Unfortunately, people tell you what you want to hear

Work life balance Disney Speaker
Photo of MacBook while reading Facebook. In 30 years at Disney, never had a role model for balance.

 

In 30 incredible years i longed for a work-life balance role model. Never found one. Seriously.

How is that possible you ask?

Easy.

When you are a world class organization and one of the top ten most admired companies in the world, the public thinks it’s perfect on the inside.

PS. Necessity is the mother of invention. Disney’s work-life balance expert is now available for hire. Live live you mean it.

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We can’t even imagine

Delta seat map

 

(photo: Delta seat map for trip to Disneyland next week.)

We can’t even imagine what a lifetime of hard work to get and stay organized will bless us with.

But what if we could pause just long enough to get a glimpse?

Would we invest what it takes, in spite of the constant struggle?

In reality, we struggle either way.

Why not struggle with the choice that provides a great return on our investment?

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Patience is personal leadership strength

UPS Overnight delivery envelope.
This was waiting when we returned from Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park yesterday.

 

Are you working on something important but feel like giving up? What is the only thing that allows us to persevere in the face of long-term adversity?

It’s different for each of us, which is why we struggle. We want the fail-safe recipe for success.

In a nutshell, here’s your best clue for your fail-safe recipe. It revolves around motivation and patience.

In preparation for Mid Life Celebration’s first catalytic leadership keynote speech featuring The Disney Way, the client sent an incredibly valuable packet of Company and event information.

It only took six years.

Not for the UPS package, for Mid Life Celebration’s first paid speaking engagement.

Six years.

Who waits that long?

A patient person with a clear, concise, and compelling vision.

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Are we organized enough to design a meaningful culture?

EPCOT's World Showcase Promenade.
Walt Disney drew the first notion of “EPCOT” on a cocktail napkin. Is this relevant to employees?

 

Are we organized enough to find time:

  • To recognize something as significant
  • To add it in one of three big buckets: past, present, or future
  • To remember milestone dates
  • To evaluate the the value of a milestone
  • To decide which milestones to keep and which to discard
  • To prioritize milestones and their impact on your culture

Yesterday, January 24, 2015 was the second anniversary of a tragic moment for a friend and co-worker. Why significant? In 55 years, it was the first time personally knowing a suicide victim. It was the place, method and motive that made the world stop turning that morning at 8:47am.

Similiar in shock effect to September 11, 2001.

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