Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Nail it or fail it

Nail it or fail it.

Your obsession with envisioning a better future should give (you, and) everyone goosebumps.

Why?

You tell me why.

Ps. Nothing extraordinary is built without goosebumps.

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What an executive resource never does

Walt Disney quote
Never forget that impossible goals are the only goals capable of stirring the human soul.

What an executive resource never does:

Never forgets the client’s vision.

Never forgets to lead with questions.

Never believes in your vision more than you do. (Ps. No one will.)

Never goes easy on the executive champions.

Never stops asking questions.

Never stops having fun.

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Profoundly simple

flipchart
The time-tested meeting architecture on the left. Disney Institute’s additional layer, from our fanatical habit of over-focusing on the same things others under-focus on or ignore.
Handwritten notes
Sitting in the back of a Disney Institute class while my co-facilitator was leading the discussion, an idea popped in my head. If i don’t immediately write it down, it gets lost forever. Only later do i have time to evaluate if the scribbled idea has merit.
Five flip chart pages on the wall
Have never seen Disney Institute break down the five “obvious and universal business pillars”. Nor have i ever seen them (remember, i was at Disney 1982-2014) articulate 19 organizational blueprints that dovetail into the five common-sense organizational pillars.
Disney's creativity class draw Mickey Mouse result
Organizational creativity requires parameters. The paradox of “think outside the box”. Drawing Mickey Mouse nails this insight. Before i recognized the the insight from this ‘standard’ activity, none of my Disney Institute colleagues used “Draw Mickey” to hit the “think inside the box” bullseye.

Profoundly simple.

Simply profound.

With our spirit: Faith, Hope, and Love.

With our work: A clear, concise, and compelling vision.

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Addiction challenges

Man with six rows of 10 numbers handwritten vertically on his back
Last allergy skin test was in 2016. Photo: Me a couple days ago for the 2025 skin test. You see 60 “pin-pricks” on my back. There were also 10 more deeper pricks on each arm.

i began getting weekly allergy shots in 2004. Was allergic to so many different things that i required three vials of medicine in three separate shots.

The challenge with addiction is that you relentlessly pursue whatever is important to you.

Managing my pollen allergies is important to me.

Having fun and feeling good is important to me.

Making a difference in other people’s lives is important to me.

It’s a long list. We all have them.

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