Walt said if you can dream it you can do it

Disney Customer Service Speaker
Walking to Disney’s Magic Kingdom Theme Park.

 

Vision: Work from anywhere, anytime, with a product others will pay a premium for.

Check.

Whatever you are dreaming of as a way to make a living and to do work that matters, may 2016 be the year you take action you’ve never taken before.

Game-changing action.

We are talking quality over quantity.

For example, in late 2008, while working at Disney Institute, i went to my bank during lunch to inquire about how to start a small business. The Suntrust employee directed me to www.SunBiz.org – the rest as they say, is history.

January 1, 2009 i officially became a small business owner.

It would take the next six years before i made my first dime, and seven years to make a profit.

PS. i knew before i started that it would take years to make something happen. That’s why i didn’t leave my full-time job. At 49, i planned to retire at 55.

Six years is a long time to invest time, money, and emotional labor without seeing a dime.

 

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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.

This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

 

i simple can not live without it

Apple Watch drawing
The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.

 

Mini-epiphany yesterday and right now.

Blogging every morning is so critical for my well being, before the day gets active.

In the quiet solitude before sunrise, much is accomplished that would never ever get accomplished.

And the cumulative effort of neglect, or of accomplishment, is staggering – in either direction.

i simply can not miss a day.

Period.

i can remember when (March 31, 2009 was the last day it happened) i couldn’t write my way out of a wet paper bag.

Really need to make the second book (after this one) a priority in 2016.

 

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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.

This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

 

Assuming is a dangerous leadership blind spot

Disney Leadership Speaker
Real people not actors.

 

In retrospect and in this current moment as i type this, i’m reflecting on how many activities and how much laughter, and how much think-until-it-hurts time we experienced the past two days.

With few exceptions, it was pervasive.

It rarely, if ever, gets any better than that.

i’m sharing because it’s a perfect example of preaching what i practice – intentionality.

 

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One of the most important things you can do as CEO of You, Inc

Neighbors in rural Florida near Disney
Having horses in your neighborhood never gets old. Four Seasons Resort at Disney is straight ahead (but not visible in photo).

 

One of the most important things you can do as CEO of You, Inc. is be intentional about where you live – you know, where you establish your personal HQ.

Of course this is one of the most challenging assignments you’ll have as CEO, but it’s your responsibility to figure it out and make it happen.

 

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You cannot live on thoughts (intentions)

Disney World Christmas parade filming
Enjoying the morning and appreciating the privilege to live like i mean it.

 

Disney World Christmas parade filming
As a Cast Member, this is a typical work day occurrence.

 

Disney World Christmas parade filming
A final photo before running home.

 

 

You cannot live on thoughts (intentions). You can only live on actions.

No one builds a life (or a reputation) based on what they’re gonna do someday.

 

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