A whole new world

Indiana corn fields near harvest time
This is not Disney’s Magic Kingdom, yet it is still Magical.

 

Living and working at the Walt Disney World Resort was a dream that became a reality 30 years ago. But the phone rang 15 years ago and an opportunity was offered, to become a professional speaker, something never, ever pursued, nor desired.

Have spoken to one million people since then. And every morning, like right now, it is the same challenge. How do you convince others who live in an obviously different world, that it is all the same?

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Should we do what we do as if our life depends on it?

iWork for iCloud Beta screenshot
Apple is better than anyone at making things – “it just works”.

 

Do we know what we do best? No, really, do we know deep down what lights our fire?

Watching this Ken Robinson TED talk, it hit me less than half way into his topic (education). The educational system is only as good as the teachers.

(Duh. But alas, knowing and doing are two polar opposites. And therein lies opportunity)

And the best teachers are not there to deliver content only, the best teachers:

  • stimulate, provoke, challenge
  • ask, facilitate, inspire
  • incite, encourage, excite

And what I’m adding, is that they teach as though their life depended on it.

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The truth about this voice in our head

Magic Kingdom Halloween scarecrow
Shut up, say it ain’t so. That’s a scary thought, eh?

 

The voice in our head says, “This will change people’s lives”.

Agreed.

But.

But many don’t want to change.

They say they do.

But.

So why do we keep trying?

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This image will not change until this person does

University of Iowa campus sidewalk view of Old Capital Building
Art is seeing life like this and backing up three steps to see it like the picture below…

 

University of Iowa campus sidewalk view of Old Capital Building
The same view as above, but from three steps back (a place in life a split second prior)

 

This image will not change until this person does.

The image we picture of ourselves controls the temperature of our life. We won’t see changes in our life until we alter our self image.

We know this.

And it is difficult.

We know this too.

But it is not impossible.

We also know this.

This knowledge is the artist’s starting point.

We are artists (whether we accept this or not).

We know this.

Go!

Today.

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