Plan on being prepared for what is always a possibility

Senior Living apartment window view
My Allentown office view for five days. The sun came out on day nine.

 

Senior Living apartment interior view
My Allentown office view for five days.

 

Unpacking from being gone for nine days has my office looking disorganized by my standards, yet decently organized by many others.

The secret sauce really is simply over-focusing on the same things others under-focus on or ignore. This is Disney’s secret sauce, and it’s been mine as well for the past eight years.

Although it’s a Saturday, i will work today to clear things and get back to “normal” asap. The unexpected is always right around the corner. Plan to be prepared for it.

 

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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 home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

Good morning first day of 2016, i’m dying

Disney inspirational conference speaker
Zion National Park, 2011-ish.

 

Note: This post was written before sunrise January 1, 2016..

Good morning 2016, i’m dying.

Did he just say that?

Yep.

i’m dying.

Here’s the thing, we are all dying.

Few of us are preparing for it.

In 2008-2009, i started to ask myself, “Why?”

The buzz that many had last night from alcohol pales in comparison to the buzz i get from living without regret, living with peace and contentment, living with constant gratitude.

Lived with the first (alcohol) for about 28 years. Living with the second (no alcohol) for 15 years now.

Yes, this is an expert opinion.

 

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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 home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

Unencumbered (reprise)

Top Disney Leadership Consultant
Some people can run their business from an iPhone, unencumbered by physicality and overhead. Photo: iPhone screen shot. A rare moment when my battery gets below 50% (upper right).

 

Unencumbered (reprise).

Too much drag from our disorganized paperwork of life causes our effectiveness and efficiency to tank.

This most likely becomes an overwhelming obstacle.

Overwhelming and impossible are not the same thing.

 

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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 home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

2015 New Year’s Eve Eve

Disney Conference Keynote Speakers
This pin becomes a relic in two days.

 

Today is 2015’s New Year’s Eve Eve.

The eve of New Year’s eve, December 30, 2015.

The 14th anniversary of the last day i drank alcohol.

So tomorrow, December 31 (the “real” New Year’s Eve) is the 14th anniversary of the first sober New Year’s Eve in the previous 28 or so.

Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.

 

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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 home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

Organized to maximize

Family selfie
Getting ready to drive from Spring Grove to Allentown.

 

Nursing home selfie
Allentown, PA

 

Organized to maximize: time, fun, impact, memories.

 

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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 home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.