As my business grows, the initial criteria for who’s a right-fit client will be:
Are you willing to burn the ships?
Humbly walking away from those less courageous and less ready is exactly where i want to be.
Life is short.
My clock is ticking.
What’s inspiring you today?
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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.
When i think about commitment at Disney, it reminds me of eggs and bacon at breakfast. The chicken is involved. The pig is committed. Sounds kinda ridiculous until we dwell on the notion for a moment. The difference between involved employees and committed employees is the difference between running with the pack, or clearly outdistancing the competition.
Fun trivia: The only place Guests could find Mickey Mouse when Epcot Center opened on October 1, 1982 was on the drain hole covers, pictured here. Epcot Center opened as “the adult Park” and there were no characters. We quickly discovered this was a huge mistake.
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The client said, “You should tell that to everyone.”
It seemed important, but i didn’t think the audience would care. The client did. That had me rethink my opening remarks.
“i’m going to share with you 30 years of Disney experience. i could speak for 30 straight days about Disney content and not talk about the same thing twice. Today i’m going to share the most important essence in just two and a half hours.”
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