Tag: Risk

The privilege of making mistakes, work

Orlando Disney Speaker
GNP. A brisk morning at Lake McDonald Lodge marina. i have a career habit of lugging small plastic Disney Character figures, everywhere. Some trips have included as many as five dozen.

Is it a human privilege to make mistakes?

i think it is.

The privilege of making mistakes is only for people who act.

Why?

Intentional action leads to outcomes.

Outcomes lead to learning.

Learning leads to growth.

Growth is the essence of life.

But only if you want to suck the marrow out of life.

Your call.

Always is.

Never changes.

Ps. Risk like you mean it.

Pss. .think .differently like you mean it.

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Attempt more, work

Learning stimulates knowledge.

Trying stimulates confidence.

Learning either necessitates trying, or satisfies ambition.

Be ambitious to learn.

Be fanatical to try.

Learning, without trying, fuels regret. 

Trying eliminates regrets.

Ps. Repetition is the mother of all learning.

Pss. Never get bored with the basics.

Bonus: Do the basics brilliantly.

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Creative risk-taking is fun

Jeff Noel and Bob Iger
Bob (Iger) inspired 200k+- Cast Members to aspire to be the most admired Company in the world.

Few things in life are more invigorating than taking risks.

As a kid, taking risks was our first addiction.

Think about it…

If i have to explain it to you, you’ll never understand.

Note: Taking risks is risky. So is playing it safe.

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Take it

Disney University TV monitor messaging
When i turn my head slightly to the right, this is what i see.

This post is an intermission from sales talk…

Life is not a dress rehearsal…

On a recent 10-mile walk near Walt Disney World, i began by asking Siri to shuffle my music. There are 6k songs downloaded on the iPhone. Minuscule odds of this song playing in the first hour (or at all).

But it did.

In the moment, felt compelled to share it here.

Then doubt set in…

Unprofessional.

LinkedIn isn’t a place to play office-DJ.

No one has time to stop and watch a music video.

You’re wasting your time.

Don’t embarrass yourself.

Decided to simply smile at the momentary ‘ambition’ to share a song (and performance) that epitomizes passion…

And think about the blessings — being gifted with a new day.

Regret stinks. So here’s the message. Better one day late than never.

Someone is gonna see this for the first time (and get watery-eyed).

My mantra…every day, all day…

Life is not a dress rehearsal. Live like you mean it.

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