Category: A Summer of Questions

Do you know what my hope is for you in 11th grade?

That you glean as much as you can from me and Mom about how Disney runs its business.

The link below takes you to a 16-second video clip i recorded yesterday featuring a mailbox and a business question.

Disney’s Attention to Detail  

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How important is enjoying your work?

At Disney, we teach brand new Cast Members – on day one – the principle of “finding your own applause”.

There will be many things about the various jobs you’ll have throughout life that will be unpleasant and perhaps even downright annoying.

Find the get-to-do parts of your job and accentuate those.

That’s where your joy will come from.

Nurture it.

Grow it.

Harvest it.

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Over the years, i used to feel guilty because i thought my bosses should pay more attention to how great i was.

Then i realized my bosses were super busy.

i used to feel guilty because i couldn’t figure out how to get their attention – so i could feel like they really cared.

Then i realized every leader (even Disney’s leaders) is trying to keep their own head above water.

Survival.

Survival doesn’t harvest great leaders.

i used to get stressed wondering why i struggled with this so much – and why literally everyone else i knew struggled similarly.

Then i made a six-year plan (at 49) to retire from Disney at 55 and start my own enterprise.

My respect for small business owners exponentially increased.

My respect for survivors (the ones not willing to leave) has weakened. The good news is that this respect is a non-issue when you let it go and move on.

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So yeah, back to the college search…

In addition to the criteria of being close to an airport, we also need to manage costs.

Bucknell is not near an airport.

Near is defined as 30-40 minutes.

Bucknell is in the 90-120 minute range.

Tuition and room and board are significant.

Have you begun thinking about scholarships?

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