or no leadership?

What the?

Leadership, right?

Ok.

Make your yeses easy.

Make you noes easy.

Conviction, right?

Yes.

Leadership conviction.

Leaders think, and more importantly, act, with conviction.

Nice work my friend.

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Decision fatigue and our money

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Decision fatigue and our money.

Over-focus on the things you used to under-focus on or ignore.

This will transform your life.

Many decisions will be made on your journey.

Over-focus on discovering your purpose.

At 40 years old, a phone call from Disney Institute (DI) changed a life forever.

PS. You may go through multiple iterations of your purpose until it becomes crystal clear. Becoming a Father (and a DI teacher) was the final iteration for The Blog Whisperer.

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Take your time but hurry up

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Forest fire smoke last year provided a view i’d never seen in 45 years of visiting.

Intentionally engage with nature…enjoy, have fun, inspire, refresh, rethink, renew, reprioritize, transform, recommit…the list goes on and on.

BFO – this is a fleeting, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to question everything you believe in and decide what your next 10 years hold for you, for the people you love, and for your professional career (your legacy).

Be amazed and be amazing.

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