Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker
One million+ people globally while at Disney Institute.
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Transform.
Repeat.
I used to think people would notice if you did a great job. Then I realized that I was surrounded by alpha dogs. Everyone around me is doing a great job. Should have seen that one coming, but I didn’t.
The antidote?
Work harder or shut the hel heck up. You either get this or you don’t.
(transformation dwells at the far, far end of hard work)
Last night on the phone call from my Hartford, Connecticut Marriott Hotel room, Cheryl and Chapin recounted the day they had. The one I missed.
It was a milestone day for Chapin. He played the lead part in a musical production at his school. He even surprised Cheryl with his confidence “onstage”.
I was not surprised to hear the news. Sure, it was sad to not be there, but when I think about our United States Military Men and Women, defending our Country’s freedom in remote places far away, I quickly got over any guilty feelings.
Why wasn’t I surprised? Because I am Chapin’s teacher. As a professional speaker, author, blogger and entrepreneur, I’ve come to know the universal law of success. Nothing succeeds like success.
It was like when Walt Disney World Resort opened in 1971. People where sad that Walt Disney didn’t get to see the “opening day”. It was the one Walt Disney missed.
On the contrary, Walt Disney “saw” it so vividly before he died in 1966. That’s the only reason his older brother Roy O. Disney didn’t sell those 27,443 acres of cheap, alligator, snake, and mosquito infested swampland.
Time marches on and so do the ones we miss.
“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” — unknown
You’ve heard me say, “Blessed beyond measure”, maybe a million times.
Why?
Because it’s true.
Coincidence?
“Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.” — William James, 1842 – 1910
Two days after this hospital visit, to rehydrate Carter and get meds in his system, we returned to this animal hospital.
And when we got home from that Valentine’s Day morning visit, I dug a big hole in the ground.
“What should a young male of 21 know, and what should he be able to do?
There are no conclusive answers to those questions, but they are certainly worth asking.
A young man should know how this country is run and how it got that way.
He should know the Federalist Papers and de Tocqueville, and he should know recent world history. If he does not know what has been tried in the past, he cannot very well avoid those pitfalls as they come up in the future.
A young man should be computer literate and, moreover, should know Hemingway from James Joyce. He should know how to drive a car well–such as is not covered in Driver’s Ed.
He should know how to fly a light airplane. He should know how to shoot well. He should know elementary geography, both worldwide and local. He should have a cursory knowledge of both zoology and botany. He should know the fundamentals of agriculture and corporate economy.
He should be well qualified in armed combat, boxing, wrestling and judo, or its equivalent.
He should know how to manage a motorcycle.
He should be comfortable in at least one foreign language, more if appropriate to his background. He should be familiar with remedial medicine.
These things should be accomplished before a son leaves his father’s household.” — Col. Jeff Cooper