Paradox – Page 4 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

Only preach what you practice

Disney Institute Lilly Pad example — Such an easy concept. One things leads naturally to the next. Common sense as they say. Photo: From my Disney Institute career archives.

Only preach what you practice.

Wait, what?

Of course, this is the reverse of the historical phrase, “Only practice what you preach.”

Reversing it changes everything.

Only preach what you practice.
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Paradox gap

Instagram post screen shot with two men — The paradox of a suit and tie to jeans and a t-shirt.

Paradox has two diametrically opposing, opposite ends of a spectrum.

i envision a horizontal line with zero at the left end and 100 at the right end. The right number can be any number. Using 100 for simplicity.

Another way of quantifying the horizontal graph is on the left end is “Never” and the right end is “Always”.

Both ends are beliefs, statements, (possibly) facts, generalities, and so on. In between are levels of “more or less”.

Both ends represent the 100% opposite of the other.

Mid life crisis vs mid life celebration.

Go the extra mile vs go the extra inch.

Balance is a myth vs balance is not a myth.

Never saw it coming vs I’m not surprised.

Reflecting this morning on the ninth year since my friend and colleague took his life in his office, right after he sent a scathing email targeting five top leaders. Our entire team received it at 8:47 AM.

i remember it like it was yesterday.

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A leader pursues a work frontier

Steve Jobs quote — Leaders see something. Managers do something. We need both. Screen shot of someone else’s post.

A leader pursues a work frontier. A manager pursues a work checklist.

A life spent becoming a category of one versus trying to be one of the best in your category.

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i love the burden

Parachute and American Flag, while leaving Church.

i love the burden of a crazy idea.

It’s like being in the wilderness.

On a trail you’ve never taken.

In a place you’ve never been.

You are searching for solitude, self, and adventure.

Of course it’s risky.

Of course you may lay your eyes on something few, if any, have ever seen.

And for some deeply unexplainable reason (maybe it’s primal DNA), you cannot stop yourself from exploring the edges.

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Wrap sumden

Running shoe tread — Until you walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, keep your opinion to yourself.

“Rapper, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor Nelly accepted his first BET Award in 2001 for Best New Artist. Two decades later, the St. Lunatics’ frontman is 2021’s BET I Am Hip Hop Award.”

Caught the induction announcement and Nelly’s acceptance speech from our college-visit hotel room TV.

Wrap Sumden randomly played as i walked. It’s a song laden with worshipping smoking weed. It reminded me of how there are so many songs laden with worshipping getting sloppy drunk.

Diversity and inclusion has a big hurdle – how does one culture see their deeply embedded habits as equally the same, yet obviously different, from the others?

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