Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker
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Corporate buzzwords, like Leadership Toolbox, sound great. Heck, there’s no shortage of great sounding.
But there IS a shortage of great doing.
Leadership and career tools and tips won’t work unless you do. Duh!
This is what’s known as a blinding flash of the obvious.
Some of you will migrate from using tools, to actually creating tools.
This is known as transformational change, and tools are designed to facilitate this.
But few of us are organized enough to get there.
The road to excellence has no finish line.
This is the main reason people give up.
Or maybe it’s the fear of success.
What do you think is the main reason people live with discontent in the workplace?
Like I said yesterday, maybe it’s time for a meeting.
Is your job a breeze?
Are you completely satisfied with the way your career has progressed and where it’s headed?
Over and over, there’s convincing evidence that more people are dissatisfied than satisfied.
Know what the biggest stumbling block might be?
Lack of courage.
To combat this, a courageous person has to privately, and relentlessly, coach themselves.
“Whatever!”
Courage, by the way, often looks like this:
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Balance can ruin a career, and it can save a career.
I heard a story about Walt Disney’s wife, secretary and even his physician, all saying, “Walt, you need to get a hobby or you’ll work yourself into an early grave.”
Having the distraction of a hobby can actually make you sharper, more focused, more creative, more observant.
And if your hobby not only fuels your passion, but also teaches you more than you could have ever imagined, imagine that!
People who study Walt Disney’s life know that he was labeled by many as crazy. And that he insisted on nothing short of perfection. Always aim for perfection he’d say, and settle for excellence.
This is how life works. We face countless challenges. People may call us crazy, demanding.
They may also call us passionate, purposeful, visionary.
A real, work life saver.
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If you could choose only one, which would it be? #1 Be excellent at what you do, or, #2 Be the only one at what you do?