Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
One of the most liberating skill sets is to learn how to be okay with your learning curve when you start as a novice on a new thing, even though you are at the top of your profession.
You may quite possibly look like a fool.
But it won’t last long.
Because you’re that good.
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Sales is the transfer of enthusiasm. In 2009, no one had, nor has now, more passion for blogging than jeff noel, The Blog Whisperer, The Internet’s Only Five-A-Day Blogger, and America’s Work Life Balance Expert. What noel learned early on is that few knew (and not much has changed) about blogging and how it can help organizations spread ideas. Seth Godin is the original idea virus spreader. God bless Seth for being indispensible.
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Tonight my wife and I will attend our company’s service awards banquet at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. We’ve each achieved 25 years of service with our company.
Many Central Florida companies utilize Disney World’s fabulous facilities to host their events. Our company is no exception. Plus, we live a stone’s throw from Disney’s Contemporary Resort. That’s just cool, if you ask me.
Anyway, we’ve lived in Central Florida, permanently, since 1984. I spent the better portion of 1982 working here, then left to pursue a dream of riding a bicycle across the United States (that’s a tale for another time).
While social media is THE way for the future, many organizations are currently figuring it out. So if anything here seems vague, please know it’s on purpose.
What is so exciting though is the realization that we have both devoted our lives, half our lives actually, to the same great company.
It’s one of those milestones that we’ve never reached before. And having now reached it, it is almost too cool to comprehend. (gulp) All modesty aside, we are both very good at what we do – how could you not be after 25 years? That’s also a milestone, becoming a true professional in your field.
I hope our son (9) will have the joy in his career that we are feeling.
Oh, and one more thing, I hope you do too.
My friend, a true Disney fan, even went as far as suggesting, “You really need to be an expert before people will follow you”.
And I thought out loud, “Really”?
So this led to a decent discussion about:
I boldly, but with unseen humility, stated that I’m a wellness expert. What makes me a “wellness expert”?
Mind. Body. Spirit. Money.
Expert? Really now?
The ability to deliver great results. That’s what makes you an expert.
When you can make common sense, common practice.
Bold? Absolutely.
Boastful? Depends on the strength of the person doing the “judging”. A small mind will probably say, “Boastful”. A humble mind, “Not boastful at all”.
It’s a test we’d all like to pass, but few have the courage to take.
Being fanatical about quality and practicing what’s preached, I take the test daily.
Carpe diem, jeff noel, honor student. 🙂
The big question today, “What makes a person an expert”?
Recognize these experts? Here’s a small list to get you ready for today’s main post, which is separate.
Okay, ready? I’m going to tell you I’m an expert too. Before I do, please read the PS below.
PS. I’m heading to Helsinki in a few days to represent the United States in the Master’s Track & Field World Championships. Boastful or not boastful, it all depends on the size of a person’s mind. Carpe diem, jeff 🙂