Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker
One million+ people globally while at Disney Institute.
This photo and the last sentence make me chuckle…
Personal growth demands a temporary surrender of comfort & security.
Anything that involves us trying to become better – more organized, healthier, smarter, more humble – will place demands on us.
Period.
Why do we still act surprised?
Next Blog
There is something about travel that is exciting and adventurous.
If you travel for a living, you don’t have to pay the financial currency, but you still have to pay, except the transaction fee is with the other currency.
Time.
And we all know that Time waits for no one.
Time is also a fair currency. We all get exactly the same.
How will you invest today?
Ever have something hit you “like a ton of bricks“?
A few years ago, I put 936 beads into a jar, and then placed that jar on my desk at work.
Each week, I take out one bead, acknowledging that another weekend is now history.
The jar is now less than half full from it’s original mark (bottom of pale brown marker).
Each bead represents one weekend in the life of an 18-year old.
Each weekend, then, represents sort of an official opportunity to spend time with that child as they grow to become an 18-year old.
It’s been nearly two months since I had a moment at my desk to think about the jar.
Yesterday, I took seven beads out of the jar. Those beads can never be used again. They’re gone.
Look, I really don’t know how to say this, but I have to say it.
It simply demands to be said. But I didn’t say it.
Well, I’ve been saying it, but I have never said it this way.
“You’re an idiot if you want to be great but don’t take a few minutes to read this.”
And to top it all off, when you get to Seth Godin’s blog post, you’ll be an even bigger idiot if you don’t click on his hyperlink, “I wrote this post.”
PS. And by idiot, I only mean the Wikipedia version: “someone who acts in a self-defeating or significantly counterproductive way.”
Watching (not sure why) five minutes of ABC Evening News last night. The story claimed there are 7 million more Americans at the poverty level than last estimated.
Why?
Apparently, it’s being fueled by unemployment.
I often question whether what I’m doing is the right thing. Often wonder if this is the right time.
The answer? There is no right time. There is no guarantee of the right thing.
So what then? Trust your intuition. Which tells me to keep going. Don’t give up. Remember where you started and look at you now. Imagine six more months from now.
Dude, you are going to make a difference. You already are making a difference. Yes, there are sacrifices. Beats unemployment though, doesn’t it?