Fanatical – Page 5 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

It’s a Small World

Three Disney Leaders — George Kalogridis served as Walt Disney World President for several years. George and i worked together at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. Cheryl worked with George in various Human Resources capacities through her 36-year Disney Career.

It is a small world at Disney. Almost every leader starts out on the front line in an hourly role.

Jungle Jeff at Disney’s World-Famous Jungle Cruise attraction in Adventureland, in 1982.

Cheryl as a Merchandise Hostess in the Christmas Shoppe and the Garden Shop at The Disney Village Marketplace, in 1984.

George as a busser (clearing plates, etc from restaurant tables) at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Hotel, in 1971.

Disney is a leadership machine. So many talented leaders.

One leaves, one easily is replaced. Maybe not initially, but in due time, you become a memory.

This is a bitter pill at first, until you realize it’s a cultural phenomena.

You take solace on who you served, how you served, and why you served.

This is the way.
Mandalorian saying

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.

A leader pursues a home-life frontier

wisdom quote — Two mistakes: Not starting. Not finishing. This is a picture, not a video, fyi.

A leader pursues a home-life frontier. A manager pursues a home-life checklist.

A life spent running your home as If Disney Ran Your Life versus running your home as if running it like a business is illegal, immoral, stupid.

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Run it tight but fun

three bad apples in the trash — Three consecutive apples are bad. This is so rare that i am easily able to recognize how rare it is and rejoice that there are three backup bags of apples.

Run a tight ship, and, also a fun ship.

Make your home-life a finely-tuned art form.

Make being highly efficient at home an art.

Make being the most organized person you know so much fun, you feel like the most blessed person alive.

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When you are at your best at home…

Mickey and Minnie toy characters — Disney University.

When you are at your best at home, what do you recognize about the experience and what do you attribute to getting in that zone?

Practice makes perfect.

Some say perfect practice makes perfect.

What say you?

What say you, about your prioritized priorities and how you’ve intentionally honed your life’s structure and processes at home?

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First Disney Keynote Speech walking from home

Disney keynote speaker with audience member — Robert is a cyclist, a member of the Young President’s Organization, a birthday boy (in this photo), and, a Disney Keynote Speech prop. He played the role of “Goofy-Hat Dad”.

Let’s review the Disney Keynote Speaking firsts from yesterday:

Walked from home to Disney Convention Center, to speak.
First Disney speech in 2,000 delivered without slides.
First time using conference A/V staff to role-play a story.
First Disney Keynote delivery in jean shorts.
First time in Walt Disney World’s 50-year history a Disney conference speaker walked from their house to speak at Disney.
Bonus first: first time in 22 years with a 16-month public-speaking gap.

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