In January of 2009, I took my family to visit Disney World in Orlando, Florida. While there, we experienced something profound in the way that Disney treats its different fan bases.
See, my then eight year old daughter, had spent the better part of her years to that point loving and wanting to be a Disney [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seth Godin’
My Daughter: Disney Princess for Life
Linchpin: From Theory to Reality
About 9 years ago I was working for the then CEO and president of ISO Healthcare, David Tanner. While I worked for him, I learned a number of valuable lessons that I’ve taken with me, and one of them was this: Add value at every level.
What David meant by this was simple; as a [...]
Sharpening the Saw: Mental
About mid January most of my team at work took a 2 day course on the principles from Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7th habit, Sharpening the Saw, refers to the process of scheduling time for personal growth, relaxation, health and exploration. He breaks the areas we need to [...]
Touched by Violence
This is a phrase I’ve heard used before to describe situations where a person or place has endured a violent episode. Right now the phrase feels inadequate. Dainty, even. It certainly doesn’t live up to the task at hand. This post is especially for those of you who have been with me for more than [...]
Linchpin: Are You Indespensable?
I’ve recently started reading a preview copy of Seth Godin’s Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? I’m hoping to make a few updates between now and finishing it, but I wanted to just drop a quick post and let you know that this book is really resonating with me.
See, I stopped freelancing almost 4 years ago because [...]
