Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
(photo: Looking forward to one last day at the office as an official Disney leader)
The paradox of finishing.
Today, Halloween 2014, is the final day as a full-time Walt Disney World Cast Member and Leader.
What looks like the finish line is actually not the end at all.
At. All.
It is the beginning.
A gutsy move to serve more, as if that’s even possible.
And it is.
PS. Intentionally picked Halloween because leaving something that’s in your DNA and that you love to do is really scary.
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If you would have asked three years ago after making the promise to write in five different blogs, every day, for 100 consecutive days, I would have told you the odds were very, very slim.
Insight: Most great and noble goals die on the vine.
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Every day it’s the same thing. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. In between we try to live as best we can. This can be a very boring proposition for many. But I force myself to remember one thing: Life is what I make it. No one else is going to make my choices for me.
Insight: Seeing each day as a gift and an opportunity or seeing it as a burden and a struggle is influenced by only one person.
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“Tomorrow is always the busiest day of the year”. — Jonathon Lazear
Ain’t it the truth? At least that’s the way it feels. Why?
You may feel differently. But for me, it seems like tomorrow is “the day” that, “I’ll finally be able to catch up with things“. So I race hard to get so much done.
Time marches on and there is simply more to take the place of that which has been done. Ever heard the phrase, “busy beaver“? Beavers work hard every day, repairing their dam, fixing their den, looking for food, etc. Seems there is always lots of work to do.
What’s the solution? If I knew that, tomorrow would be looking like a vacation day, eh?
“There is only one success – to be able to spend life in your own way”. — Christopher Morley
Agree to disagree? Good. Because I’m going to do both here.
Sure, it’d be great to do whatever it is you want to do, when you want to do it. And yet, it sounds a bit self-centered to my ear.
What abut sacrifice and service to others less fortunate? Ask Mother Teresa her opinion on Christopher Morley’s quote. Ask Jesus, or Abe Lincoln, or Martin Luther King.
Ask a mother, a father, a school teacher, a doctor or a nurse. Ask a street sweeper, or a cook.
We all should consider where we stand on this issue. And if we like our answer, awesome. If we don’t…..
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