jeff noel Stopped Trying To Separate Work and Life Years Ago

jungle jeff.net June 2009
Dear Son, remember this morning?
Good morning Magic Kingdom

Lee Cockerell, retired Executive Vice President gave a Time Management speech to a group of Disney leaders years ago. I attended. Lee said something that no one had ever suggested before. “Business people act like they have two separate lives – they maintain one calendar for personal stuff and another for work commitments. We have one life and we should have one calendar”.

Up until this month, Ive been blogging like I have two lives. I merged my calendars long ago. It’s time to do the same with my blogs.

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Being A Great Father Is The Most Important Job A Man Will Ever Have

jeff noel and Two Disney Leaders at Magic Kingdom

jeff noel spends an extraordinary amount of time immersed in the Disney way, as a Guest, a shareholder, and a Cast Member (remember, all Mid Life Celebration website & blogs are entirely personal).

What I never saw coming, was how Disney’s business practices have helped me become a better Father. I stumble, I fall, We all do. And we brush ourselves off, get back up and get going again. Life, work. Work, life. It’s one life. Really, it’s just one life. Years ago I stopped trying to separate the two.

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The Big Picture At Disney Is To Make Sure Every Guest Has The Best Vacation Ever

Being a great Father is the toughest, and most important job a man will ever have

The big picture for a Father is to make sure each child has the most comprehensive lessons on personal responsibility so when they become an adult, there are fewer surprises.

The opportunity jeff noel sees in America is the literal nonexistence of a personal responsibility and accountability curriculum for children and youth.

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jeff noel Has Studied Disney’s Ability To Enchant Their Guests In A Totally Immersive Experience

We went to Japan without ever going to an airport

One of the coolest things about Disney is their ability to enchant their Guests in a totally immersive experience. Our son loves Japanese Anime, Manga and Pokemon. And when we take the short drive to Epcot, he gets transported there immediately. He can buy things there that are not for sale anywhere else in the United States. He thinks that’s cool.

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Life and Business Is Complex, But The Big Picture Is Not. Make Sure You Understand it

Disney's business concepts are easily adaptable to personal life situations

Don’t misunderstand what jeff noel is saying here. Life, and business, is complex. But the big picture is not. Make sure you understand it. In fact, personally, it’s your responsibility to create it. (Professionally it may or may not be) Until you are crystal clear on your big picture as a Father, the details you focus on could be trivial, and therefore a path to failure.

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