April 2016 – Disney Brand Loyalty Keynote Speaker

Will we look back with regret on our career choices?

Disneyland fireworks from Disneyland hotel room — Disneyland fireworks from the Disneyland Hotel hotel room. The room was complimentary. Well, it was actually paid for with 32 year of dedicated career service.

Listening to Lee Cockerell’s most recent podcast yesterday, i was struck by one thing in particular.

Lee expressed regret for being so professionally driven, and i had never heard him say that before.

It was in answering some of Joe’s questions that i reflected on the significance of these decisions:

Made a conscious decision (2007-ish) to not pursue any promotions at Disney Institute
Quit drinking in 2001
Began running in 1999
Became Catholic in 1999
Was grateful that our life savings was spent investing in parenthood, with zero guarantee between 1995-2001

Joe is seeking out positive-minded people to surround himself with.

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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.

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These secrets have no way of ever being discovered

Band speaker and microphone — Downtown Disney at Disneyland. Our life becomes amplified with decisive action.

Where would i be if i had not written the first sentence in 2009?

Although it took 30 years to write the first sentence, it only took two more years to finish my first book.

And once it was finished, it took two more years to get the guts to publish it.

All told, a 34-year project.

Where would i be if i had not begun?

Publishing a book is a big deal until you do your first one, then you understand some secrets about life that you would have never discovered.

These secrets have no way of ever being discovered if we wait and do nothing.

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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 career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

It comes with the territory

Best Disney Conference Speakers — Doing a little extra is a habit. Most won’t notice it, but do it anyway.

The Vancouver client is taking a long time to confirm me as their speaker. This means one of two things:

They aren’t sure how to nicely tell me no.
They are simply crazy busy and the speech is over a month away.

One day, you feel on top of the world. The next, not so much.

It comes with the territory.

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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 career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.

The Disney Way is world famous

Disney Leadership speaker — World Famous.

Disney Way Leadership keynote speaker — The Disney Way is compromised of over-focusing on the same things others under-focus on or ignore.

Struggling is a big part of life. You know, the personal struggles we all face.

But what about in business?

Do entire companies need to struggle with a culture that isn’t intentional?

No.

All that needs to be done is to over-focus on the very same things everyone else either under-focuses on or ignores.

My days are spent talking with executive leaders who don’t know how to initiate a culture like this.

It’s what i’ve grown up on, spent a lifetime doing, and now teach others how to do it themselves.

And it all started on January 25, 1982, when i began my Disney career as a front-line Cast Member, jungle jeff.

PS. Sometimes i end a post just like this one. No moral, no punchline, no call to action. It just ends. Why? Because i figure what happens next it up to the reader.

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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 career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.