Ten left

Living like you were dying
Yesterday from a High School classmate’s Facebook feed.

 

In 2009, i began a 10-year journey to live as though June 8, 2019 (60th bday) is my last day.

i read about half of a long article yesterday. Here is my summary:

Rather than contemplating the stereotypical “What if you only had 6 months to live”, or the article’s reflection on a 9-month course with the same question, but with 3 extra months, i began over 7 years ago living as if i only had 10 years.

A complete and radical departure from “you have less than a year to live.”

Ten left.

What if you only had 10 years left?

A decade.

Everything i’ve done since 2009 has emanated from, “What if i only had until my 60th birthday to do everything in life i wanted to do?

The caveat being, none of us know if we’ll see tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, etc.

Now, with 2 years 8 months until the “dead” line, an enhanced sense of urgency is emerging.

There is potential ridicule and talk behind my back, to which i am working diligently to surrender to and designate a non-issue.

Meanwhile, my enjoyment of that which is in front of me this very moment (typing this for example) brings such great joy, and peace.

 

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iPhone in the pool 2015

Parenting milestone
Not a day for joy, but a day for transformation.

 

New iPhone 6 in the pool 2015 (Oct 2).

Tough love.

Things changed after that day.

Yesterday marked a full year since it happened.

It’s a non-event in our house today, but it did happen, and things did transform.

 

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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.

 

Do not feel guilty because of me

Top Disney management consultants
Yesterday i sat at the far end of this photo to write.

 

Disney Keynote speaker and author
Context to this location.

 

Do not feel guilty because of me.

Walt Disney was an overachiever.

Thirty-plus years on the inside and i’m cut from the same cloth.

No one has to overachieve or go after impossible goals.

Dear son, i will offer one cautionary piece of wisdom:

It’s ok to set the bar within reach, but you’ll eat yourself alive if you privately dream about doing it differently but never take the risk(s).

That said, it might be one of the most impossible goals i’ve ever made:

One year, seven Disney books.

Write seven Disney Business Books between the release of the iPhone 7 and the release of the iPhone 8.

And to up the level of creative difficulty, write them all at Walt Disney World and all on an iPhone.

 

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Dear frustrations

Disney expert speaker jeff noel
Yesterday’s run included Magic Kingdom, Contemporary, and Wilderness Lodge.

 

Disney expert speaker jeff noel
The south end.

 

Disney expert speaker jeff noel
North observation deck.

 

Disney expert speaker jeff noel
Middle windows are for the Napa Room, where i had my Disney retirement party.

 

Disney expert speaker jeff noel
The main reason for being at Disney World yesterday was to write.

 

Disney expert speaker jeff noel
All books will be written on an iPhone and all will be written at WDW.

 

Disney expert speaker jeff noel
The right windows are classic Contemporary design.

 

Disney expert speaker jeff noel
The sun was low and bright….7:30am.

 

Disney expert speaker jeff noel
The Grand Canyon Concourse was quiet as Guests were just starting to come to Chef Mickey’s for breakfast.

 

Disney's Bay Lake from Outer Rim bar
The view to my right.

 

Dear frustrations,

During yesterday’s Day 11 of Disney Leadership book writing, i couldn’t muster any frustrations with the writing process. In fact, i was smiling so big on the inside that i was beginning to feel guilty for feeling so wonderful.

Sometimes, paradoxically, that happens.

 

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

 

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.

 

Dear hope

Disney Springs Star Wars store
Make your own lightsaber.

 

Inspiration
Screen capture from LinkedIn yesterday.

 

Dear hope,

i hope to be organized before i die.

i hope to be free of the many possessions that make up my life.

i hope to have cherished loved ones to hug and talk to, warm food to eat, a clean shirt to wear, and a clean pillow to lay my head as the years remaining become fewer.

i hope to be constantly grateful.

Every breath constant.

i hope.

 

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