When it rains it pours

The video has many elements i do not condone: drinking excessively, not working toward compromise and no harmony in a relationship, and gambling.

The video does, however, contain the singer’s artistry, which i think is brilliant.

It also contains a catchy chorus…

“When it rains it pours.”

Yesterday, i confirmed a contract with a client who emailed me 48-hours prior with a speaker request at Universal Studios.

So lucky.

Also yesterday, a client i’ve been speaking with for 120 days – and who’s association has never paid for a speaker – let me know they finally raised the funds and have approved my offer. “Please send the contract right away” was the gist of the text message.

Man, when it rains it pours.

i realize today’s posts contain an edgy, almost boastful karma.

While it’s not the intention, i realize that a strength, overused, may become a liability.

As karma and serendipity would have it, the first client, above, shared this website containing the post about strengths overused, here.

Perhaps the only defense one could muster (because strengths absolutely can become liabilities) is this note from Steve Jobs.

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Disney Business Seminars are expensive

Disney Institute class in Washington State is $339 for non-Chamber Members.

Disney offers discounts for volume. Most smart companies do.

The $339 non-member fee is determined by the individual Chambers of Commerce. PS. $339 per person is a bargain for 6-hours of content in an 8-hour day (subtract 1-hour for lunch and 1-hour for two 30-minute breaks to get this).

Different Disney Business Session, even more expensive than the first…same content, different host Chamber.

This one is $110 more ($450) if you do early-bird registration, and $210 more ($550) if you wait.

Disney Business Speakers are expensive, as you would expect…you get what you pay for.

Essentially the day is four 90-minute keynotes (totaling 6 hours of content) of Leadership Excellence, Employee Engagement, Customer Service, Brand Loyalty – and then Disney Creativity insights sprinkled here and there throughout the day.

See, it’s 830am – 430pm. Eight hours total, minus one hour for lunch and a 30-minute morning break and a 30-minute afternoon break. Six content hours.

Disney Business Speakers – this fee is $697, but remember, these are Canadian rates.

Read ’em and weep. That’s a lot of money for six hours of content.

How does this look in California?

Different offering here. Still one day, but entirely Customer Service content. A six-hour content bargain at $400 for non-members.

You get what you pay for.

Continuous improvement is seen in only two ways – which is it for you?

An expense?
An investment?

World-class Business Seminars are expensive.

Disney Business Seminars are expensive too.

And worth every penny.

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There are five powerful lessons in business from Disney

Driving through town yesterday on an errand – stopped in traffic.

My town’s Chamber of Commerce logo.

Love the flag.

Hometowns essentials are our Kingdoms, no?

As CEO of You, Inc, Creating Magic is your responsibility.

Word for word from a Canadian University website…

There are five powerful lessons in business, lessons carefully developed by the Disney organization in its never-ending pursuit of excellence. These universal pillars of a successful business—leadership, culture, service, brand and innovation—are the keys to sustained business excellence. Together, these lessons forge an enduring bond between inspired leaders, motivated employees, satisfied customers, and an ability to drive stakeholder value.

Throughout this course, you will discover insights that drive Disney parks and resorts organization and gain awareness of how these insights could be adapted to strengthen your own organizational efforts.

Did you know: i spent the last 15 years of a 30-year Disney career teaching and advising at Disney Institute? Traveled the globe preaching the “Good News” of Walt Disney.

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Tell us about “Life after Disney”

Disney Keynote Speakers — September 27, 2017…today’s post reminds me the first six years of my business (2008-2014, while still at Disney), i didn’t make a dime.

Good morning New Years Eve.

Ahhh, the final day of 2017.

Hoping when this post goes live in 30 days, my signed contracts will have generated almost as much revenue as all of 2017.

Impossible, right?

To not yet be into the second month of the year (when this goes live) and be just shy of last year’s total revenue is something i never saw coming.

Note: 2017 was by far the best of my first three years on my own, or “Life after Disney” as some say. So to be within striking distance of topping the best year ever is surreal.

Second note: The final seven months (May-Dec) of my second year (2016) i had no contracts – a seven-month drought. Plus, there were no contracts for 2017. This is about as scary as it gets. “Maybe i was wrong about leaving Disney” permeated my waking thoughts.

Hope and faith sustained me when all seemed lost.

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If Disney Ran Your Business (7-Book series)

Notes to myself 24 hours ago. Who writes seven books simultaneously? Walt Disney?

i can teach you. This image is from Twitter.

Tip: New enhancements to your leadership culture will require a transition phase – intentionally plan for healthy employee skepticism if “asking” hasn’t previously been the norm.

No one has more ideas how to improve things than your front-line employees.

If Disney Ran Your Business (7-Book series).

Humility is critical, for me.

So is making sure my audience (Meeting Planners, Speakers Bureaus, C-Suite) knows what makes me different from their other choices.

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