Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
The Professor did say, “To receive this special MBA”:
The professor said, “In your efforts to receive this special MBA”:
But he did say to receive this special MBA, there are specific things that must be done. That list is for tomorrow.
If you would have asked me a dozen years ago if I’d ever thought I’d be a public, motivational speaker, I’d have told you, “Not in a million years“. It was never on my radar, nor was it ever a childhood dream.
You know the scary part? And by the way, when the scary thought starts creeping into my consciousness, I have to immediately distract myself. Otherwise, I might get sick.
The scary part is that everyone expects public speakers to be smart and funny.
Smart and funny.
Are you kidding me?
Do what you fear and the death of that fear is certain. Public speaking also boosts self-confidence. Self-confidence boosts your leadership thinking. And that, as they say, could very well be money in the bank.
So today, I’m going to do something I fear, like taking calculated risks to move a great idea forward. It’s risky because the goal seems impossible to many people. But that won’t stop me. Will it stop you?
Carpe diem, jungle jeff 🙂
What is wisdom and why is it so valuable?
Are you wise? Am I wise? How do any of us really know?
While I may or may not be wise, I do work very hard to take what I teach and use it personally. Why? Two reasons. To show how common sense ideas can be applied anywhere and because it actually makes my life better. Period.
Simple example, but I encourage you not to be tempted to dismiss it’s significance. I never capitalize my name. That’s a whole other story waiting to be told.
Back to the questions and the point.
What is wisdom? How about this thought:
“In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.” — anonymous
WOW!
Seriously, wow!
A few weeks ago (here’s the link if you want instant access: www.junglejeff.net/?p=257 ), I wrote a post that contained the essence of this quote.
Do you know how long I lived my life strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia?
Wwwwaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy too long.
Now, not so much. Not perfect by any means. Never will be.
But!
But, I am more razor-focused on World-Class delivery and content than ever. Razor-focused.
I often wonder what took me so long to figure out the difference in results, when I’m razor-focused, compared to when I was loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
Make it a GREAT, razor-focused day, because if you don’t, who will. Carpe diem, jungle jeff 🙂
PS. Tomorrow, the story of no caps. Maybe.
Do you love what you do?
Ever heard, “Do what you love and you’ll never have to work another day in your life?”
I hope you love what you do. Where I work, we strive to hire people for positions they will most likely enjoy and are naturally suited for.
It’s called “right-fit talent”.
My wife spent ten years in a very large employment office in Central Florida. I conducted hundreds of interviews myself. So, I know the process intimately.
Want a simple answer? One that’s so easy, even a caveman can understand?
Hire people in positions where they “get to do” more than they “have to do”. It’s unsophisticated and maybe even too simple for senior HR professionals who have their own corporate HR jargon.
Do you “get to do” more than you “have to do“? How about the people who work for you and/or report to you?
Make it a GREAT day, because if you don’t, who will? If you’re a leader, the people around you are looking for “cool, calm, collected – optimistic, hopeful, inspiring“. Carpe diem, jungle jeff 🙂