Did our life change because the right two people had lunch on our behalf?

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Did our life change because the right two people had lunch on our behalf?

Last night Cheryl had three colleagues (here on business from the west coast) over for steaks on the grill.

An aha moment happened that revealed this truth – it’s a small, random, seemingly insignificant moment in time that alters the course of our lives.

Had Cheryl’s Resident Assistant co-worker not been caught by the Residence Hall Director (with witnesses) sneaking a case of beer into the dorm, Cheryl and I would have never met in the interview to find his replacement (he was fired).

Had Neal (my first Disney Resorts manager in 1985) and Mary (a Disney Director in 1998) not had lunch, my phone wouldn’t have rung requesting an interview.

What’s a small, simple moment that’s altered your life?

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We are not judging him when this happens, instead we wonder

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Something about death that’s significant, right?

 

We are not judging him when this happens, instead we wonder.

The first victory in leadership is over self.

This is so frightening, we run from it.

The avoidance and fear lasts until we die, then it gets worse.

We can speculate that there is no air conditioning in hell.

Hell is a place filled with regrets.

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Why we completely ignore the inherent connection between writing and leadership

Two workers in a cruise ship water slide tube
We can observe a alot by paying attention

 

The inherent connection between writing and leadership is frequently missing from advice, tips, strategies and tactics.

Why? Because as leaders, we’re too busy to write. At least that’s what we tell ourselves.

But in order to be a good great leader, we must spend time thinking. That’s our job. To think about, envision and constantly share our clear, concise, and compelling vision of the future.

And find a million ways to keep the fire white hot.

Yet we quickly and unintentionally ignore this fact:

That others will be thinking about our clear, concise, compelling vision in direct proportion to our own thinking.

And if we do a “once and done” campaign, imagine our ripple effect on our team.

Which has us finishing where we started…

A writer must write. And to write, a writer must think. So if a writer stops writing, does the writer then stop thinking as well?

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Get out of jail free card

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a supremely powerful message to go with today’s post

 

Yesterday’s post was so long. Sorry. Carried away. Today, a get out of jail free card. Super short post with a punch: There is only one way to be remarkable, and we must discover it for ourselves.

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