Dear Son – Page 70 – Disney Employee Engagement Speaker

Life’s priorities come in strange packages

Apple Watch stopwatch — We ran together for the first time since Cross Country started six weeks ago.

Yesterday’s easy-pace 5k around the neighborhood was only his third 5k without walking. The first two were in competitions. He finished last and third from last, respectively.

i told him how much he inspires me because he doesn’t quit. Of all his teammates, i believe he has the most reasons to want to quit.

The priority is developing the awareness, the desire, and the commitment to reap the benefits from an active versus inactive lifestyle.

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Running with no pain is insanely joyful

Disney runner jeff noel — At 8am i texted my Cracker Barrel lunch partner, “i thought this said, no omelette.”

Running with no pain is insanely joyful. Yesterday’s 4.5 easy-pace miles were pain free.

To run pain free is better than competing at the highest Master’s level.

PS. Competing at the highest Master’s level is also insanely joyful.

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i can’t get over how so many people quit

WPS Cross Country practice — Last night at WPS High School…Cross Country practice.

i can’t get over how so many people quit. i used to be one of them.

Not eating a balanced diet (common sense, right?)
Not getting regular exercise (more common sense, no?)
Not focusing on consistently adequate rest (common sense, not common practice)

And then most of these same people (that was me too) expect others to “have a clue” about a this particular issue or that particular issue.

Dear Son, get your own house in order, and let others make their choices without any judgement from you.

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Dear frustrations

Adversity and attitude — From LinkedIn a few days ago.

Dear frustrations,

The pain in my lower right calf, achilles, and ankle makes me want to scream because it won’t go away and my Podiatrist of 10 years tells me to “keep doing what you’re doing”.

The MRI, the X-rays, the touching, physical therapy, and stretching aren’t eliminating the chronic pain.

In my best moments, i am grateful for the pain.

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This website is about our physical health. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health 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 book author storyboard — Starting to find my rhythm with this first Disney Leadership book.

Dear hope,

How is it possible to improve without hope?

Any type of health improvements require time and effort.

And often, a lot of time and a lot of effort.

So much so that few of us can stand the wait.

So we give up.

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