Non-traditional work

Disney Podcaster Jeff Noel with Jody Maberry
Jody Maberry and me. Working. Podcasting. Strategizing.

Non-traditional work.

Traditional is on-site, working for someone else.

Non-traditional is remote, working for yourself.

Traditional is closed mindset.

Non-traditional is growth mindset.

Non-traditional is in it’s infancy, motivated by the great resignation sparked by Covid-19 in 2020.

Humble note: Been working from home since 2009. Been working from anywhere since November 1, 2014. Reminder, retired from Disney October 31, 2014.

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Simplify, simplify, simplify

Disney Keynote speeches screenshot
All five speeches had: “Like You Mean It” in them. Just trimmed 20 words total.

Simplify, simplify, simplify.

An hour ago a client asked if there are slides for the upcoming Disneyland Customer Service Keynote.

Nope.

Haven’t done a speech with slides since the one right before the Spring 2019 TEDx Talk in Kuwait.

Remember, i’ve delivered 2,000 speeches with slides. Then the biggest speech of my life i go slide-less. Talk about leaning into discomfort.

Client then asks if there’s a Speech title they can or should use.

In the moment, i went here and shortened all five speech titles from a typical:

SERVE Like You Mean It: Four World-Class Customer Service Basics

To:

SERVE: Four World-Class Customer Service Basics.

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God, i love to .do .differently

senior olympians
These two 90-something Senior Olympians inspired me then, and they inspire me now. Inspired even by the young punk on the right taking this selfie in 2009.

God, i love to .think .differently

God, i love to .do .differently

This comes from the gift of insatiably .thinking .differently

God, thank you.

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Thank God for art

Morgan Wallen instagram post
Stumbled upon Morgan Wallen two years ago. One song led to discovering more. Have written about how bold his sophomore album is. Few artists ever do a double studio album, and none do it on their sophomore release. A category of one. Inspiring.

Thank God for art.

There is an art for the career work you do.

There is art in the writing, the exercise, and the patience.

There is an art in the discipline you foster as you spend your life making your work feel important enough to you, to do it artfully for others.

Thank you God, for the desire to create art to serve others.

Insight: Serving others helps you heal.

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The power of speaking

Ukrainian President Zelensky at a podium
Be passionate, tell stories, use personal examples. Check, check, and check: “This might be the last time you see me alive.”

This video showcases the seven public speaking tips from John Zimmer’s blog post that i shared here yesterday.

Is it worth 3.5 minutes of your time to watch?

If you speak to influence, yes.

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