Walt Disney
Tell us what your favourite leadership quote is, answer below
“We must become the change we want to see in the world”
Mahatma Ghandi 1869-1948
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”
Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts”
Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1965
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend”
Martin Luther King, Jr 1929-1968
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently”
Henry Ford 1874-1965
“If you can dream it, you can do it.
Walt Disney 1901-1966
“Recession is when a neighbour loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours”
Ronald Reagon 1911-2004
“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time”
Abraham Lincoln 1809-1965
“No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent”
Eleanor Roosefelt 1884-1962
“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character”
Albert Einstein 1879-1955
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful”
Albert Schweitzer 1875-1965
Your life’s dream was enjoying sports. You lived for it everyday. But what if you were cut from your school basketball team in front of your team and told you’d never make it. So you locked yourself away in your room to cry of your failure. Would you decide to give it up?
Michael Jordan didn’t let it stop him…
And what if you were fired from your job at a newspaper and the reasons given were that you were lacking in initiative or indeed having any flair or creativity. Would you give up being creative?
Walt Disney didn’t let it stop him…
And what if your fiancé had recently died, your business had failed not once, but twice, you’d had a nervous breakdown and your attempts to be elected in politics had failed 8 times. Would you give up and lose the will to face another day?
Abraham Lincoln didn’t let it stop him…
Michael Jordan didn’t just succeed in becoming the best basket ball player of all time. He spent every second learning, practicing, and correcting his mistakes. He found a coach to keep him on track and to ensure he focussed on the things that would make the difference. And once he ‘made it’ he still didn’t stop. He continues to grow, to practice, to learn and to help others do the same. Surely that’s why we grow so that we can be the best that we can be and eventually give something back.
Walt Disney was a man of dreams. He dreamed big dreams. And he made his dreams come true. At a dinner party at Herb Ryman’s house in 1960, someone commented that Walt could be elected president if he wanted it. Walt responded by saying, “Why would I want to be President of the United States? I’m the King of Disneyland!”.
Walt Disney’s legacy continues to give pleasure across the world to so many children and adults alike.
Abraham Lincoln is remembered as one America’s greatest heroes because of his unique appeal. He rose from humble beginnings to achieve the highest office in the land. His distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as saviour of the Union and emancipator of the slaves creates a legacy that still endures.
In business today, you can take inspiration from great leaders to help you on your journey. You do have to take the knocks and the defeats and be able to get back up again. It’s a case of unlearning and relearning until you get the recipe that works for you.
A huge part lies in your ability to have a clear vision of where you want to be. And the determination to gain the knowledge necessary to reach your goal. In doing so, you can write your very own success journey too.
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