Category: Seriously?

Embellishment and editorial license

Sally Hogshead Fascinate
Sally Hogshead, creator of “How to Fascinate”

 

What follows is my opinion from 15+ years of being on the inside listening and observing professional speakers and writers of all sorts.

Quite remarkable isn’t it?

All the advice on the web and in print. Anyone can publish anything.

Most of us aren’t writers. So we have no clue at a conscious level about embellishment and editorial license.

Embellishing is easy. And hard to disprove. So we believe everything we read.

But do these writers and speakers practice what they preach?

Rarely.

But there are a few.

Very rare.

PS. Posts like this come along occasionally because of their cathartic value.

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Mid Life Celebration uses the same secret sauce as Disney

Disney Management Consultant jeff noel
The guy on stage has taught every level employee, in every industry.

 

Our ability to control our attitude is greater than anyone will ever be able to convince us.

It’s way greater than we have allowed ourselves to believe.

But here’s a little secret.

There is no secret sauce.

There is a sauce, but it ain’t a secret.

Worked at Disney for 30 years. Spent a lifetime learning from the best inside the Disney organization. Spent 15 years at Disney Institute teaching Disney’s business insights to global companies.

Disney’s secret sauce is simple and not a secret. It’s the relentless discipline to always focus on overmanaging things others undermanage or ignore.

Organizational vibrancy is the result of being intentional where others are unintentional.

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Are you strong enough? Driven enough?

Motivational Speakers

 

(photo: Walmart parking lot.)

The Seagull is making a statement to the other birds wanting a piece of what’s in that box, “Back off”.

Are you strong enough?

Less than three weeks for a one-year experiment to conclude.

Grueling.

Tiring.

Revealing.

When you become famous, nobody looks at you as a human anymore. You become public property. – Beyonce

There are books in progress that will raise Mid Life Celebration’s public profile.

A goal so ridiculously big that fame is worth the risk. -jn

Remember, none of these words for a year: I, me, mine, my.

Why?

Because for a prolific writer to not use them is impossible.

PS. Not even in emails, social media updates and comments. Insanely difficult. Ludicrous.

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Look for the bright spot because there is always a bright spot

Disney's Contemporary Resort
Official address says Orlando, but WDW is closer and more accurate

 

Ever find yourself finally ready to do something you normally do first thing in the morning… and it’s actually time for bed?

Once in a blue moon, blogging is like that.

Why so late today?

Heading out to Edmonton, Alberta tomorrow at 6am. Much to my surprise this morning before the sun came up, discovered (miraculously) the destination is actually Saskatoon.

A three hour detour to rearrange flights and hotel (business moves slower on a Sunday morning).

All fixed. Even an airfare credit.

In the moment the mantra was, Thank goodness this was caught in Orlando and not in Edmonton.

Bright spot!

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