Category: Being Brave

i knew i’d be inspired by the 60 Minutes recording

iPhone Photos settings screen
Apple has changed the way the world does many of our everyday activities, like taking and storing photos.

 

i knew, unquestionably, i’d be inspired by the 60 Minutes recording. Found it last night while searching for the Big Bang Theory recordings we missed while vacationing in Pennsylvania.

The episode featured Tim Cook and Jony Ive from Apple.

Tim said of Steve Jobs, “I’ve never met anyone like him. He had this relentless, driving force for perfection. Things have to be insanely great.”

This is a concept culture i’ve lived within at Disney for 30 years.

Simplify and focus, without sacrificing quality.

What does this mean to any of us?

Do it (follow your passion) even when labeled “crazy”.

As a solo entrepreneur, doubt, fear, excuses, and hesitation surround you.

Constantly.

Change comes from within only when you are willing to become a relentless, driving force for the “perfection” of your passion.

 

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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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Want a perfect example of glorious risk taking?

Disney's Toy Soldiers marching at Christmas
Two days ago. i love that the photo is not “picture perfect”.

 

If you click on the Music video link, you may find inspiration for why risk taking is so important. For starters, you may reach new clients, and you may create a core emotional connection with your existing clients. This could also backfire too. That’s why inspiration is critical.

“Gateway to the Plains” Music Video Glorieta Pass, a natural corridor between the mountains and plains, is largely responsible for the unique diversity of cultures and historical events represented at Pecos National Historical Park. Ancient trade routes, the Santa Fe Trail, a railroad, Route 66, and Interstate 25 have all followed a similar path through this gateway in northern New Mexico. #RappingRanger (Background track “Black Spotlight” by Tia Cooper) Posted by Pecos National Historical Park on Monday, December 14, 2015

 

Taking risks is risky. So is playing it safe.

 

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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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Insist on taking the best risks you can take

Disney Conference Keynote Speaker
This was a silly photo idea last week. i like it though. In the far left shadow hides the photographer.

 

Are you getting your money’s worth?

Insist on taking the best risks you can take.

  1. Expect to fail, expect to lose, expect some pain.
  2. Expect to succeed, expect victories, expect great joy.

You can’t have one set without the other.

We know this, yet behave like we don’t.

i get jazzed by acting like i not only know it, but by embracing it for all it’s worth.

 

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Torn between the lesson i’m learning and the product i’ll receive

Young entrepreneurs class
There are courses in entrepreneurial leadership. There is also a real life entrepreneurial course called “starting your own business”.

 

Torn between the lesson i’m learning and the product i’ll receive. As a small business entrepreneur, there are lessons in life that no book can teach because in life, the lesson is real, and it’s your lesson.

Paying a contractor by the hour versus by the project may not be the best choice. It is probably the best choice for a contractor, but for a customer (me), it may break the budget.

Time will tell, and i will accept what happens because i didn’t know enough before the agreement. i went on a hunch that everyone would end up being happy.

PS. Fast forward 100 days later to today…happy ending. i don’t contract with many people, and everyone i’ve contracted with has delivered exceptional quality. At the end of the day, you pay top dollar for great quality, whether it’s by the hour or a contracted price.

 

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Leadership decisions will rarely gain 100% agreement

Teen and seniors
An ordinary moment yesterday.

 

Leadership decisions will rarely gain 100% agreement.

This is insidiously tricky.

When we want to please everyone we do not follow our instinct.

Yesterday my instinct said we need to get outside and walk.

But wait, our time with one of them is limited because he’s over in the adjacent nursing home.

Will we send the wrong message if we leave for an hour? Is it selfish? Is it right? Is it helpful?

When our health is something we are willing defend, we should never lose it.

Never, no matter the cost?

 

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