There are countless distractions in a Cruise ship port, all of them intended to get you to impulse buy.
Walking past a bicycle like thousands do every day.
Walking past what everyone walks past but seeing something no one else sees.
And not only seeing what no one else sees, but seeing more of it than no one else sees.
Yesterday when we hid Janice’s birthday cake in the Senior Living Facility communal kitchen and my first thought was, “Look at all this table space. This would be a perfect place to lay out all seven story boards and get started.”
Disney really honed my thinking. i wasn’t thinking about the storyboards, but in seeing the large table space, i immediately remembered the opportunity and possibility.
Can’t turn it off.
It’s a blessing and a curse.
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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.
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Deeply indebted to my colleagues at Disney Institute. Here are some of them in 2009, in Chicago.
Six days away from launching the next big thing.
Back in the day, the thought of writing a single Disney book felt overwhelming.
But with…
Growth.
Confidence.
Purpose.
Now, the goal is seven Disney books.
Wait until you hear the timeline for this impossible goal.
Pretty scary.
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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.
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The host took 16 minutes before finally introducing his Guest, Jody Maberry. Why?
Epiphany pedigree?
When asked a question, the other person is telling me what’s important to them. i take this very seriously and have great skill in immediately sorting to the best answer from a lifetime at Disney.
When i’m asked to “share some Disney knowledge” i have no idea where to go with that.
Focus is key.
Invite me to be on your show, but only if you have important questions.
Speaking with Jody Maberry yesterday, this hit me. Thank you Jody.
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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.
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Stumbled upon this on LinkedIn two days ago. Thirty years at Disney, 15 at this place – Disney Institute. Yes, i’m confident i can answer your toughest challenges.
Is there an unfair advantage some speakers have over other speakers?
It’s because i stay with the questions longer than anyone else.
i over-focus on the questions others under-focus on or ignore.
That’s the key to why my cultural architecture is the only way to transform a culture into organizational vibrancy and competitive immunity. It’s also the only way to sustain it.
It hit me yesterday when I was reading an email newsletter from a friend and healthcare culture consultant. Was struck by the slick layouts and diverse topics; very well done.
Their specialty appears to be the ability to go in and help organizations strengthen weaknesses.
That’s the simplest way I can explain my perception of what they do and the difference in my approach.
My approach isn’t to go in and fix anything.
Not in a targeted way, but rather (and more importantly) in a holistic way.
My approach reinforces and strengthens the best parts of their current cultural foundation and puts in place the must-have’s for world-class organizational culture.
i address their culture at the foundational, DNA level.
The need-to-haves and the nice-to-haves come later.
And i insist that without the foundational architecture, any attempt at “fixing or improving things” will fail in the long run.
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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.
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The text in this photo sets the context for today’s post…
This was inspired after having taken the risk to do my first Guest PodCast appearance.
Disney creativity experiment on LinkedIn yesterday:
Sean called in less than a minute. We spoke for an hour. He asked for advice, so i gave him exactly what i did to launch my business in 2009:
1. Don’t quit your day job
Life will be hard whether you work two jobs or are desperately trying to be discovered in only one job
Having a steady income takes pressure off and buys you time to develop your dream
2. Write publicly
Don’t expect any readers (except family) and don’t try to be perfect
This refines what you truly believe in and how you want to say it
3. Live in gratitude
Try being unhappy when you’re grateful
You, like everyone else, are in a hell, coming out of a hell, or about to enter a hell know one knows about; it can’t be an excuse or crutch
4. Set a compelling deadline
Accelerates decisions
Eliminates excuses
Sean’s story humbled and inspired me.
Thinking creatively at Disney is like breathing – no thought whatsoever.
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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.
This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.
