Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker
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(photo: Crystal Mickey and Minnie Mouse figures at Epcot’s Germany pavilion.)
Walking around Epcot’s World Showcase promenade had to stop at Germany to snap this photo.
Had to.
Today begins the second month of retirement.
What you don’t see is what we all keep private. The challenges and issues that are breaking our backs.
No one is immune.
Not even the happy folks at Disney.
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(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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