As Walt Disney said in 1928, “I was all alone back then, I didn’t even have a mouse”.
I said something similar in 1981. Having a mouse is good for your soul.
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I Was All Alone Back Then, I Didn’t Even Have A Mouse
Tag: Priorities
You’ve Come A Long Way Baby
Looking at where I started and comparing it to today’s art, a huge growth opportunity. Every single over-night success looked amateurish in the early days. It’s a right of passage with only rare exceptions.
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Here’s Another Breakthrough That Has Had A Longer Than Usual Shelf Life
Gone are the bucket brigades. The fire hydrant revolutionized fire protection. And then rather than make a better hydrant, others thought about prevention versus “cure”. Safer building materials, building codes and inspections. Smoke detectors.
Rather than move from reactive to proactive, some continued thinking about the “cure”: sprinklers, fire extinguishers, better alarms. Faster trucks.
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Breakthroughs Are Always Destined To Become Relics And Historical Milestones
At the time, breakthroughs are exactly that, cutting edge. Later, relics. What this fact does for me is help me realize that dreaming big may seem crazy, but it’s the only thing that leads to making a difference.
We should rejoice at the countless failures dreamers encountered because we must follow the same path. Fall down seven times, get up eight.
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Every Hometown Has Perks That Are Unique To That Location, Climate And The Local Industry
This Spring I was on a film shoot in my hometown. Was selected to be an “extra”. They told a bunch of us to take a break while they set up the next scene. So I grabbed a seat down front.
Yeah, Spring Training Camp for the Atlanta Braves. Have I mentioned lately how much I love palm trees and sunshine?
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