Everyone loves simplicity

hand drawn image in the sand
Drawn on a sand road, the images for “life’s five big choices”.

Simplicity is spiritual genius. Faith. Hope. Love.

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Do the basics brilliantly. Until the basics are mastered, nothing else matters. Mastering the basics means mastering them every day, all day. Day after day. For your entire lifetime.

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Spiritual vibrancy fanatic

Disney institute team circa 2010.
Lake Tahoe location. A healthcare system that trained Disney Institute. Chris Caracci’s (my colleague and friend) long-term client. Maybe around 2010.

A vision is a picture of the future that’s not only better than now, but much better than now.

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No one purposefully and hopefully envisions a future that deteriorates. So my quote is painfully elementary. Why? Because the future is always a hope-filled time that all lives are better than now. But who adds, not only that, but MUCH better”?

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Everyone’s a pro-level critic

Disney Institute classroom and stage
Disney Institute colleague Mike leading a team building event called “Making the News”. Guess who took this photo in 2013?

You do you. Don’t hurt anyone else. Have fun being you.

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You, me…everyone…everyone’s a pro-level critic. It’s a full-time job for many. You however, wake up knowing that today is another in a long string of days to do work that makes you come alive and helps you and others. You have honed your ability to ignore the critics and to be true to yourself.

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Facilitator feedback

Disney Institute facilitator feedback from a guest
Circa 2007+-: This feedback-genre has always followed me like a shadow.

My hack for happiness is to live in constant gratitude.

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The quote above has been honed with each passing decade. The proverbial “batting average” has consistently increased with each passing year…batting average now hovers at/near 100% perfection.

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Like oil and water

six toddlers in bathing suits on a dock
Just this morning i told a CEO client i can go days without wearing a shirt. Back in the day, most of us did. Photo: Our son and his classmates, about 20 years ago.
six toddlers in bathing suits on a dock
There comes a time when a “top” makes sense so no one blushes. Photo: Our son and his classmates, about 19.5 years ago.

You cannot have an anxious life from being at peace with who you are and content with what you have.

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