It’s not the Magic that makes it work

Hugh MacLeod cartoon about creativity
My favorite business cartoonist, Hugh MacLeod, yesterday.

 

It’s not the Magic that makes it work, it’s the hard work that makes it Magic.

There are so many so-called Disney experts in our world. Here’s one of my favorites, Jim Korkis, in his take on the PBS two-part special about Walt Disney.

 

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The harsh reality of crushing it

Screen shot of marketing scam
Yesterday’s screen shot of a marketing scam.

 

In the screen shot message above, i can tell you as a highly paid motivational speaker, you are not going to be able to do this fast. Anyone promising fast results is someone you should avoid.

Our social media outlets portray a super savvy entrepreneur who is crushing it.

Right?

Behind closed doors it’s more like we are getting crushed.

Shhh, don’t tell anyone.

Here’s the issue. Everyone is trying to follow the recipes and formulas the gurus promise will lead to your quick, amazing results.

For every successful entrepreneur who’s cut the corporate cord and is going after the “work-from-home-Internet-based-startup” business, there are hundreds, maybe more, that live in this “getting crushed”world.

What’s missing from the  guru’s advice?

The truth.

And the truth is, there is no special formula. If there was, everyone would become “amazingly successful”. Quickly.

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They say

Disney Conference Speaker
Laura wrote down many of the things her mentor said.

 

They say the measure of a person’s integrity is what the person does that no one will ever know. So many colleagues have privately shared gratitude that he had no idea existed.

After 15 years of focused, disciplined, passionate, and intentional contribution at Disney Institute (DI), he left a quiet, indelible mark on DI’s karma.

An influence as soft as water, yet powerful enough to carve through stone given enough time. He had 15 gloriously intentional years.

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With the courage and strength to push humility aside…

Disney University daily event board
Disney University daily event board.

 

Disney is a category of one. Meaning there is no equal. Not even a close runner-up.

The first work week as a small business entrepreneur has been mind blowingly self reflective.

With the strength and courage to push humility aside, as painful as that is, it’s easy to conclude beyond a shadow of a doubt there is no other professional speaker with the depth and breath of jungle jeff.

When you believe in something, believe in it all the way. – Walt Disney

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There’s a decent chance they’ll think he’s running from something

Retirement age chart

 

(photo: Two men in ten will retire before 62… how many at 55?)

There’s a decent chance they’ll think he’s running from something. After all, if you’re on the inside there are no secrets.

And some would say what’s on the inside is worth leaving.

But there couldn’t be anything further from the truth.

He’s not running from… he’s racing towards…

An obligation.

A passion.

The third most magnificent day in the life of every human.

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