Date: December 5, 2017 at 5:39:18 PM EST Subject: Take your shoes and socks off and stand barefoot in the dirt…. Years ago I worked at the Polynesian Resort with General Manager Hideo Amemiya. I had just joined that team as a Front Office Manager. I asked a friend about him as a boss […]
Tag Archives: Retirement
Why did i pick Halloween as my last day at Disney?
Why did i pick Halloween as my last day at Disney? Simply this, because i wanted to be able to say, “After 30 years at Disney it was pretty scary to leave.” • • • • • This website is about our WORK. To ponder today’s post about our HQ, click here. If you want to […]
Congratulations on your retirement
Congratulations on your retirement…Thanks. i’m still working though. Doing the same thing at Disney, but on my own. i have the (intentional) ability to work anywhere, anytime – even from Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, even on Christmas day. __________ On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs […]
How’s retired life?
(photo: Box of new Mid Life Celebration equipment.) Two more days left in the first month of retirement. How does it feel? Busy as ever. But haven’t hopped on a plane in four weeks. Have had four consecutive weekends off. And had yesterday (Thanksgiving) off too. The work is intense, just different. Good stuff. […]
Disney retirement party photo montage for Mid Life Celebration
(photo above: The first to arrive) (photo above: jungle jeff was the very first role at Walt Disney World in 1982) (photo above: The Napa Room had intentional significance… view of Magic Kingdom, his first work location) (photo above: view from adjacent observation deck… Disney’s Flagship Resort and […]