Who is this crazy, determined person?

Disney Keynote Speaker jeff noel — A person who has purpose. Photo: From the WordPress Admin Dashboard for the previous post in today’s five daisy-chained offerings.

Who is this crazy, determined person?

Oh, that would be an entrepreneur.

A person who takes on greater than normal risk.

Understatement of the year, right?

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He’s never seen a checking account like this

Wells Fargo deposit slip — Deposited cash to cover a $130 check. This was yesterday, Dec 5.

Our son has never seen us with $43 in our checking account.

But he’s seen our balance when there’s a steady income.

He likes steady better.

The life of an entrepreneur is risky.

Risk and reward fundamentally mirror each other.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Burning the ships isn’t easy.

Living off of your last contract eventually reaches the point where the money runs out.

Paradoxically, as i write this, two contracts are waiting to be signed that will more than take care of a whole year.

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Two inspired mistakes that turned out to be winners

Hurricane Matthew map — 2am – restless night.

Two inspired (and one uninspired) mistakes that turned out to be winners.

Used a prototype laptop (iPhone 7 Plus) for the very first time in 17 years of full-time speaking. This potential (yet inspired) mistake included using a prototype slide clicker (iPhone 7).
Changed my necktie three times the first day, to coincide with three significant content topic changes. This didn’t qualify as an inspired mistake, but i did enjoy doing it for the first time ever.
Wore jeans and running shoes for the first time. Steve Jobs inspired that one.

Why were these firsts?

The iPhone’s capabilities have improved compared to when i was at Disney.

Disney has an intentional set of dress code standards and i followed the Disney standards for the first two years being out on my own.

Until this week.

i love preaching what i practice.

.think .differently

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Dear Risk

Disney Flag Ceremony on September 11 — Disney does this everyday. Yesterday’s September 11 anniversary was inconsequential.

Skipper Canteen — Dinner was extra-ordinary because of our server Britney (Skip).

Walt Disney World Trains — Traffic rarely gets backed up because of trains, but it does happen.

Dear Risk,

Waking up is risky.

More people die after waking up than die in their sleep.

i’ll gladly take the risk.

More people die with regret than die without.

i’ll never accept that risk.

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Running your own business is like a roller coaster ride

Amish post cards — Intentionally trying to exceed expectations with five wonderful human beings.

Running your own business is like a roller coaster ride, but without the built in safety that OSHA requires theme park owners to adhere to.

There is no safety net being an entrepreneur.

Everyday your business is at risk.

Unscrupulous people.

People going through an unexpected hell and they are not themselves.

People making promises with their spirit, but unable to deliver with their work habits.

Far too many arm-chair quarterbacks in the world.

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

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