Tag: Disney

If Disney ran your physical wellbeing

Cinderella Castle mural
When the glass slipper fit, her step-sisters were green with envy and red with rage. Cinderella Castle wall mural.

 

If Disney ran your physical wellbeing, we’d ask four simple questions:

  1. What are the four must-haves for every customer-facing employee?
  2. Can every leader describe the difference between training versus development?
  3. Does every leader know, and epitomize, the real work of leadership?
  4. If, for one year, you couldn’t replace any employees who left, what would you do differently?

There are many more questions but these are the baseline starting points.

 

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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.

This website is about our physical health. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health website, click here.

 

You’d miss this if you moved away, so do it (a lot)

Apple Watch at Magic Kingdom
Love the “proof” that Magic happens in real time – yesterday.

 

You’d miss this if you moved away, so do it (a lot).

Ran 10 miles yesterday to the Magic Kingdom and back home again.

 

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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.

This website is about our physical health. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health website, click here.

 

Disney Conference Keynote Speaker

Disney Conference Keynote Speaker
Left pin is for years of service.

 

It’s quite possible that tomorrow’s scheduled Monday morning run will not happen because of the early call time at the Winter Garden Theater.

And last night i did a blinding flash of the obvious, i tightened the three velcro straps on both of my night resting foot splints. There’s a decent chance this will eliminate the left foot pain i occasionally feel.

PS. i’m currently planning on not running tomorrow morning, but i’m also open to the notion that a shorter run is a remote possibility.

 

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We are proud of the fact that pushing the limits energizes us

Disney University exterior.
Lunch yesterday at Disney University.

 

There is a great temptation to do more, more often. i get it. Working inside Disney for 30 years, it’s crystal clear, we are never satisfied.

This could be a burden. But it’s not. Here’s why.

The whole organization isn’t satisfied. In fact, we are proud of the fact that pushing the limits energizes us.

As Walt Disney (who’s birthday is tomorrow December 5) said, “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”

Yesterday was a non-run day and i carved out time to visit a former Disney Institute colleague at Disney University (where he’s been for the past decade) for lunch.

 

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This website is about our physical health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my spiritual health website, click here.