Authenticity (New Currency) – Page 5 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

Inspiration addiction

Disney Leadership Speaker jeff noel — Demand of yourself one thing – original thoughts (and original action). Photo: yesterday at Epcot’s **Le Cellier**

Our biggest challenge is our addiction to new ideas. Like buying a lottery ticket, briefly, there is hope. We hope that learning a new idea will solve our problem.

The next amazing quote.

The next best selling business book.

The next class.

An MBA.

One question. How has that worked out so far?

Photo: During a client dinner at Epcot yesterday, we were discussing how culture is an organization’s most prized possession – and how most company’s fail at thriving. And they fail because culture is invisible from the inside, but blatantly obvious to the customer. And in that moment, an original thought captured first on a paper napkin, then photographed as a backup.

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Do you use the same shadow everywhere you step?

Disney Customer Service Speaker jeff noel — Photo: Martin Marcello.

Are you the same person at work as you are at home?

Most of us think we are, but what metrics do we use to get a valid answer?

Mid Life Celebration’s four pillars are the same ones i use as a father.

Be honest
Behave admirably
Self-control
Personal responsibility

It’s that simple and that difficult.

Being honest at work is dangerous because there are so many insecure people in the workplace.

One misstep can ~~damage~~ alter your reputation forever.

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We are trainer and trainee

jeff noel quote — You are the CEO of You, Inc.

We are trainer and trainee.

Spending the past few days with the uniquely close college buddies (and their wives/children) was an opportunity to be profoundly reminded about these basics:

Life is hard
Life is glorious
Lifelong friendship makes a person feel rich

The fact that these relationships have been kept alive for 38 years (freshman year 1977) is a most cherished blessing.

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Authenticity is the new currency

Florida Beach wildflowers — Florida Beach morning glories from a few weeks ago.

There is art we’ll never see in a museum, nor see for sale in a store.

But it is still art.

Exquisite.

Ordinary.

Generous.

Risky.

Brave.

Art is simply human behavior.

What allows human behavior to cross the line and become art is unique and special.

It’s a generous habit. It’s risking the comfort of predictability. It is created to inspire the creator and any who come in contact.

You can be socially accepted or you can make art.

You can aim for something tangible in return, or you can do it humbly, invisibly.

Artists must abandon the security of fitting in.

The peace and contentment that flow from committing to becoming and remaining authentic is the inherent reward, even though none is sought.

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Pretend or don’t pretend

Glacier's Lake McDonald shoreline closeup — Metaphorically uncommitted. Half in, half out.

This might not make sense (at first).

When we believe in ourselves we walk a dangerous path.

Our so called bold belief could be a delusion – meant to distract us from our fear.

An alternative is to do stuff (in the absence of fear) that makes us come alive.

Doing brave, generous, and soul stirring stuff.

No pretending.

No fear.

Or at least no fear that is strong enough to stop us.

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