Walt Disney on Being Happy in Your Work

Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #346 – Walt Disney on Being Happy in Your Work – Walt Disney and Ray Keating get it on being happy at work, and why that matters to the rest of your life as well. Check out this latest episode and other recent entries right here!

The “Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating” podcast serves up a Disney or Disney-related quote each day, with DisneyBizJournal’s Ray Keating offering brief, additional thoughts on how each dose ties in to life, career, business, entrepreneurship, creativity, storytelling, work, or just plain fun.

Catch Up with Captain America, Disney Icons, George Lucas, Michael Eisner, Prof Henry Jones, and More!

 Are you caught up on the latest episodes of the Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating podcast?

Episode #304: Captain America on Standing Strong – A famous quote from the Captain American comics and from Captain America: Civil War is great advice for business and life.

Episode #303: Disney Icons – Disney’s icons and brand are critical to the company, and while we all can’t achieve what Disney has on this front, entrepreneurs need to think about icons or brands.

Episode #302: George Lucas’ Valuable Career Checklist – Star Wars creator George Lucas talks about finding a career that you’re good at, by going down the list of what you like in life.

Episode #301: Eisner on Meetings and Letting Your Guard Down – Michael Eisner and Ray Keating talk about a workplace where people are comfortable to take risks.

Episode #300: Professor Henry Jones on Children – In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Professor Henry Jones offers advice to follow and not follow regarding your children.

Episode #299: Happy Workplaces Mean Quality Products – The founder of Disney Universities and Ray Keating talk happiness in business.

Adventures with Indiana Jones and Walt Disney

Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #227: Walt Disney’s Business Was a Thrilling Adventure – Walt Disney was on an adventure, an exciting voyage in business. How about you?

Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #228: An Adventure with Indiana Jones – Can life and work be something like going on an adventure with Indiana Jones?

 

The “Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating” podcast serves up a Disney or Disney-related quote each day, with DisneyBizJournal’s Ray Keating offering brief, additional thoughts on how each dose ties in to life, career, business, entrepreneurship, creativity, storytelling, work, or just plain fun.

Disneyland, Steve Martin and Bad Psychoanalysis

 Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #84: Disneyland, Steve Martin and Bad Psychoanalysis – Comedian Steve Martin really loved working at Disneyland.

The “Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating” podcast serves up a Disney or Disney-related quote each day, with DisneyBizJournal’s Ray Keating offering brief, additional thoughts on how each dose ties in to life, career, business, entrepreneurship, creativity, storytelling, work, or just plain fun.

Like Walt Disney, Choose Dynamism

Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating – Episode #54: Moving Forward or Running in Place – In your business and career, Walt Disney points to picking dynamism over stagnation.

The “Daily Dose of Disney with Ray Keating” podcast serves up a Disney or Disney-related quote each day, with DisneyBizJournal’s Ray Keating offering brief, additional thoughts on how each dose ties in to life, career, business, entrepreneurship, creativity, storytelling, work, or just plain fun.

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Brand Matters: The Disney Buses Example

by Ray Keating

Analysis

DisneyBizJournal.com

July 6, 2019

The Walt Disney Company understands the value of its brand or brands. There is a lesson in this for entrepreneurs no matter how big their businesses, as well as for individuals who should be building their own brand in their careers.

Consider the fact that a change in the buses transporting guests around Walt Disney World has made news. It was announced by Disney that these buses will be getting a new look during the month of July. The outside of each bus will feature one of the “sensational six,” that is, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto. The interiors of the buses will be spruced up as well, including USB charging ports. 

As stated on the Disney Parks Blog: “The next time you are at a Walt Disney World Resort bus loop, be on the lookout for Mickey and his friends!... The new buses sure do bring a fun look to the complimentary Walt Disney World transportation that resort guests can enjoy throughout their vacations!”

That’s Disney advancing or reinforcing its brand, by providing fun quality service – in this case, working to expand the enjoyment of a Disney World vacation even via the buses shuttling people around – for their customers.

