jeff noel, A Preacher Or A Comedian, Eh?

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When I told Carol she had the wrong person, she said, “You’re jeff noel, right?” Of course, I said. And asked her to figure out how she got my name and call back, because none of this interviewing for a professional speaker thing was making sense.

Long story short, my first Disney supervisor floated my name during a luncheon, and the rest, as they say, is history. I’m going somewhere with this….and it has to do with spirituality.

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When jeff noel Was Given An Opportunity He Didn’t Know What To Do

The phone rang one crazy busy day (1998) when I was a Concierge Manager at Orlando’s finest Resort property. Carol, the caller, wanted to set up my interview with the director of a world class benchmarking and professional development operation. I told Carol she had the wrong person.

Professional speaker? Me? Why? Why now? After serious thought it came down to a crazy notion in the back of jeff noel’s head, “God must want me to be a preacher or a comedian, so I’ll need this public speaking experience”.

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Blogging Is Good. Amen, Amen, So Be It

Hubspot says, Amen

Blogging. Amen. So be it. In everything give thanks. Even blogging? Yep, even blogging. There is a magical power to putting words on paper that I felt possibly existed, but not until immersing myself, did the magic come alive.

I once heard a speaker who said, “Don’t die with a book in you”.

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If The Unimaginable Happened, Would Beauty Rise Through The Ashes?

Steven Curtis Chapman and his Family went through a horrific tragedy a few years ago. Steven’s next CD, Beauty Will Rise, captured his pain, his faith, his hope.

The past two weeks, I’ve been witness to a 10-year old boy’s blossoming. Just the very beginning of the bud of his life opening. The thought of that disappearing is more than I can bear. This is what happened to Steven.

A few minutes ago, lying in bed with headphones on, I heard this precious song of unimaginable pain, and glorious hope. This post is a result of a compelling feeling to share it with you:

Okay, going back to bed. Count our blessings. We have far more than we deserve.

The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Got Was From A Colleague Of Mine

Parenting comes down to two simple things…

Monty Ray Davidson told me his story about being at the hospital admiring his newborn child through the nursery window, when a very old, very wise woman asked if it was his.

She told Monty Ray, “Everyone is going to try to tell you how to raise your child. What to do and what to not do. When to do it and when not to. But you only need to remember two things…You can’t hold them too much and you can’t love them too much”.

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