Category: Rejoice

Happy present January moment

6-second video: Biked to Disney’s Contemporary Resort. Locked my bicycle to the fence across from Space Mountain (and Tron). Walked across World Drive to Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
Disney Parks mobile food order
A mid-day Dole Whip in Adventureland never hurt anyone.

i never want Lee Cockerell to forget how much he influenced my life.

Dan Cockerell, Lee’s son, was an unintentional ice-breaker for Lee and me. Dan was a Guest Speaker at Disney Institute when i was the “SME” (Subject Matter Expert) for Disney’s Approach to Leadership Excellence.

Lee, many years later, introduced me to Jody Maberry.

Jody helped me record 100 podcast episodes of “If Disney Ran Your Life’.

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In Disney’s spirit

Disney leaders at a January 2025 reunion
L-R: Rick Allen, the organizer. Kim and Sheryl.

Working (serving) in Disney Leadership was (is) a heaven and hell juxtaposition.

Heaven is in the Disney Mission to serve.

Hell is in the work and sacrifice it often takes to operate at the highest level all day, every day, day after day, for an entire career.

And like my prolific daily blogging, there is never a day off.

Heaven is in the team that works together to create Magic.

Hell is in the relentless public expectation for ‘perfection’.

Ps. Thank goodness for the concept of Onstage and Backstage.

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Disney retired and active

Disney leadership reunion
Last night at Celebration’s Town Tavern. Mostly Resort executives, present and retired.

Retired Disney.

Active Disney.

Executive, senior, middle, and front line.

Doesn’t matter.

Everyone is cut from the same cloth.

The cloth of Walt Disney excellence.

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We fight over ownership

Red pouch label Going The Extra Inch tool kit
The Keynote is a month away. Had a client call with the conference decision makers and organizers. They had seen the TED talk, “Why going the extra mile is a flawed concept, and what to do instead.“

What if we over-focused on fighting for what we agree on?

i didn’t invent exceeding expectations.

Yet as far as i know, my claim to fame is making “Go The Extra Inch” a household name.

At this point in my career it doesn’t matter where the phrase came from.

That is peace.

That is contentment.

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Small talk, holiday version, spirit

Bob Dylan movie screenshot
Became a Dylan fan a few years ago. We listened to “Blood on the Tracks” album descending from Sperry Chalet. This was the first time i ever played music while hiking in Glacier. Ps. Played from iPhone speaker, tucked in my back pocket.

A complete unknown.

Reminds me of the Nativity.

Some Shepard boy is born. Literally no one knows about it.

Until later.

A complete unknown.

A nobody.

On a bed of straw.

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