Common Sense, Not Common – Page 15 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

Do You Love June 1st?

Ever heard the phrase, “Everything takes longer than expected”?

It’s the primary reason you and I fail at our big plans, our big dreams.

We give up before we should.

Why?

Why do you think?

It’s because everything takes longer than we expect.

Embrace this truth and use it to motivate yourself.

I do.

June 1 was three days ago. June 1 marked the 14-month anniversary of writing five daily blogs. June 1 marked 17 months since Mid Life Celebration, LLC was incorporated. June 1 says there are still 19 months before the IRS will ask, “Is this a hobby or a business?”

Yes, I totally thought after 17 months, there would be more to show. But everything takes longer, right? And to think that Mid Life Celebration isn’t quite at the half-way point is very exciting.

Make no small plans. It is never too late to follow your dreams, whatever they may be.

And oh yeah, one more thing, Carpe diem!

The Ultimate Short Cut

The Road To Excellence Has No Finish Line

We see it everyday, don’t we?

Everywhere you look, people are trying to sell us easy, quick and painless solutions.

Come on people. When are we going to wake up?

Know what the ultimate short cut is?

If I have to tell you, you won’t understand or believe it.

You’re going to have to figure it out for yourself.

One Question We Need To Ask

What do I need to stop doing?

Most of us spend our entire career asking this question, the wrong question, ‘What do I need to do more of?”

At most companies, few people have the courage and commitment to tell the truth, because the truth hurts. So leaders play it safe and never fully develop their people because it is so much easier to avoid confrontation.

What we need to stop doing overshadows all the good we do. But we will never know if we don’t ask the question often enough to get to the truth.

In America, this is known as “The Elephant in the room.”

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I mean seriously, it’s just a haircut.

There are as many reasons to focus on excellence, as there are to not focus.

So who’s right?

Is it those crazy, fanatical people who only settle for excellence?

Or those that say life is too short to worry about all that?

What do you think?

Which one are you?

Why?