We don’t need outdated rules.
We don’t need new rules.
We need courage.
Courage.
Rules are guidelines anyway.
Courage is like yeast. A little goes a long way.
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Rules? We Have Rules?
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Pants On The Ground
It’s time for a complete 180 degree turn from the jungle jeff “seriousness”. It’s time for complete nonsense and a laugh or two. You good with that?
Who doesn’t like to laugh? Humans were born with certain predispositions. Laughing is near the top of everyone’s list.
Love or hate American Idol, it doesn’t matter to me. I love it for a few compelling reasons, which aren’t listed here. And what started my loyalty to the show was Simon Cowell’s “brutal honesty”.
If for no other reason, we tuned in week after week to watch him be honest. It was a time when I really needed a role model for “brutal honesty”. Was desperate for it myself and didn’t know how to get it.
So, by watching Simon, we got to see the power – the magic – of brutal honesty.
I actually saw watching American Idol as leadership training. Most others saw it as entertainment.
Brutal honest is essential for world-class results. You could see in the contestant’s eyes, and their body language that Simon’s feedback was the most important of all.
Even if it hurt.
These people were trying to be the best in the world. The next ‘common person’ to sell millions of songs. Millions. Can you comprehend that?
Simon would say what everyone else was thinking but no one had the guts to say. This intrigued me. This motivated me. It also made me laugh.
Why Are You In Trouble?
Because you don’t have time to read this.
Because you don’t have time to follow this leadership blog.
Because you keep quoting others and have no quotes of your own.
Because you keep waiting for someone else to change.
Because you feel life isn’t fair.
Because you talk a good talk, but don’t walk a good walk.
Because you’re afraid.
All of these things can be dealt with. But you don’t know where to begin.
Begin here.
One small daily step at a time.
Humans want quick fixes.
When will you finally accept that life doesn’t work like that?
Life works the opposite.
Walt Disney Said
Walt Disney said many profound things. There are few on Earth that think Walt Disney was stupid and misguided.
Are you a Walt Disney fan? I mean, a fan of the man, the dreamer and doer?
After several days of long jungle jeff blog posts, I’m cutting this one short with a simple and profound Walt Disney quote, which summarizes how I want to think in 2010:
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
In 2010, let’s pursue the dreams we’ve always had, but have not yet made our dramatic leap. Ya with me?
Money, Money, Money….Money
“Money, Money, Money….Money“. The O’Jays, 1974, For The Love of Money.
I want to make a ton of money. Seriously. Enough to buy whatever I want.
First on my list:
- A Cure for Crohn’s disease
To take action, – to “put my money where my mouth is” – I’ve returned to school to earn my MBA.
Maybe that’ll be second on the list – pay off school loans.