Now, consider the following point regarding one’s brand from an article at Entrepreneur.com:

Your brand is the sum total of your customers’ perceptions, notions and experience. It is the face, personality and the values espoused by your business – and everything in between.

More importantly, every single facet of your business – be it your social media profile, the tone of your voicemails or the way you present, market and deliver a service – captures the essence of your branding and sends an implicit message about how much you respect your own business.

Beyond that, your brand represents who you are, what you believe in and how you want to be perceived by your audience. That is why branding is so important to an organization.

Disney clearly gets this, and so should small business owners and individuals looking to grow and advance their enterprises and careers. How do people perceive you and your work? 

Noted a bit later in the Entrepreneur.com piece:

Your mission is to get them to see you as a dependable thought leader/influencer who addresses their needs or problems with panache, candour and hopefully, better than anybody else. 

Good thoughts. In the end, your brand matters – your own brand and your company’s. And that brand is communicated in so many different ways – even via buses shuttling people around a theme park.

Ray Keating is the editor, publisher and economist for DisneyBizJournal.com, and author of the Pastor Stephen Grant novels. He can be contacted at  raykeating@keatingreports.com.

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Tips From Former VP of the Magic Kingdom

by Ray Keating

Analysis

DisneyBizJournal.com

January 19, 2019

If you explore and pay attention, you can find tips for business, career and life in all kinds of places and from a wide array of people. That includes a former vice president who led more than 12,000 cast members at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.

Dan Cockerell developed a 26-year career at Walt Disney Company, and now, as explained on his website, “provides customized, authentic presentations, focusing on leadership and management practices, drawing upon his extensive Disney career with relevant examples and inspiring storytelling.”

I heard Dan talk about Disney and his career on a Lou Mongello WDW Radio podcast (listen to the episode here), and decided to sign up for Cockerell’s weekly email. He provides a few insights from himself, a newsletter, and an article of interest.

Here are just a few brief, valuable points made by Cockerell that can help one’s business and career:

• “[H]aving a short list of things to work toward for our ideal selves is what will make life really interesting and will enable us to live with fewer regrets. So, pick something you want to do, a place you want to go, or a skill you want to learn and spend 20 minutes a day working on it. You will be surprised how much progress you will make. For me, it is not about the length of time I spend on projects but the discipline to spend time on them every single day. After a month, it's fascinating how much progress you can make!”

• “I've been in a few jobs where I was thrown into the deep end to figure the job out. Sure, you learn to be resourceful and self-reliant, but the hit to your productivity and confidence is pretty big. I suggest you dive into your training program and do an audit. Is it effective? Is it consistent? Is it happening?”

• “Did you someone frustrate you today? No, you chose to be frustrated. Did someone scare you today? No, you chose to be scared. Did someone make you happy? No, you chose to be happy. In the words of Morpheus, ‘choose wisely!’”

• “The days of acquiring education early on in life and cruising with that acquired knowledge is over! Everyday has to be a day of learning. Whether formal or informal, we all need to move our mindset to growth and improvement.”

• “Do you try things you may fail at? And I don’t mean high stake moments that will endanger your career. I mean talking to that person next to you on the plane, playing that video game with your son, or trying to learn about that new social media app. If you do, you have a growth mindset and that's good! Curiosity keeps the mind sharp and engaged. Are you curious? Do you challenge your co-workers and direct reports to be curious? If you do, you have a growth mindset and that's good!”

Sign up for these weekly email at Dan Cockerell’s website – go to https://dancockerell.com– and benefit accordingly. By the way, Cockerell also does a weekly podcast – “Come Rain or Shine” – at https://dancockerell.com/blog/podcast/. 

Ray Keating is the editor, publisher and economist for DisneyBizJournal.com, and author of the Pastor Stephen Grant novels, with the three latest books being Reagan Country: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel, Heroes and Villains: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Storyand Shifting Sands: A Pastor Stephen Grant Short Story. He can be contacted at raykeating@keatingreports.com.

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