Live like you mean it – Page 18 – Disney Customer Service Keynote Speaker

No one builds a reputation on their intentions

Yesterday morning i didn’t tell Cheryl i was making stir fry for dinner. Instead, i texted a photo at dinner time.

A person who is well has no need for a physician. Was reminded shortly after waking this morning that Jesus came to help the poor in spirit.

In a hard-to-explain way, i write to do the same thing.

Our son (15) began blogging again last night after a two-year hiatus. But first he deleted every post he wrote since 2008. i told him not to announce that “I’m blogging again, blah, blah, blah”.

Rather, i suggested that he write, and at some point in the future announce it.

Don’t tell us what you’re gonna do. Tell us what you’ve done.

No one builds a reputation on what they’re gonna do.

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Are you crystal clear?

Bronze Mickey Mouse statue — Yesterday at Disney’s Casting Center.

Disney Casting Center lobby — Disney cartoon characters on pedestals in Disney’s Casting Cener lobby. “It all started with a Mouse”. – WED

We metaphorically put the most important thing up on a pedestal.

Another option is to wear a manifestation of it (crucifix) around our neck.

Or we can have our every step proclaim what’s most important to us.

Flashback: i used to take my crucifix off when “wrestling/playing” on the floor with our two-year old. One day i left it off for two years. A reminder that he won’t know what i value by what i wear, only by what i do.

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Write like you mean it

Disney business wisdom — Spent a lifetime under these conditions, thankfully. Photo taken with iPhone while reading Disney Institute’s blog.

Write like you mean it:

advisor
big picture
motivation
secret
so what
vibrancy
architecture
value
investment
bonus

Just a few of the topics that are used to intentionally thrive.

The other option is to use hope as a strategy, with little to no intentionality.

Writing like you mean it is a precursor to living like you mean it.

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You’ve got to be kidding, right?

funny restaurant sign — From lemons, lemonade. Photo: Trip to **Tehachapi**, CA.

Our job is not to try to be a likable Christian (or whatever your belief centers on). Our job is to become so authentic that our light, our spirit, our goodness, our joy, our hope, our faith, and foremost, our love, becomes humbly, yet unquenchably, attractive to the doubter.

The first doubter is ourself, by the way. And because it’s so insidiously common to overlook, i’m reminding you (and me) now.

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Spiritual reunions are rarely labeled as such

North Carolina golfing — College buddies golf outing yesterday.

Spiritual reunions are rarely labeled as such. A 34-year tradition shared by 35 college buddies is something rare.

It was a tradition that had been passed down from one father to his son. His son is one of the 35. It is possible that some of us will pass this tradition on to our children.

Brad Beard (who’s father’s tradition he admired) probably didn’t realize it at the time, but it has lasted 34 years with no end in sight.

Thank God.

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