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Wasn’t feeling it at the gym or from her

Starbucks products
Yesterday, the antithesis of food and alcoholic drink photos we see on Facebook.

 

Laptop at Starbucks
The table next to me…what first caught my eye was the unsecure laptop. Yoga mat on right, along with a large Starbucks bag on left (i didn’t peek, but wish i would have).

 

Laptop at Starbucks
Then the stickers fascinated me.

 

Laptop covered in stickers at Starbucks
When she returned from the restroom, she sat on the other side of the table. More stickers.

 

stickers on a laptop
Flipped the photo to be able to read the stickers.

 

Starbucks
Context.

 

Wasn’t feeling it at the gym, but plowed through it.

Felt good when done.

Always does.

On the ride home, stopped at Starbucks for a sandwich (used Apple pay because i carry no wallet), and afterward snapped the photo above.

There was also a Daytimer type organizer next to the laptop, jammed and overflowing with papers. And a notebook, the front cover plastered with inspirational sayings.

Be Bold.

Seize the Day.

You Rock.

Courage.

Positive Attitude.

Be the Change.

Etc.

So i asked, “What are you working on?”

To my ear, her comments were as unfocused as her organizer appeared to be disorganized.

i tried, and failed, to have a meaningful conversation.

The  woman – from India, with no car and she carried a yoga mat into Starbucks –  claimed to be a medium, but she left me unimpressed on several levels.

Wasn’t feeling it from her.

The opportunity to try (unsuccessfully) to make her day wasn’t lost on me. Do your best and let the rest go.

Do your best and let the rest go.

Surrender is a great tool.

i use it all the time.

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Life’s boring details

Motivational speakers
When yesterday’s photos weren’t loading to iCloud, i used an older photo, like this one from five days ago.

 

Emotional labor takes a physical toll.

Teaching is pure emotional labor.

Physically spent after yesterday’s 6:30am – 5:00pm teaching engagement.

Went straight to the hotel room, ordered room service dinner, uncharacteristically turned on the TV.

In bed by 8pm.

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Physically exhausted from talking all day

airplane oxygen masks
Taking care of ourselves before others initially seems selfish. Went to bed early, thus missing “networking” opportunities.

 

Teaching all day leaves me invigorated and as physically tired as if I had run a marathon.

So tonight around 6pm, i expect to feel inspired by the great work we did.

Also expect to feel like i’ve been run over by a truck.

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Retired from Disney but still working hard

Christmas cards in mailbox
Tucked a pile of Christmas cards in my bicycle bag, rode to the end of the driveway, loaded them in the mailbox, then rode 25 miles roundtrip to Golds Gym and back.

 

Sometimes i think i’m spending too much time exercising and taking care to eat and sleep well.

And then i imagine life as a retiree.

What would i do with my time?

i’d spend a lot of it exercising, eating well, and investing in eight hours of sleep each night.

While retired from Disney, i’m still working hard to change the world.

 

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Bicycled to the USATF annual meeting at Disney to take a risk

USATF 2016 annual meeting at Disney
Yesterday at the Hilton next to Disney Springs.

 

Vin Lananna and jeff noel
Yesterday around 10am.

 

Bicycled from home to the USATF annual meeting at Disney to take a risk.

USATF is United States of America Track & Field.

Vin Lananna was our Team USA Track & Field Head Coach in Rio a few months ago.

Two days ago he was elected USATF’s new President.

Wanted to ask him a question.

Mission accomplished.

Disney creativity DNA in action.

It makes me smile, it was so easy.

And without my Disney experience, something i would have never had the creativity, or courage, to do.

 

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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.