Category: Carving Out A Life

Themed HQ

a family room decorated for Christmas
We come to know the true meaning of HQ when we celebrate having an HQ every day.

Not dreaming of a white Christmas.

Dreaming of going out at the top of the game. Quitting after dominating the Olympics so to speak.

Leaving the track in peak form, not limping off the track because you stayed in the game past your peak.

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HQ achilles heel

Disney keynote speaker Jeff Noel in the mountains
Nice tee-shirt, bruh.

HQ achilles heel.

The paperwork of life gets brought under control.

Then a variety of scenarios happen over your lifetime.

You get behind quickly, undoing the freedom and peace you felt from being caught up.

You stay caught up for a decent amount of time, perhaps even setting a personal record for the duration of freedom and peace.

Or thirdly, you slide back and forth on a length-of-time scale.

The goal of course is to get organized with “the paperwork of life” and stay organized.

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The will to explore at home

Disney speaker and author Jeff noel's first book
This was Fall 2013. The will to prioritize priorities included publishing a book. And, preparing to retire from Disney after 30 years instead of 40.

The will to explore at home.

Do you have it?

On a scale of 1-10, 10 is best.

What’s your number?

Home life hack, aim for a perfect 10.

Adventure awaits. Uncharted territory awaits. Growth awaits. Even at home. Always at home.

dad

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A funny thing happened on the way

Pre-retirement party. Out on Disney’s Contemporary Resort observation deck. Accessed through Disney’s California Grill.
Disney Institute interns are a lucky group. Disney Institute is equally lucky too. Note: The 4 on the right are interns.
At this table L-R: Jungle Jeff, Fran Santina (sideways head and former Philly Police Officer), Stu Levine, Monica Jordan, and Joseph Gardner.
Two of my favorite Disney Institute colleagues.
Fun, Disney Cast Member style, which isn’t any different than any other employee group. It’s just that outsiders rarely see us act in a “Backstage” manner.
L-R: Jungle Jeff, Monica, Bob Spina, Stu.
L-R: Jungle Jeff, Lori and Joe McColgan.
Joe, Karel Rhodes and Jungle Jeff go all the way back to Disney’s Grand Floridian Concierge. As their leader, it was a privilege and an honor to help them develop into statused (salaried) Disney Leaders.
Nutty, blurry, perfect.
More nuttiness. More perfection.
It went by fast. Not the 30-year Disney Career, the retirement party.
Final Disney retirement party photos. There would have been more variety except for one fact, i would have felt awkward being my own event photographer. Tried to balance being the Guest and being “on the job”.

A funny thing happened on the way to the party.

A late-season (it was November 17) thunderstorm rolled in, fogging up the gigantic windows facing the Magic Kingdom.

Could have been worse.

Weather is always a potential challenge in WDW operations. Always.

We roll with it and never complain about it.

The smaller head count allowed for the food and beverage menus to be upgraded. Yes, these events have a budget – which is decent for a 30-year Cast Member. It was first class all the way.

Our drive home after the party took minutes.

It is never lost on me that the original vision was to live within five minutes of Walt Disney World.

Check.

To this day, it remains a “check”.

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Balanced compounding

two men standing next to Walt Disney statue
Gave him everything i learned, did, and taught from a lifetime at Walt Disney World and Disney Institute. Organizational Vibrancy transfers easily to Personal Vibrancy.

What is balanced compounding?

You fundamentally understand the magic of compound interest and the magic of doubling.

Slow and steady growth over an extended period of time yields exponential results.

When you grow slowly and steadily in mind, body, spirit, work, and home, you facilitate a personal vibrancy harmony which yields the following:

  1. Mental vibrancy
  2. Physical vibrancy
  3. Spiritual vibrancy
  4. Work vibrancy
  5. Home vibrancy

Living in the present moment, without regret, is mother of all personal achievements.

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.