Talk like a Pirate day

In honor of a current American tradition and Walt Disney…

 

 

Talk like a Pirate day was two days ago and i got to use my one Pirate joke.

This annual tradition is never on my radar because i have only one joke for it.

But it’s not every day that you get to tell a pirate joke in front of an audience of 80.

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Some notable Disney anniversaries

Treadmills
The treadmill of life provides great exercise, but doesn’t get us anywhere. Yesterday at Golds Gym.

 

Some notable Disney anniversaries:

  • Hire date, January 25, 1982
  • Retired, Halloween 2014
  • Partners In Excellence, 2000
  • Walt Disney Legacy Award, 2013

Only one was influenced by intentional, personal choice. Pretty scary to realize so much of life is out of our control.

 

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Exercising different creativity because the pressure is off

Disney Institute keynote speakers
Last night’s writing location, less than one mile from WDW.

 

Couple of speaking inquiries in the past 72 hours.

As business grows, there’s less pressure and temptation to compromise corporate values – your organizational DNA.

Walt Disney and Steve Jobs inspire the heck out of me.

They were not everyone’s favorite leader.

Why?

They had insanely high standards and expectations.

Just another of many items a  startup CEO has to figure out.

 

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Where are you going?

Interstate sign
USATF HQ is in Indy…photo taken in the dark this morning while running,

 

Where are you going?

Why?

Have a great “why”, or it’s gonna be a long trip.

 

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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.

 

Leadership in nature can be astonishing

Bald Eagle dominating Vultures
Every Vulture backed off with the Eagle present.

 

Bald Eagle dominating Vultures
Every Vulture was in a frenzy when the Eagle was gone.

 

Leadership in nature can be astonishing.

Driving home from the Cross Country meet (and breakfast), 400 meters from our subdivision, the white head in a sea of black had me bring the car to a quick stop.

When i exited the car and walked a little closer, many of the vultures scattered. In the top photo try to image the Eagle surrounded by three times as many birds all packed tightly around the Eagle.

It was stunning.

The contrast.

The respect.

As soon as the Eagle flew away, all hell broke loose.

The analogies to real life rushed into my consciousness.

 

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