quote – Page 127 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

Walt said the greatest of all is confidence

(photo: Three nights ago at Disney Hollywood Studios Sci-Fi Diner… pretty sure there are shoulder pads n Walt’s suit)

Somehow I can’t believe that there are any heights that can’t be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four Cs. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably. -Walt Disney

Love that this Walt Disney quote was the final Disney email signature used leading up to retirement.

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Guess which one Walt Disney thought it was

(photo: Lunch in Japan on a Sunday is easy when you call Walt Disney World home)

Leadership is the silver bullet. While it’s common to have great business managers leading a team to stellar financial results, the long term toll this effort requires needs to come into question at some point.

Bottomline, the difference between burnout and turnover versus sustainability and loyalty is simply this:

Profit is either the goal or the reward.

Great leaders see it as the reward.

You reach a point where you no longer work for money. – Walt Disney

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Dream, create, inspire… like you mean it

(photo: Yesterday while visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park for lunch.)

Is your mind small or big?

We walked past about one dozen Walt Disney quote signs. Took a photo of every one.

This is the one that meant the most yesterday.

And it’s the one that means the most as a retiree.

Mid Life Celebration is destroying the notion that balance is a myth.

Don’t believe it?

Many didn’t believe Walt in the early years either.

Doubt and skepticism come from small minds.

Vision and confidence come from dreaming, creating, and inspiring.

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(how is that possible?)

Christmas day in front of the tree — Four-plus months later, he has yet to read the book (how is that possible?)

Imagine a great group of coaches. Coaches successful at helping others fix their work culture.

And then ask the coaches if they use the same principles they preach in their own internal work group.

Imagine the response.

The obvious answer is ‘yes, absolutely’. But imagine the obvious answer not being the answer.

Now imagine asking jeff noel if his son has read the book, Mid Life Celebration. It was released eight months ago.

The answer would appear to be obvious.

In both cases, what if the the answer included…

Nothing is as it appears to be. -Albert Einstein

In one case, the results are not intentional.

In the other, leadership is using patience as strength.

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