BRILLIANT VACATION – Disney

Brilliant Vacation, Disney of course.

I would like to take some time and tell you about our vacation to Disney.  I know, everyone talks about Disney, but if you go and pay attention to the little details, it makes a vacation even better for a young entrepreneur!

The best part about the trip was going with this hot lady!  My wife.  We love to travel together, and hope to travel all over the world. Our next stop, New York, LA, and then London.  My Wife is a Disney fanatic!  She has been many many times.  Me, not so much.  My idea of a vacation is a cruise, a nice cabin with friends.  Don’t get me wrong, I love going to Disney world, but for me, it is a trip of exercise, endurance, and appreciation for excellence.  So that is what I would love to talk about, excellence.

This week, I am going to talk about

• The Purpose
• Everyone Supports the Purpose
• Every Event Supports the Purpose
• Playful Ways to Meet Needs – The Little Things
• Point of Purchase Interaction (my personal favorite)

It is all about the purpose,

It is all about the purpose of Disney, that purpose is magic, the ability for everyone to be part of dreams coming true. From the moment you walk into Disney Land’s, Magic Kingdom, you embrace the purpose of Disney.  Of course the large castle pulls you into the park, but also the loving embrace from hundreds of employees welcoming you to share the experience.

Every detail is strategically thought out, challenged, and constantly improved.  For children, the results are magic, for adults, actually being part of a team who implements such business excellence is unheard of, this would be magic in my mind. The image above takes thousands of employees working together for the purpose.  It would be easy to sit back after this show and rejoice in accomplishments, but not Disney, directly after this event, the street vacuum cleaners, and concession stand employees rushed out to prepare for another amazing show, The Not So Scary Halloween Parade.   This is all for one purpose, to allow people to be part of dreams coming true.

One of the best moments while we were in the park, A little girl saw a man with a long white beard and asked, “did you move to Disney from the North Pole?”

Everything points to the purpose, so what is your purpose, and is it ingrained in every little detail of your company?  Is every detail strategically thought out, challenged, and constantly improved?  Can and do others interact with your purpose?

Lead Leaders

Those who Follow Leaders
Those who Lead Followers
Those who Lead Leaders

Lim Ding Wen, a 9 year old from Singapore has developed an application for the iPhone called Doodle Kids.  He started using a computer at the age of two and has created around 20 computer programs.

When you are in the position to lead leaders, you should provide more than advice or counsel, you should create an environment that makes people have the tools they need to be better leaders than ever before.  This is what apple did for Lim King Wen.  This will not be the last time we hear about Lim.  He will continue to contribute to the innovation of technology.  True leaders are more concerned with changing the world by providing the resources others need to change the world, not just doing it all themselves.

Chris Anderson, from TEDGlobal, discussed the phenomenon of online video, and how it exposes excellence around the world.  How leaders of innovation are found in all corners, have the ability to expose their excellence, and change the world.  Leaders developed the channel in which leaders can lead more leaders.