"I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible, because dreams offer too little collateral." -- Walt Disney
Today, Disneyland is one of the biggest tourist attraction on the globe. That fact makes it a little difficult to remember that over 45 year ago, Walt Disney was advised by every amusement park operator in the country that the amusement center he envisioned would fall flat on its face. It's also difficult, after Disneyland's many years of unbridled success, to recall that following the madhouse opening, most media commentators declared the park overpriced, badly managed and a likely candidate for a quick and early demise.
Walt Disney, of course, ignored the bad press the same way he ignored all self-appointed experts. The idea of an amusement park unlike any other had been in the back of his mind for at least 20 years before it was actually born... (disneydreamer.com)
There are insurmountable issues/problems/concerns at home, workplace or elsewhere that puffs out everyday that sometimes more often than not, it kills the excitement in us to expect great things coming our way.
Being a subordinate or a supervisor in a goverment office, as the case may be are both challenging. Nevertheless, both are equipped and tasked to accomplish each role or responsibility. As public servants, the duty to perform the task at hand and the eagerness to serve the people should always prevail. At all times, the goverment shall exist for the people and not the people to serve the goverment.
Pressures regarding the completion of a task always exist. Remarkable reports or sometimes our journals remind us to finish the thing we should do to meet the deadlines. But hey, there will always be people, time, circumstances, events that oppose our plans and strategies. How does a leader handle others who oppose his leadership? When doubts trumpet over our ears telling us that we are doomed to fail, can we still move on?
"Walts empleyees responded to the new challenges, and helped out when troubles arose. For instance, there was difficulty obtaining architects' drawings of turn-of-the-century buildings, so animator-director Ward Kimball contributed rare books of drawing from his own collection.
When technical problems arose to block an effect Disney wanted, he had a serene faith in his staff's abilities to overcome them." (disneydreamer.com)
How do we react when the world is against us? Here are some tips on how to survive the impossibilities:
Today, Disneyland is one of the biggest tourist attraction on the globe. That fact makes it a little difficult to remember that over 45 year ago, Walt Disney was advised by every amusement park operator in the country that the amusement center he envisioned would fall flat on its face. It's also difficult, after Disneyland's many years of unbridled success, to recall that following the madhouse opening, most media commentators declared the park overpriced, badly managed and a likely candidate for a quick and early demise.
Walt Disney, of course, ignored the bad press the same way he ignored all self-appointed experts. The idea of an amusement park unlike any other had been in the back of his mind for at least 20 years before it was actually born... (disneydreamer.com)
There are insurmountable issues/problems/concerns at home, workplace or elsewhere that puffs out everyday that sometimes more often than not, it kills the excitement in us to expect great things coming our way.
Being a subordinate or a supervisor in a goverment office, as the case may be are both challenging. Nevertheless, both are equipped and tasked to accomplish each role or responsibility. As public servants, the duty to perform the task at hand and the eagerness to serve the people should always prevail. At all times, the goverment shall exist for the people and not the people to serve the goverment.
Pressures regarding the completion of a task always exist. Remarkable reports or sometimes our journals remind us to finish the thing we should do to meet the deadlines. But hey, there will always be people, time, circumstances, events that oppose our plans and strategies. How does a leader handle others who oppose his leadership? When doubts trumpet over our ears telling us that we are doomed to fail, can we still move on?
"Walts empleyees responded to the new challenges, and helped out when troubles arose. For instance, there was difficulty obtaining architects' drawings of turn-of-the-century buildings, so animator-director Ward Kimball contributed rare books of drawing from his own collection.
When technical problems arose to block an effect Disney wanted, he had a serene faith in his staff's abilities to overcome them." (disneydreamer.com)
How do we react when the world is against us? Here are some tips on how to survive the impossibilities:
- THINK BIG. Walt Disney started the creation of a Disneyland on his mind. He may not have seen the finished Disneyland as of now before his death but he was the first who have seen it on his mind. Whatever our impossibilities, let's think big!
- WORK SILENTLY AND WITH PASSION. Let's do the thing and not grumble. If we intend to work for it, we should avoid pointing fingers to others. Accepting a job gives us two options: we either do it - or we quit.
- ACCEPT FAILURES. Failure is an opportunity to do it again intelligently. A child perfects how to walk only after several knee bleeding. Like us, God allows us to fall so that we could rise up again.
- HUMBLE YOURSELF BEFORE GOD AND MEN. Be geared to do good. It's to hard to remain good, but if you choose it, "panindigan mo nalang." Each act of kindness shall be rewarded.
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