Only in leaving can we discover the Magic we say we believe in. Note: Disney Retiree ID.
If we really believe we are worth more than we are being paid, and it’s been this way for a long, long time, we are faced with two blatantly obvious choices.
Stay, and wallow in our misery.
Leave, and prove it.
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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.
Photo from a 2010 California trip for Disney Institute. Space was an obstacle until the 20th century.
Some leaders are late to the dance. Hey, life happens. To all of us.
Have you encountered that uncomfortable period in your life when you recognize that your obstacle owns your future?
Here we are nine months after retirement and i still don’t have a website that gives me goose bumps.
Why?
Because i’m a hypocrite?
No.
Because i’m slow and deliberate.
Because i’m willing to change course and go down a path that hasn’t been cleared yet.
Have you ever found yourself staring at an astonishing opportunity that not only was completely unplanned for, but it requires much more work than you want to commit to?
Crazy thing though, the hard, arduous work of creating our art is manageable. But only if we are willing to go slowly and intentionally. This flies in the face of fast-paced, get-it-done business thinking.
And because it looks less bold, less determined, less focused, it has the power to embarrass us. The temptation is to rush, and stress, and compromise.
Go slow anyway because the payoff is huge.
The payoff?
An incredibly scalable process and world-class humble confidence. You’ve always had it but now it becomes even more magnificent.
Yesterday’s setup was easy, and an Apple employee was there holding my hand.
There was a glitch at the beginning, but Jaime walked me through it.
There are many excusesreasons excuses why your dream has stalled. Here’s a classic:
i can’t afford it
She can’t afford to hire a marketing person. Not many startup entrepreneurs can.
And i simply cannot afford to be someone else’s (random/last ditch) pitch person. When we can’t afford it because we don’t have the money is no different than when we can’t afford it because we don’t have the time.
And i don’t have the time because getting to the same emotional place as the creator doesn’t have a chance if i wouldn’t die for her idea.
Her’s is a really clever idea, but not worth dying for.
