If Disney Ran Your Life

Disney keynote speaker name tag — Born and raised in a small Pennsylvania town.

Repetition is the mother of all learning.

Simplicity is operational genius.

Never get bored with the basics.

If Disney Ran Your Life, then everything matters and nothing is optional.

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Five just, reprise

four grizzly bears on an iceberg — Doing the five “justs” below is what led me to this place.

Five ‘justs’ (reprise):

Just lead (Leaders)
Just engage (Employees)
Just serve (Customers)
Just love (Loyalty)
Just improve (Creativity)

Note: The (words in parentheses) are the five Disney Institute classes i taught. Years ago i renamed them as the word just before (the word in parentheses): lead, engage, serve, love, improve.

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We need one at the top

Bob Iger with Disney expert Jeff Noel — Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. Took this “selfie” with a Sony Cyber Shot camera. Circa, maybe, 2005-2008.

Micheal Eisner (Disney’s brand new CEO), my wife Cheryl, and i were hired on the same day in 1984 as full-time, permanent Disney Cast Members.

Then in 2005, Michael retires after 21 years.

Cheryl and i stayed on.

Me for another nine years.

Cheryl for another 15 years.

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Overfocusing with your work

Disney Legacy Award name tag — Dream. Create. Inspire. Right there on the name tag. It’s a ‘Disney DNA’ thing.

45-second 2020 video: Taking risks, .thinking .differently and envisioning a future not only better than now but much better than now.

During the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic i’d bicycle all over Walt Disney World (WDW).

From March though Summer 2020, WDW was deserted.

The video above is fun to rewatch.

Leaders have many responsibilities. Similar in number and importance to what a parent has with a child(ren).

Love how i called out three top priorities for my business during the Covid lockdown:

Taking risks
.thinking .differently
Envisioning a future not only better than now, but much better than now

Note: There was never any script to the short videos. i’d be bicycling for an hour or two and simply get an idea and look for the next place on WDW property to get the idea recorded. Many places are nondescript because the 40-square mile Disney property has many forests and swamps. The video above tells the visual story that ‘i was there’.

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Have a Magical Day (or Summer)

If Disney ran your life, everything matters and nothing is optional.

Seriously.

Have fun.

.think .differently

Lean into discomfort.

No regrets.

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