Teaching differently brings me joy

Teddy bear and a bead jar in the mountains
The bead jar officially emptied in 2018. This photo was from 2016 or 2017.

Teaching differently brings me joy.

dad

Over-focus on the same things others, who do what you do, under-focus on.

Strive to have fun becoming a category of one.

Lessor versions (goals) include:

  • Being good enough for government work.
  • Being above average to make better money.
  • Being excellent to compete for promotions.
  • Becoming the best in class (category) for any number of reasons.

But at the end of the day, being the best in your category relegates you to taking your place behind the lead dog, the one who creates a new, and better category.

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Improve at work, don’t preserve

Burn the ships.

dad

Improve yourself at work.

The goal is more than becoming a remarkable, artistic professional.

The goal is to do that, then continuously improve beyond your wildest imagination.

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Hello from Chamber of Commerce

17-second video: Happy November 30, 2023.
Person sitting in a doctors exam room
Yesterday, November 29. Walk in clinic. Most likely a Ganglion Cyst.

Leadership is about being proactive and over-focused.

dad

Not drunk.

But high on interacting at every opportunity to engage with our Guests.

Obsessive extravertedness.

You can’t walk anywhere and not be intentionality looking for opportunities to engage with Guests and make them feel special and deliver on one of the four key guest drivers.

Note: Wrote this two days ago at Epcot, while having a late lunch at Teppan Edo (in Japan).

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Know your career limits

Three adults posing with Winnie the Pooh
In the process of thinking the Disney Cast Member taking our photos is done and me trying to expedite a few selfies to keep the Character greeting line moving.
Three adults posing with Winnie the Pooh
Jeff doing ‘Jeff-stuff’.
Three adults posing with Winnie the Pooh
Up high….
Three adults posing with Winnie the Pooh
Got it…
Three adults posing with Winnie the Pooh
Down low….
Three adults posing with Winnie the Pooh
Got it. Never gets old (in jeff-land).
4-second video: Hi Olaf….introducing the snowman onion volcano.

Do your part to create Magic Moments for as many Guests as you can. Daily.

dad

Obsessed with our Customer.

Obsessed with your student?

Obsessed with our reason that we exist.

Obsessed with your reason that you exist?

While at the Teppen Edo Men’s room urinal…a flash of genius.

Then i converse with Terumi, from Seattle…two years at WDW…son 8 years in WDW engineering analytics. And lost the genius soundbite.

A genius soundbite i had never thought of before.

Was in the process of adding a note on my iPhone when i saw Terumi….and saw a moment to interact with her. ‘Guest’ interaction trumped what i wanted to do. Onstage it always should (unless Safety is the present priority).

So getting lost in wonderful conversation with Terumi, the genius soundbite floated away.

In case it ain’t obvious, Leader’s Guests are fellow Cast Members. That’s where my headspace (and heartspace) was.

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May i help you?

12-second video: Arrived 40 minutes early to get front row seats.
American flag, Christmas tree, Disney castle
Never gets old. “Lucky” to live so close. “Lucky” to have lifetime annual passes.

Lucky for me my work is remarkably helpful to others. The harder i work, the luckier i get.

dad

A former Disney Institute boss, Wayne Gagne, wrote in one of my annual Disney Performance reviews the following:

At Disney Institute, no one works harder, thinks deeper, reaches higher, or cares more than Jeff Noel.

Waye Gagne

Lucky to be the recipient and have so few words say so much.

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