Category: Emotion Trumps Everything

Note: This post has been one of the most challenging to write in a long, long time. Why? Trying to layer in an explanation of the subtle difference between a characteristic and a trait. Decided to let it ride. Here it is for posterity…

Disney’s Organizational Vibrancy comes from two simple concepts:

1. Focus.
2. Discipline.

Focus on the basics.

Discipline yourself to never take your eye off the ball.

Therefore…

Hope, to me, is common, a basic human characteristic.

Hope, to me, is also an uncommon, under-utilized human trait.

1. Common characteristic: typical, usual, normal.
2. Uncommon trait: attribute, feature, quality.

Therefore…

Most people, from my experience, (commonly) typically, usually, normally know what hope is and generally have plentiful experience with it.

But many do not necessarily have plentiful success that stems from the uncommon human trait, hope.

In conclusion, hope is both a basic characteristic and a basic trait. Basic is common knowledge, but not a commonly applied tactical, daily practice.

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Habitual hope.

Hope that you carry with you.

Automatically.

Without thinking.

Hope, habitually.

When i retired from Disney 10 years earlier than planned, i obviously hoped i could figure out how to build a small business to make a bigger impact on everything and everybody.

Hope didn’t build my business.

But hope was the compass that led me to a “burn the ships” imperative.

Hope’s compass led to the habitual reps every startup founder must do.

So while doing the common-sense startup reps, i also, habitually, did all the things that most startups never do – go against conventional wisdom.

Being unconventional without even thinking about being unconventional.

Culture is what people think and do, without thinking.

Grateful to not only know this, but to intentionally, by design, feed the reps that create great habits.

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What the New Year brings you proportionally depends on what you bring to 2026.

Same for each month, week, day, and moment.

Same for each idea, intent, act, improvement, and sharing.

Fanatically bring your best if you want to intentionally be your best.

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Those creative ideas you have on how to make your work life better, remember this…

No great idea ever starts out great.

Great ideas generally sound like dumb ideas initially.

We need dumb ideas to spark the progression for idea improvement.

Dream like you mean it.

.think .differently like you mean it.

Lean into discomfort like you mean it.

Have fun like you mean it.

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