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Happy 2024! It feels like forever since my last email in mid-December. The past few weeks have been a wild whirlwind. Lyndsey graduated. Three days later we got married. The next day we flew to Walt Disney World and enjoyed…
Eight for You, Two for Me
This might come as a shock, but not every day at Disneyland is great. In fact, I’ve even had a few that weren’t even good. It doesn’t happen often. But it does happen. May 25, 2022 was one of those…
Feeling Special
We’ve all heard the expression, “Stop and smell the flowers,” right? It’s a nice reminder to stay present in the moment, enjoy the now, and appreciate the world around you. Lyndsey and I did this past week. Kind of. We…
Empower Everyone to Make Magic
Have you ever wanted to work in Human Resources? Yeah, me neither! But I am on my way to Boston this week to speak at an HR Conference on the future of work and to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of…
Be Your Own Brand!
I suspect we all know the importance of branding when building a business. But how much time do you spend thinking about personal branding? Whether you realize it or not, you are your own unique individual brand. Originally, the world only knew…
Are You Ready for Your Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow?
How many of you have a love/hate relationship with technology? Guess what…me too! Honestly, I can’t imagine our world today without computers, cellphones, Google, apps, Facebook, Instagram, or even TikTok. But if you are an old Yahoo, like me, then…
Remembering Rolly Crump
We lost a legend recently. And not just any legend. We lost an Imagineering icon, Rolly Crump. What I loved most about Rolly wasn’t his unique gifts, his exceptional talents, or the multiple stamps he put on the Disney parks…
It All Started with a…Telegram!
Where were you three years ago? That’s right! It has already been three years. On March 8, 2020, I took a group of students to Disneyland for a Sunday tour and COVID was already all over the news. On Wednesday,…
Celebrating a Century of Disney
How many times have you been to Disneyland? Walt Disney World? How many Disney cartoons have you watched? Disney movies? How much Disney merchandise and memorabilia do you own? Over time, the numbers add up. And that’s what this article…
Life Is an Omnimover
It was a most interesting announcement. Last spring, Lyndsey and I were at Disneyland enjoying The Haunted Mansion when everything suddenly stopped. We heard the voice overhead reminding everyone to “face forward” and were told that our tour was “being…