Two in a row (please)

10-second video: Praying for two in a row.

Eye surgery used to scare me. Now it doesn’t.

dad

Yesterday’s hope was that the PVR ‘scars’ healed themselves and spared me from a third, and fourth, surgery.

Then a fifth surgery, unrelated to the retina issues but dramatically accelerated by the retina surgeries. Cataract surgery.

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Carnivores near Disney

Two grilled fillet mignon steaks
Never had a Filet Mignon steak until a Disney Service Awards Banquet, as an attendee. Somewhere around age 30.

Grateful for America’s FDA. We take for granted that all our food is safe.

dad

What happens without scalable structure and processes to ensure trustworthy food and drug sources?

We have no idea because all we’ve ever known is safe.

There are exceptions to everything. So let’s just round up to almost perfect.

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Zero workouts ain’t the same

empty iPhone email inbox screenshot

Our similarities are different.

Yogi Berra

Zero workouts ain’t the same as zero inbox.

Well, technically it is. However, zero workouts stinks. Zero in box is bliss.

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72-hour challenge

post it note handwritten notes
For posterity. Page 1 of 5.
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For posterity. Page 2 of 5.
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For posterity. Page 3 of 5.
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For posterity. Page 4 of 5.
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For posterity. Page 5 of 5.

Trust the process.

Leadership jargon

It’s been over four months since the first surgery. Over three months since the second.

In three days, i see Dr Kumar for another in a long list of follow-up exams.

Three days.

That’s 72 hours.

i end every Disney Keynote speech with a 72-hour challenge.

Most audience members (business leaders) are too busy and too overwhelmed to commit to a 72-hour challenge.

Why?

Unfocused.

i am directly focused on patiently, optimistically, humbly waiting for another encouraging update from Dr Kumar.

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Hold ‘em

Traveling in a car, looking out the windshield from the backseat
Two hours of darkness.
Traveling in a car, looking out the windshield from the backseat
Sunrise at 7:20 AM. Grateful for daylight.

Hold yourself accountable first (and forever) before you start projecting judgement on others.

dad

Have worked hard over the decades to stop judging other drivers’ behavior. It’s paid off. Now, i pray a lot. Figuring every driver is going through a hell no one knows about.

Extend Grace, not the middle finger.

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