Tag: Brand

Who dat remarkable worker?

Disney Keynote Speaker
None of that is made up.

Your work contribution is your brand. Be a great brand. 

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Irrefutable career control

Post-it note with handwritten notes on it
Dude, lower right corner. This is what the CEO (writing the check) said.

A nine-year client recently said, “Just your presence is what we need”.

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Wait, there’s 11 more

Walt Disney napkin sketch
Here’s to the crazy ones!
wall display narrative
First photo is the one referred to as “Top left”.

Building on yesterday’s top 10 “preach only what you practice” list:

  1. Published book
  2. Delivered TED Talk
  3. Published 100-episode podcast
  4. Write five daily, differently-themed blogs
  5. Published 24k+ blog posts (and counting)
  6. Senior Olympian, Track M50-54 400m
  7. Writing 7-book Disney Business Insights series
  8. Disney Institute’s highest rated, most requested speaker
  9. Share 66 combined Disney Years of Service with Cheryl
  10. Married 39 years
  11. Since 1999, start every day on my knees

Note: Working on writing like a Marketing and PR leader. The deep desire to remain humble battles with publicly touting accomplishments. Potential clients want to know they are getting the best their money can buy. You better be impressive or they’ll hear a better Marketer’s message and forget about you forever.

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Show us the money

Mickey Mouse toy in a small bowl of lime green dots
Two famous Company logos. One is obvious.
Disney name tag in small bowl of green dots
We recognize Jimmy Cricket and Fantasia Mickey, but what about the lime green dots?

.think .differently top 10 list:

Reflecting on some of the most .stupid (unconventional) choices made since launching Mid Life Celebration, LLC in 2009:

  1. Publishing first book with zero use of the word Disney.
  2. Never pursued a Disney Institute promotion, for 15 years.
  3. Privately worked six years building a business, while at Disney.
  4. Charge fees that rival the world’s best speakers.
  5. Display my Disney Keynote Speaking fees online.
  6. Insist on zero recording of any kind.
  7. Biggest lifetime speech was 1st time with zero slides.
  8. Kuwait TEDx Talk was iffy because red dot was not for me.
  9. Do not use slides.
  10. Do not wear business attire.

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Contribute

Small bird and hawk confrontation
Wait for it. It’s about to go down.

In a phone call this morning, i blurted out that i offer speaking discounts for 100% prepay at contract signing and for volume purchases.

A few days ago this 20% prepay discount netted the client a $5,000 savings.

What’s untold (until now) is that they booked the speaking engagement less than 30 days out. Technically, 100% is due simply by default to my standard terms; 50% at signing, 50% 30 days out.

While i didn’t need to be generous, i wanted to be. So i was.

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