Tag Archives: Balance

The Beautiful Thing About Having Overcome Past Obstacles Is That Futures Obstacles Are Less Intimidating

Couple things. Didn’t start running to compete, only to get healthy. Only started to compete (5k’s) to stay motivated and fend off boredom. Discovered age group competition completely by accident. It was fun. One thing led to another. Plus, I … Continue reading

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Midlife Is No Time To Quit, Midlife Is The Perfect Time To Be Bold And Daring

jeff noel’s LinkedIn profile no longer reads the way this older photo depicts. Why? Because life, midlife, is an experiment. Just like social media. New things, ground-breaking territory. Excitement. Engagement. Midlife is no time to quit, midlife is the perfect … Continue reading

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Baby Boomers Go Round And Round In Their Search For Health And Wellness Success

Remember what jeff noel always says, “The long way is the shortcut”. Driving home from a Cub Scout camping trip, we passed the Kissimmee, Florida Fair. Couldn’t help but snap this photo. A year later the photo’s purpose is revealed: … Continue reading

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jeff noel Credits Disney For His Health And Wellness Success

Living next to, and working for, Disney World has afforded jeff noel an amazing learning opportunity. The keys to success in anything, noel has learned, are focus and discipline. Period. Go. Here’s to your health and wellness. Next Blog

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Setting Your Bar Low, But Impossible, Is Perfect

This is not a Mid Life Celebration contradiction. If walking four days a week for one week is something you’ve never done, consider it impossible and set out to do your impossible. Then set another impossible goal – to do … Continue reading

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Can A Boomer Systematically Rid Themselves Of All The Excuses To Not Get Moving?

No plan for success will work if we don’t. How difficult would it be to make a list of the common excuses that keep us Boomers from being active? An excuse like: “I can not go for a walk four … Continue reading

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Healthy, Active Midlife Baby Boomers Are Just A Bunch Of Lucky Showoffs

It would seem healthy, active midlife Baby Boomers (like jeff noel) are just a bunch of lucky showoffs. But from where noel stands, what is really happening is that living an unhealthy life seems so ungrateful to the gift bestowed us. … Continue reading

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If Boomers Are Unwilling To Push Another Beyond Their Limits, Does This Mean Giving Up Is Okay?

If Boomers are unwilling to push another beyond their limits, does this mean giving up is okay? Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. This makes it hard to plan our day, doesn’t it? Next Blog

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And I Can’t Get It Out Of My Head

What would happen to American Baby Boomers if they found some form of moderate exercise, say walking, they could do four or five times a week, and they did this for three years? Next Blog

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The Blog Whisperer, And Work Life Balance Expert jeff noel, On Repetition’s Value

A few Mid Life Celebration readers have been here since the beginning 31 months ago when jeff noel, The Blog Whisperer, began writing five daily, differently themed blogs. More joined near the middle, but missed the beginning. Still others are … Continue reading

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