Balance – Page 11 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

The business case for balance must be made individually

Starbucks in Times Square at 6am — We all experience dark days in our life.

In less than an hour, one year ago today (Jan. 24, 2013 8:47am), my life (and many others) changed.

Can’t share the details, but know that what we never expect to happen can happen.

Without any warning whatsoever.

In the category of wake-up call, this easily qualifies.

A reminder to be crystal clear about our priorities, so we can balance things in such a way as to ensure our best effort, and avoid desperate, tragic measures.

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Insight: Some take desperate measures to relieve their pain. And in doing so, leave a painful, sad memory.

A simple bowl of cereal sitting with family trumps all other breakfasts

Delta first class cabin breakfast tray — few flights come with a breakfast like this

Unfathomable what it would be like in this economy to be doing something we don’t love to do.

Tough enough when we are doing daily work transforming lives.

This is ~~difficult~~ challenging work in and of itself.

And what if we have to do a significant amount of work that wasn’t something that excites us?

We see this everyday. All day.

It’s our job as CEO of You, Inc to figure this out.

To create at least a 51% ‘get to do’.

The predominant goal is to push our work processes and structure so that our ‘get to do’ feels like 80-90%.

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Praying you get to do at least 51% and have to do 49% (or less)

One healthy option is to get to do more than you have to do.

Tough enough having a job full of responsibilities and deliverables.

To add on the notion that we have to do more than we get to do must be a tipping point.

Praying you get to do at least 51% and have to do 49% (or less).

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Perhaps the supreme, most sought-after professional accomplishment

WALL-E toy on office cubicle — Not a robotic going through the motions, but unbridled passion and joy

The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play. – Arnold J Toynbee

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Who was the smartest of the Disney brothers?

jeff noel, book storyboard — Met an hour every Sunday for nearly a year, just to complete the storyboard

jeff noel's book storyboard — Many dream of making a living as a writer – seriously hard work, serious competition

Walt Disney sometimes said his brother, the Postman, was the smartest Disney because he didn’t have to worry about all the things a business owner needs to worry about (hiring, firing, payroll, deals, etc).

A simple life?

Does it pay the bills?

Do we keep our bills in check?

Do we know how (our) children spell Love?

T-i-m-e.

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