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Disney business and leadership speakers for organizational change

Critical question: Do all your employees believe your organization’s culture is worth defending?

Big companies.

Leaders with broad spans of control.

Hundreds (thousands?) of histories of trusted relationships from working together.

All of the above while speaking and advising at Disney Institute.

During yesterday’s 10am client meeting, an epiphany of sorts.

If he hires me again, that will bring to four, in 2016, the number of client’s who want more than just a keynote speech featuring Disney business insights.

Interesting to say the least.

Any additional requests will likely have to wait for 2017, and that may not be available if this year’s clients continue on (and it makes perfect sense to) the long and winding road to organizational vibrancy.

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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.

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Walt said if you can dream it you can do it

Disney Customer Service Speaker — Walking to Disney’s Magic Kingdom Theme Park.

Vision: Work from anywhere, anytime, with a product others will pay a premium for.

Check.

Whatever you are dreaming of as a way to make a living and to do work that matters, may 2016 be the year you take action you’ve never taken before.

Game-changing action.

We are talking quality over quantity.

For example, in late 2008, while working at Disney Institute, i went to my bank during lunch to inquire about how to start a small business. The Suntrust employee directed me to www.SunBiz.org – the rest as they say, is history.

January 1, 2009 i officially became a small business owner.

It would take the next six years before i made my first dime, and seven years to make a profit.

PS. i knew before i started that it would take years to make something happen. That’s why i didn’t leave my full-time job. At 49, i planned to retire at 55.

Six years is a long time to invest time, money, and emotional labor without seeing a dime.

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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.

This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

Congratulations on your retirement

Farmer's fence — Sunrise through fog on Christmas morning. Notice the right side lone stalk of grass?

Congratulations on your retirement…Thanks. i’m still working though. Doing the same thing at Disney, but on my own. i have the (intentional) ability to work anywhere, anytime – even from Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, even on Christmas day.

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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.

This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

Working remotely from Disney University

Disney University Keynote Speakers — A prefect place to stop for a client call.

Top Disney Leadership Speakers — The view from my “office”.

Top Disney Management Consultants — Notes from a 45 minute call.

Things you never thought would happen in your life…

Worked remotely from Disney University (DU) yesterday morning. Due to rain, i delayed the run to Magic Kingdom until well after sunrise. This caused the timing of a 9am client call to fall 1/3 of the way into a nine-mile run. No big deal.

DU was the perfect place to balance the wonderful flexibility being an entrepreneur provides.

The investment of $1,000 per month for 75 months before the first revenue was generated seemed unreasonable. And that first speaking engagement was never guaranteed. But what has happened in the nine months since literally makes me tear up.

Was coaching a Navy Veteran yesterday who’s goal is to transition into a leadership role at Disney when he retires. He is about to enroll in an MBA program to further his credentials.

i held my tongue, and was reminded of my choice in 2008 to start an LLC.

All around me were ambitious Disney Institute colleagues who were enrolling in MBA programs to bolster their odds for a promotion. Better title equals better pay, right?

i could see the writing on the wall – MBA’s provide a false sense of finally finding the missing link to what is holding you back. Literally everyone who received their MBA is still in the same position.

i always felt the real MBA, and income progression, could be found in actually being a master of your own business administration. Start your own business, make it work, then grow and prosper exponentially.

You know, the essence of my first book, Mid Life Celebration: rethink • reprioritize • recommit is that we have two choices: follow the herd or follow our heart

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So grateful for having to work so hard for so long

Disney Customer Service Keynote Speaker — Weird how 600 people seems like a small audience to me now. Montreal, November 2015.

So grateful for having to work so hard for so long.

Not only am i closing in on the eighth consecutive year of prolific blogging, i’m also one month away (as this is written) from beginning year eight as an entrepreneur. Six and a half of those years i was also working at Disney Institute.

You know those lists of great reasons – the amazing benefits that are touted – for becoming an entrepreneur?

They are under-rated.

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