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Harry Potter Debuts

Maybe This Is Just A Dream
Maybe This Is Just A Dream

Harry Potter has a new attraction at Universal Studios. It debuts this morning.

However, instead, I’m at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, in the breezeway of Cinderella Castle.

Yes, at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. How I got here is a mystery, or maybe, Magic!

Harry Potter is an incredible franchise, but there’s no where else I’d rather be than Disney World on this, the first day of our annual summer vacation.

Oh, I hate to rub this in, but I’ve been here since 5AM. The Magic Kingdom is a special place before the sun comes up. (Wait, maybe this is just a dream…)

Can You Walk & Talk?

Be Creative In Your Life's Walk
Be Creative In Your Life's Walk

Can you walk and talk?

Silly, isn’t it? Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? It’s a tough economic time, a troubled time, an uncertain time. Perhaps the most difficult time of our entire life.

This begs the real question because, personally, it seems excruciatingly rare.

Can you walk the talk?

He Doesn’t Follow The Rules

Not Much Happens By Chance
Not Much Happens By Chance

Seth Godin has been described many ways.

In this Orlando, Florida Linchpin meetup video Seth is described as, “He doesn’t follow the rules”.

Of course, this got my lizard brain spinning which then produced these questions:

How often do you strategize over what you think others are saying about you?

How often do you strategize over what you want others to say about you?

Don’t Be

Do Not, Under Any Circumstances
Do Not, Under Any Circumstances

Yesterday was an awesome day.

How was yours?

Everyday should be an awesome day, even the ones that pin us down and make it difficult to breath.

Why?

Because that’s the way life works.

Pretending it doesn’t is foolish.

Don’t be an educated fool.

Four Things

Guard Against Boring Teachers
Guard Against Boring Teachers

Who doesn’t like to learn new, cool, helpful stuff?

Do you have to, or get to, teach others?  You know, teaching other adults, co-workers, children, parents, your boss, etc.

You most likely never think of how effective you are when you teach. So here’s a test.

When a great teacher teaches you, they are aiming for four criteria, to be effective.  Bob Pike, the Walt Disney of Training, developed four questions. “Did you?”:

  1. Like it
  2. Learn it
  3. Use it
  4. Make a difference

Then Don Kirkpatrick comes along and adds to this with his four.  “Was there?”

  1. Reaction
  2. Learning
  3. Behavior
  4. Results

No matter how you slice it as a leader, the more you know and the simpler you keep it, well, you decide.