Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
Overwhelmed by email?
The harsh reality?
It’s our responsibility to figure it out.
Period.
This constant overwhelm will not fix itself.
Left unchecked, it poisons our soul so slowly we never notice.
It’s been a month now that i drew a line in the sand and asked:
Can i go to bed each night with no emails in my in-box, trash, and sent folders?
Like nearly everything, the answer is yes if we chose to make it so.
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My keynote speaking and business advising company – featuring The Disney Way – is held up by four pillars:
But it wasn’t until a minute ago that the pillars revealed themselves.
And it was last night’s dinner conversation that planted the seed for this morning’s epiphany.
Note: Two of my “brothers” are executives who have hired consultants. Their results are nothing they are ecstatic about.
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You know how they say, “Do not quit because you could be so close and if you quit, you’ll never know”?
Ever wonder if it’s really true?
Began the speech in a suit. Finished it in jeans, t-shirt and running shoes.
It took 16 years to overcome this fear.
It was a stupid fear.
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Starve your doubts.
Feed your dreams.
Simple.
Simple doesn’t mean easy, but it does mean simple.
At work.
At home.
Here, there, everywhere.
All day.
Everyday.
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First, some back story…
Everything looks good on paper, right?
But it’s actually doing the things, with the pressures and challenges of the real world. Theory is often impossible much harder than it looks.
If i was reaching out to a stranger for the first time, i’d look intentionally (but not forced) to find common ground, personally and professionally.
The way in is trust, and trust is built on honest relationships. Honest relationships are based on getting to know each other. Really knowing each other. Gobs of potential topics: kid’s names, hobbies, worries, goals, dreams, pet peeves and the list goes on.
And this should never feel manipulative.
The text book stuff about relationships didn’t become crystal clear until i retired. When you are the CEO of your own gig, everything is your fault. And everything is also your opportunity.
Other people are the key to building something wonderful.
But if you’re going to ask for something, give first.
Otherwise it feels kinda creepy. Desperate even.
Fast forward. An executive reaches out to me electronically asking for serious advice. But he did not give first. For example he could have made an introductory comment from something on my LinkedIn profile.
If people don’t find creative ways to talk about the whole person, all we see is a business mindset.
Everyone is a real person, including the CTO who asked without so much as a “good morning, nice to meet you”.
i was nice to him, and offered to answer any of his questions, anytime.
He offered nothing in return.
Two things: it comes with the territory, and don’t be that guy to others.
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