One leader fades, another is just sprouting

Toddler with one shoe
One generation ends and another is just beginning.

 

Toddler in arms
Just learning to talk and learning to use technology.

 

One leader fades, another is just sprouting.

As i sit next to Margaret, alternating between holding her hand, whispering loving thoughts in her ear, and writing today’s posts, it’s not lost on me that today is Walt Disney’s birthday.

Our entire family, on both sides, has enjoyed Walt Disney’s legacy.

And Cheryl’s side in particular has enjoyed Margaret’s and Johnny’s legacy.

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Only the inspired inspire

best performers quote
Only the inspired inspire.

 

Yes.

The best performers are great consistently, they are great at being consistent.

And i would add this:

The best performers understand that balance in life is not about time, balance is about energy.

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i’m fascinated by the work results of setting a 10-year deadline

Glacier National Park Aerial view
Glacier National Park Aerial view, July 2017.

 

i’m fascinated by the work results of setting a 10-year deadline.

i knew when i made the 10-year plan it included retiring from Disney at 55 and doing my last five years on Earth as a small business owner.

The small business component was driven by two things:

The desire to not be on the road while Chapin is in High School.

The belief that i could make a bigger impact outside of corporate Disney.

i was right.

Why?

i trusted my gut.

And i’ve been really lucky.

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Why was faith, hope, and love our go-to when we were younger?

Allentown's Morning Call newspaper
Yesterday morning, Monday, July 18.

 

i have no idea how to act when the only visible things that seems to be working decently are your lungs and your mind.

Would i be able to remain a pillar of faith, hope, and love when everything around me is crumbling?

At 57, i am incredibly inexperienced compared to 90.

i told him that.

All i can think about is that faith, hope, and love are the very things we need when the end is near.

Having spent many days and nights living in the Senior Housing Facility and visiting the adjoining 24-hour Nursing Home, i’m seriously confused by what i observe and have observed for many years.

And i wonder if Faith, Hope, and Love – our everything when we are younger – turn out to be fair-weather companions as we age.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

i will never see Wayne again until i die

Giant snowball
What lies ahead is often challenging to clearly understand.

 

giant snowball
Hopefully as we get closer, we become clearer and more certain.

 

giant snowball
Trust your gut and believe all the way.

 

i told Wayne that we celebrate birth as an extraordinary moment. i followed that up with my belief that death should be celebrated the same way.

If you believe that you are going to be reunited with God, Jesus, or whomever, the transition from an Earthly life to a Heavenly life ought to be incredibly exciting.

Loyalty is an easy-to-understand business concept, but are we brave enough to apply it to life in general?

And are we advocates, unwavering in our affection and affinity to the product or service (eternal life)?

i asked Wayne’s permission to pray with him. i have to admit that as i held his hand, i hoped my prayers became a catalyst for him to .think .differently

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.