Category: If Disney Ran Your Life

What does your passion for running have to do with business?

Delta rocket launch 2015
Two nights ago from where i write two hours (minimum) daily.

 

What does your passion for running have to do with business?

Everything. But i’m not going to dive into it today.

Ok, i will. But only because it makes perfect sense.

Sixteen years ago i made a radical departure from an inactive lifestyle . i began running 100 meters a day. And from that small commitment, success grew.

It continues to grow.

Insignificant, right?

At some point Disney decided to always keep their bathrooms spotless. This was a radical departure from the norm (in Amusement Parks).

One small, intentional change, changed everything.

Guests don’t write to Disney with awe and wonder about the $100-million rides. They write to us about the remarkably clean bathrooms.

The Disney Imagineers (who design and build $100-million attractions) get trumped by the Disney janitors (Custodial Hosts and Hostesses).

Talk about unfair.

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Intentional leadership compared to running a single race

Masters Track 2015 race number
Dream big.

 

University of North Florida entrance sign
Spotted this tag line on the warmup jog.

 

University of North Florida entrance sign
Never got to tour the campus.

 

Much of leadership’s efforts are behind the scenes and unnoticed by the rank and file.

It’s our job as leaders to manage this and strike a fair and equitable balance between sounding boastful and intentionally managing our reputation.

Logged eight miles in the effort to run only a half-mile.

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Monday office hours

Disney World Character props on truck
i love living so close to Walt Disney World.

 

Monday office hours.

Being an entrepreneur allows many freedoms.

The most important freedom is being able to decide how intentional you want to be about over managing the things others (including your former self) under manage or ignore.

Not only do you get to decide when you work, but you also get to decide what to work on.

There is definitely some administrative catching up to do after a two-week writer’s retreat.

Rather than run around like crazy today, i slowly and methodically began two days ago (over the weekend) preparing for today’s priorities.

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