eye – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Good news, other news

8-second video: Just an unrehearsed (aren’t 99% of them unrehearsed?) moment to catch a seemingly insignificant moment.

Disney World driving map — Went straight at the first light. Under the water-bridge and past Space Mountain and TRON. The route home from Celebration, FL.

Slow and steady means nothing if you cannot gratefully practice it.
dad

What you know is worthless without application.

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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.

Eye surgery update, home

29-second video: #truth #humbled #insanelygrateful

Almost sundown.

Came outside to turn off a watering hose.

Took my glasses off and covered my right eye. By the way, probably doing this 20-40 times a day.

In this late-day moment, vision (still fuzzy) is the best it’s been since surgery.

Dare i say it’s much better than 12 hours ago?

In 36 hours i see Dr. Kumar for the “three-week” post op exam.

Can’t wait for him to see the progress with his instruments.

Feeling insanely blessed and grateful.

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Priority mindset

man climbing a mountain — You slip and you’re done. Photo: Steve Wahlberg.

two men climbing a mountain — You fall and you’re done. Photo: Stacy Wahlberg.

i hope to die smiling.
dad

Put your health before work or put work before health?

No brainer, eh?

Or is it?

An overwhelming number of executives forgo their health (moving, sleeping, nutrition) because their ‘work’ time/availability is so incredibly demanded.

Immediately after scheduling next week’s third followup eye exam before leaving the office, i walked to the car and called an executive coaching client.

i was late for work and had texted the CEO with a heads up at 8:45AM.

In a perfect world, today’s 8:20AM appointment would be finished by 9:00AM. And after all, arriving at 7:40AM (40 mins early) should easily facilitate all the office paperwork so that i can be ready in the exam room early.

i was 15 minutes late for the call.

And…

Was intentionally prepared, by design, to do the call in the car, in the parking lot. Why? To be on time for our standing 9:00AM call.

Backstage in “jeff-Land” is like backstage literally everywhere – interesting, surprising, and decently straightforward.

Here is the list of the weekly call’s prepared questions.

Love getting inspiring texts from you. Do you know why?

Take me on a tour of your organization 5 yrs from now?

Why do companies (why does your company) struggle with recognition?

Why do companies (and your company) struggle with attracting the best talent?

Why do CEO’s get frustrated?

How do they fix it?

How important are work relationships?

Where are relationships better…hurried or not so hurried?

Slowing down to speed up example…10 reps…

What if instead of me identifying the reps, you told me the reps….or, we each did 5?

Or…you did three and I do 1 (or 2).

Would you want to report to yourself? Why?

Note: Sharing the questions as a blogging state-change, an unexpected backstage peek.

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And so it goes, at home

motel room — Reunited and it feels so good.

Happy present moment.
dad

You know what never gets old?

Living in the present moment.

A few minutes ago, it dawned on me that the paperwork of life can frequently feel overwhelming because there’s so much to do.

You create a life, get married, start a career, buy a house, buy a bunch of stuff to make your house a home, perhaps raise some children, and as you approach and arrive at midlife, you start to question everything.

Back to that thought i had a few minutes ago, we habitually race through all the administrative and decision-making tasks. And i thought what if we could streamline life so that every task that we had to do and decision we had to make we could be fully present for it and enjoy it and appreciate it in a way that racing never reveals?

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You know what?

lodging room inventory chart — Dark pink means no vacancy. Light pink means vacancy. The last four nights of this season are now available courtesy of you know who. Took a hit financially from the 50% deposit loss cancellation policy. It’s a fair policy which i graciously accept.

13-second video: Noah Lyles just pulled off a rare 100/200 double Gold medal performance at the 2023 Track & Field World Championships in Budapest. His vision is to break Usain Bolt’s 19.19 200 world record.

Everything is a blessing when you employ a growth mindset.
dad

You know what?

So grateful to have prioritized priorities.

Had to cancel a four-night Sperry Chalet reservation this morning.

(a blessing on so many levels)

Cheryl and i are tickled at the ‘tradition’ we started three years ago.

(another blessing on so many levels)

We got lucky and were able to spend the final three nights at Sperry in 2021. Last year, 2022, we went big and spent the final four night at Sperry.

(ditto on the blessing thing)

Missing our new ‘tradition in 2023’ will take psychological pressure off me to try and balance timing of a trip with my body’s natural timetable for healing.

(another blessing on so many levels)

Ps. Able to gift (i’m well past any refund window) tomorrow’s two-night Granite Park Chalet to a GNP reservation agent. Offered it to several people, based on ‘seniority’ of me knowing them. Taylor, the GNP Reservation agent, is someone i’ve never met. However, his leader, who i invited, is unable to go and she recommended Taylor who’s had it on his bucket list the past two Summers.

(double-ditto on the blessing thing)

.hpm

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