Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
The first double amputee to ever race in the Olympic games. Ever. Standing ovation. Why?
Another standing ovation. As a professional speaker, my job is to excite, inspire, and motivate adults to think differently. My introduction includes the vision that this will occur.
Another standing ovation measured it’s effectiveness.
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Insight: The greatest teachers don’t just talk great theory, they deliver great results. Even at the risk of seeming boastful.
For some, profit is the goal. For others, it is the sweet reward.
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Motivation is like a meal. Seriously. But we all forget.
Should an Annual Conference’s motivational effects last all year?
Should monthly meetings keep teams inspired all month?
Weekly meetings? Will the excitement last all week?
Daily meetings? All day?
After breakfast, most humans are ready to be nourished again at lunch. Even after two decent meals, most are ready for a third meal in the evening.
We even throw in snacks to help sustain us. Why?
Because motivation, inspiration and excitement begin to subside within hours, just like meals.
Do you have any idea what this means to you and me as effective leaders?
LinkedIn profiles. How many have you read? I’ve read a ton.
Please forgive me for saying this, “Most of them bore me to tears”. They all say essentially the same thing about the author, “I’m so smart, I’m so smart, I’m so smart”.
The intent, noble. The result, boring. Why? Because they all sound the same. Without creativity, and without courage, we perform the status quo.
Who’s looking to hire status quo? In today’s tough market, I’m guessing no one.
What prompted this post? A couple days ago a LinkedIn connection said, “Yours is the best LinkedIn profile ever. Interesting yet informative”.
Ok, so it’s just one person’s opinion, but it sure feels good to know the intent and the result aligned.
OK, ok, okay. I’ll tell you. But please don’t expect it to be predictable. And please don’t expect it to be fully revealed today.
Any idea why? Well, mostly because it’s awkward to talk about, and even more so to write about.
It most likely goes without saying; however, just so we’re all crystal clear, I’m a square hole looking for a round peg. Got it?
So let’s start here. It troubles me, personally, to think that after expending extraordinary resources, the only thing you get upon graduating with an MBA is a piece or paper.
As an over-achiever (like Walt Disney, Roger Bannister, Jesus, Superman, etc), I want a heck of a lot more than a piece of paper. At 50 years old, what can I do with another piece of paper?
I want profit, a passive income and the ability to work when I want, from where I want, and to hire whom I want, when I want.
My professor says this is possible, but it will require efforts heretofore unheard of.