Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker
One million+ people globally while at Disney Institute.
Life. We love being alive.
We dread dying.
In between, we have to carve out our life. A life that hopefully allows us to not only survive, but also to thrive somewhat.
To have mostly good days, a fair number of “bad” days, and occasionally a few great days.
Bad, good, great. We will each define these differently, no doubt. That’s okay. It’s all relative anyway.
So what’s the point?
The point is, what will today be?
We all have addictions.
“No we don’t”, is the echo we can hear from some of you.
“Yes we do”, is the echo we can hear from some others, including myself.
Is it hereditary? Click here to read this article that suggests it is.
Pick your poison:
Approval, chocolate, work, sex, TV, food, Internet, exercise, reading, pessimism, optimism, Love, Faith, Hope, Money, shopping, volunteering, excuses, greed, jealously, alcohol, drugs, caffeine, pain, pleasure, video games, gambling, competition, failure, success, nicotine, etc.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
We’ve all heard this question posed to us in our lifetimes.
Some of us have heard it so many times, we no longer hear it, no longer even consider it a valid question.
You now why?
Because nothing in life is guaranteed, except that we will die and taxes will increase.
Giving in, and quitting are so common place. Or, people won’t even start in the first place.
Why?
Because we can fail at everything.
But what if we didn’t fail?
How would our lives be transformed? And more importantly, how would the lives of others be transformed?
“In soloing – as in other activities – it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.” — Amelia Earhart
Will 2010 be your year to finish something you started?
If you knew you could not fail, what would you do differently? Know what I’ve learned in 50 years? All these quotes, cliches, sayings, parables, etc. – they only work if you do.
“No rules for success will work if you don’t”.
“Everything takes longer than we think it will, or longer than we want it to”.
“If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough”.
Quote me. Love me. Hate me. It doesn’t matter. What matters is what you do. Got it?
For anyone thinking it’s more sophisticated than this, it ain’t. Carpe diem!