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August 30 - October 4, 2022
Leadership is about influence, so we always need to consider the lasting impression we are leaving with people.
Leave people feeling energized from having spent time with you, not exhausted.
Be comfortable with who you really are, and know that this kind of authenticity will stand the test of time.
Forced perspective isn’t always about architecture. You can use forced perspective to adjust your attitude, and when it comes to life, attitude is everything.
Life is not about what happens to us. Life is always about how we respond to what happens to us.
Perspective has the power of enabling us to see things any way we choose.
it is not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens, that dictates your success and happiness.
Here is how the stories in an Inverted Life stack up: First Floor (full scale)—Gratitude, Thanksgiving, and Appreciation Second Floor (3/4 scale)—Visions, Dreams, Goals, Successes, Aspirations, and Accomplishments Third Floor (1/2 scale)—Problems, Challenges, Difficulties, and Obstacles
“To all who come to this happy place, welcome. Disneyland is your land.”
Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
as Walt himself said, “A castle is fantasy in any language.”
Here is a land of imagination, hopes and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment the age of chivalry, magic and make-believe are reborn and fairy tales come true. Fantasyland is dedicated to the young and the young at heart, to those who believe that when you wish upon a star your dreams do come true.
Walt lived his life believing that fantasy and fun should be at the heart of everything we do.
Or as author Jen Sincero puts it: But what if you had the audacity to leave your excuses and your shame about wanting to be huge and fabulous behind and really went for it full-on anyway? What if you decided to do the most outrageous, most exciting thing you ever dared fantasize about, regardless of what anyone, including your terrified self, thought? THAT would be living.
“Our fantasies are the most revealing peepholes into who we are and what we think is awesome. No matter how out-there and ridiculous they may seem, they mean something to us, and usually represent our biggest and best versions of ourselves.” — Jen Sincero
“One of Walt’s strengths in his relationship with talent was that he made it clear he cared about us.” — Marty Sklar
“Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends.”
We spend far too much time and money chasing material possessions—possessions that bring us little pleasure and often end up possessing us. What we truly crave are experiences and the opportunity to share those experiences with those we love.
Activities connect us to others; objects often separate us.”
I want to encourage you to challenge yourself, challenge your organization, and challenge your corporate culture to strive constantly for emotional, E-ticket, exceptional “WOW” experiences.
Remember, when it comes to product versus experience, people are willing to pay a premium for an exceptional experience.
Do you treat your team the way you expect your team to treat your customers?
How can you help your team stand on principles rather than hide behind policies? Your customers might be interested in what you stand for and what you believe
“Everyone needs deadlines. Even the beavers. They loaf around all summer, but when they get faced with the winter deadline, they work like fury. If we didn’t have deadlines, we’d stagnate.” — Walt Disney
“Most answers reveal themselves through doing, not thinking.” — Jen Sincero
“Errors accumulate in the sketch and compound in the model. But better an imperfect dome in Florence than cathedrals in the clouds.” — Leon Battista Alberti, Fifteenth Century Architectural Theorist
“The difference in winning and losing is most often…not quitting.”
The most important step you can take toward realizing your dream is showing up every day.
You will no doubt experience both: days when you accomplish more than you could ever imagine and others when it seems you barely moved at all.
“Every last one of us can do better than give up.” — Author Cheryl Strayed
“Laughter is no enemy to learning.” — Walt Disney
“If you keep busy, your work might lead you into paths you might not expect. I’ve always operated like the princes of Serendip, who went on quests not knowing what they would find.” — Walt Disney
Browse Your Bookcase—Your library tells your story.
“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ loot on Treasure Island and at the bottom of the Spanish Main…and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.” — Walt Disney
“Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.”
Disneyland can change because its creator was always changing.
Everyone needs a next.
Success doesn’t mean you are always doing something bigger or better. You just have to keep moving forward.
I want to challenge you to live a great story and to be your own hero. Dreams really do come true.
