Buzz Worthy? – Disney Employee Engagement Speaker

Double dipper

Double dipper means you dip your rear tire in the Atlantic, you bike 170 miles across Florida and dip your front tire in the Gulf of Mexico.

We began our full-time Disney careers in 1984.

Some backstory: Had worked two-thirds of 1982 at Walt Disney World, then returned to Pennsylvania to attend my Dad’s second marriage. Shortly thereafter, embarked on a cross-country, solo, bicycle tour.

Fast forward, ended up in Washington State and got married in 1983.

In 1984 when we arrived in Florida, we owned one car. Cheryl used it. We both worked at Disney. There is no public transportation in Orlando. We never worked the same shifts. Because i had an 18-speed touring bicycle, i biked 36 miles roundtrip to Disney’s River Country Water Park lifeguard job.

So in 1985, the idea of biking 170 miles in one day intrigued me. Could i do it?

Only one way to find out.

You only get the patch if you successfully bike 170 miles in one day.

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Act one day at a time

9-second video: This experience fortuitously enabled a very special Grizzly Bear experience a few days later. The pinnacle Grizzly Bear experience in my half-century of visits. Cheryl was next to me while filming this clip and during the 50-year pinnacle experience.

How hard is it to write a relatively short and simple blog post about something you’ve experienced?

Not hard.

Then why was it impossible to do it every day?

Maybe it was because you wanted to write five daily posts.

But you had an end date (100 days from the launch).

And you had a compelling reason.

Do the reps.

Practice writing.

Practice by doing it.

You don’t sign up for a 5k, do nothing, and then six months later show up to run for the first time ever.

Same with writing a book.

Note: Never saw the ‘addiction’ to writing coming. It’s been nearly 14 consecutive years without missing a single day. An unofficial world record by nearly 50% of the official world record (17,212 posts).

Karma?

What do you think?

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Be your Messiah

teddy bear at track starting line — Lane 8 is generally reserved for the slowest runner.

Be your Messiah.

What?

Be your own Savior.

In my 60’s, especially with the two-plus years away from the gym, it’s easier to see the negative effects from not having a gym’s wide-ranging equipment, variety, and vibe.

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Launch, learn, revise

Rocket launch smoke trail at dawn — From bedroom window.

Launch, learn, revise.

A guiding personal leadership habit.

A guiding physical vibrancy leadership habit too.

A NASA and SpaceX (and probably Boeing) habit. Sixty miles East of home.

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Goal

Goal.

What’s the supreme goal of every customer service interaction?

Pair, then share.

Show you vs tell you.

Cup of ice.

Three dinners – satisfaction is dangerous.

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