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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Favorite questions, work

41-second video: This is why i biked to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.
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Have known Mark, and Galen College of Nursing, for a decade.

What would you do differently if Disney ran your business? Why?

dad

Some favorite questions:

If you didn’t have to work, what would you be doing?

What are you working on now?

Why do you and your company exist?

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How do you want to feel everyday at work?

Disney Keynote Speaker Jeff noel
Photo: 2013. You do not win Walt Disney lifetime achievement awards, they are bestowed on recipients by fellow Cast Members. Note: Received WDW’s original Lifetime achievement award, Partners in Excellence, in 2000.

How do i want to feel everyday at work? Confident.

dad

How do i want to feel everyday at work?

Vibrantly confident.

Vibrantly artistic.

Vibrantly fearless.

Vibrantly contributing.

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What obsesses you at work?

Person on raft on mountain lake
Perhaps this is impossible for me personally. Perhaps not. Time will tell. It’s been a goal since first seeing the photo years ago. Dupe photo is intentional.
post it note with life insight
Action. Impossible action. Why? Too many distractions. Too much fear. Creativity scarcity. Unclear priorities.

What obsesses me at work? Impossibilities.

dad

On an executive coaching call today, i asked the executive what she obsesses about.

She loved the question, by the way.

i asked her to ask me.

(already had my answer teed up)

.thinking .differently

On my daily couple-hour walk today, reflected on the answer and asked myself, “Is that your final answer?”

Gut said, “No.”

So the renewed exploration began while walking.

Seems like vibrancy is a byproduct of .thinking .differently

Pushing my discussion with myself…

Seems like ‘impossibilities’ is the byproduct of vibrancy, and, perhaps the ultimate product.

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When did your career peak?

When did your career peak?

dad

Q. When did your career peak?

A. This year, 2024.

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