Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Captiva Day 1, body

Google Maps
Goal is ‘Tween Waters Inn.
Took 30 minutes more than this: traffic plus a 15-minute rest/lunch stop.

Used to love to drive across country.

Those days were glorious and memorable.

These days, however, are the opposite.

A four-hour drive is small when compared to my driving resume.

After 30 minutes, i’m ready for a nap.

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Disney teamwork, body

Woman sitting on the floor with bags of Christmas goodies
About ready to get our Christmas goodie bag assembly training from Cheryl. Note the empty round box by the chair.

At Disney, we over-focus on the same things others under-focus on or ignore.

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Change wake up

iPhone alarm clock
Easy change. Start sleep later means wake up later. Easy-peasy, generally.

Since 1999 when i joined Disney institute, 5:00 AM has been a standard wakeup time.

Also since 1999, no matter the bedtime, the 5AM wakeup time didn’t change.

Those 5AM wakeup days have been over for a couple years.

Perhaps it was a Christmas present i got for myself (and my family).

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Time, body

three men in the mountains
Summer 2025. Two Medicine.

Looking at the above photo, all i can say is, “This was a great day.’

The time we spent together hiking 8-miles roundtrip with a 2,200 foot elevation gain…

How is this a waste of time?

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