Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
As boundary-pushers and other professional antagonists fully understand, we become a target for all the career naysayers and folks living in mediocrity-ville.
When you least expect it, a voice in the night will tell you, “It’s not who you are. It’s not what you do. It’s not what you have. It’s only about who you love and who loves you.”
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PS. Let them be the reason you push. Never forget that.
Sometimes what we should do, or shouldn’t do, is a blinding flash of the obvious. This reminder takes 13 seconds…
Life is good, and often comical, so don’t screw it up.
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What’s one great example of why maybe can’t work? In the Senate, a bill is either voted yes or no, there is no maybe.
Reminds me of great leadership. You either are, or you’re not. There is no maybe.
Same with trust.
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The one deadly sin of playing it safe as a leader can be summed up in what my friend Mary always says, “Only the mediocre are at their best every day.”
Insight: Being unpopular may be the only ticket out.
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Some leadership blog posts are driven by random events, like from the email I described yesterday from a Mid Life Celebration community member.
1. engage an audience with activity
2. humor is great
3. conflict is great
4. tell personal stories
5. overcoming adversity is what we all want and need
While it may seem insignificant, this simple but profound list is actually another way to convince (cement) myself that being non-conforming is better than conforming. Playing it safe on-stage is dangerous to an audience’s health.
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Photo: wrote down something a guest speaker said to describe how they want their vendor to act (May 2012)