Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Lessons learned in athletic preparation and competition apply here

Charles Williams M50-54 Masters athlete
Charles Williams and I are the same age and possess the same focus on excellence

 

Lessons learned in athletic preparation and competition apply to leading ourselves and others to excellence in our workplace.

In order to achieve success on the field, we apply leadership principles that are taught in the best business schools:

  • a compelling vision provides direction
  • great organizational (physically and culturally) structure allows work to get done well
  • finding a millions ways to stay engaged, in spite of obstacles, economics
  • commitment is the only way to rise above good and very good to reach excellence
  • character is what our reputation is built on – build strong

After yesterday’s 800 meters, something astonishing happened. I ran ten seconds faster than expected and had a blast.

Work should be fun. Excellence should be a natural outpouring from the long, hard hours, weeks, months, even years of preparation.

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Our search for self confidence is really half-hearted at best

Sorcerer Mickey's iconic hat at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Self confidence should never be considered bling

 

Our search for self confidence is really half-hearted at best.

If we really were compelled to be strongly confident, we’d keep moving forward the way a child is determined to learn how to walk.

But we are not hell-bent on walking as adults.

And so we give up the efforts, but not the wishing.

Wishing doesn’t accomplish anything.

We know this.

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Which comes first, big change or little change?

professional speaker wireless lavaliere on shirt
you speak to one million people one audience at a time

 

Which comes first, big change or little change?

Little change.

But where do we set our sights right away? Big change.

We see it with exercise all the time. Too much too soon, and then quitting.

And unfortunately, in business initiatives as well – all the time.

Slow and steady is how we create massive change.

It’s always been that way. Nature proves it.

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