Got an Idea?Written by Ray Anctil
Got an Idea? If you are like me you have had many good ideas. Then you got excited about it and when all was said and done, you did nothing with it, or someone else came up with idea and moved on it. Does that sound familiar? How many times have you kicked yourself for not taking action? Too many to count as far as I am concerned. It’s not enough to just have a good idea. You have to also develop a plan. The captain of a ship leaving port knows where he is going and how he is going to get there. Unless you plan to just drift on sea of life you need to chart your course to a specific destination. That doesn’t mean you can’t make changes. Change is inevitable. You can change your destination and your course but stay true to journey.
| | Perseverance Led To Walt Disney's SuccessWritten by Stephen Schochet
When you are in business every person you hire gets paid before you do and it may take years, even decades before you see a payoff. That was certainly case with Walt Disney who spent his whole working career dealing with tough-minded bankers, demanding stockholders and difficult employees, not that Walt himself was always a ball of sunshine. But through his travails when Disney had a dream he understood perseverance needed to carry it through. In 1944, Walt Disney went to his daughter's bedside to tuck her in when he saw a book called Mary Poppins. "What's this?" He asked her. "You should read it Daddy, it could be a movie." Walt took her advice and was enthralled by idea of a Flying Nanny on screen. However there was a huge obstacle to his plans, author Pamela Travers. She wanted Mary Poppins to have nothing to do with Hollywood, let alone a cartoon-maker. Over next several years when Walt would travel to England to make films like Treasure Island, he would pay visits to Mrs. Travers charming her with his personality and telling her about his inspiring ideas for Mary Poppins if it ever was made into a film. Finally after 16 years author gave in to him. The next question was who should play Mary who was kind of a frumpy character like her creator. Walt wanted Betty Davis but she was unavailable, so he decided to change direction with a younger, more attractive actress. His secretary suggested Broadway star of My Fair Lady, Julie Andrews. Walt chose her after watching her performance in Camelot and being impressed by her loud clear whistle. She chose Walt after Jack Warner rejected her for My Fair Lady movie, claiming actress was unphotogenic.
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