Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker
One million+ people globally while at Disney Institute.
(photo: From last night’s Comedy Warehouse reprise at the 2014 Walt Disney World Service Awards Celebration at Disney’s Hollywood Studios)
Last night was the final ‘official’ Disney Cast Member engagement. Every Cast Member celebrating their anniversary (in five year increments… 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, etc) was invited.
No joke (ha, ha, ha).
Live like you mean it.
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(photo: Had to invite Claudine personally. She works here (photo). Worked with her since 1985, back in the days at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Hotel)
Let it ride or be intentional? You only retire once, so our experience is zero. Sure, we attend a few retirement parties, but we never paid attention to how they get planned and executed. Who determines the attendees, the menu, the venue, the vibe?
Just leave it all alone, or get involved?
Also personally invited the Cast Member here.
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Note: Richard and Claudine were on the original invite list, but challenging to reach via traditional measures. Face-to-face got it done.
(photos above: Up at 3:30 am to drive Cheryl to airport. A ticket she purchased yesterday, just before the medical drama began. She was ready to not go. But it worked out. Her Mom 1,200 miles away needs a pacemaker, quickly.)
While the CT scans came back normal, and potential life-threatening cardiac issues put to rest, his heart is actually enlarging.
His reach will also enlarge.
They say you can not be a prophet in your hometown.
Disney Prophet?
Disney profit?
Living-like-you-mean-it prophet?
Gonna try like hell.
A calling?
Totally.
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(photo: Disney plastic toys yesterday at work… in Michigan)
Should we be zealous about safety?
Being organized around safety means locking your laptop (containing all your proprietary intellectual property) every single time.
Meaning you lock it even when and where others tell you you don’t need to worry about it.
Consistency is a big part of being decently organized.
This concept, let alone delivering on it, eludes most.
Crazy.
But true.
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Is there truly an exception to virtually every rule?
We are all broken and beautiful.
We all judge others.
Our goal is to let go of judging.
We are in charge of our life.
We generally use excuses as a default option when there are difficult (probably painful) choices to make.
Our other job is to stop making excuses.
None of this is easy.
That’s why so few can read all the way to here and smile.
Most reading all this (which began here) are emotionally charged with an opinion.
And the whole point is that each of us is just a person with an opinion, just like Jenny. Just like her friends. Just like society.
There is no greater wisdom than kindness. Thank you for sharing yours with the world.
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