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.

Are you smart or searching or both?

two shadows on the beach
Be the change – get healthy, stay healthy

 

If you’re reading this, you must be really smart.

No, seriously.

You must be.

Either that or you’re really searching.

Which is also smart.

Yet the paradox is at some point, we need to feel the searching is yielding progress.

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The process of aging is interesting because it begs a few questions and observations

Huntsman Senior Games 2011
Let age be a number other’s worry about

 

The process of aging is interesting because it begs a few questions and observations:

What is aging?

Can it be slowed?

Can one physical setback be enough to quit?

At the end of the day, time waits for no one.

It is wise to expect setbacks as normal, and unavoidable.

Like mother nature and her occasional severe weather – this too shall pass.

Incumbent on us to be prepared, ride it out, recover quickly.

And enjoy the subsequently beautiful weather.

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Love how challenging life is and few people know

Orlando home getting new wood floors
New floors create friction to everyday life (as does a hernia)

 

Love how challenging life is and how very few of our friends and acquaintances know the obstacles we are facing.

All of us have a pile of struggles (opportunities) (blessings) that are virtually invisible to others.

But guaranteed. We all have them. Plenty of them.

Often, more than we feel can handle.

Note to self, do not (ever, ever) feel these are reasons to quit exercising.

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Running was an obscure application of world class business insights

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If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough.

 

Running was an obscure application to test common sense world class business insights.

Through 14 years of speaking full time, I’ve spoken to a million people and believe it or not, a huge confidence booster to becoming a better speaker was that obscure experiment.

In looking for an unlikely, and random, place to test world class business philosophies, I picked running.

In ten short years – from not being able to run at all, to representing the USA at the 2009 Masters Track & Field World championships.

True story.

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