The Wisdom of Walt by Jeffrey A Barnes

The Wisdom of Walt by Jeffrey A Barnes

PUT WALT TO WORK FOR YOU

The experts told Walt it'd never work. A giant theme park, where parents and children could play together? Crazy So Walt put all of his money into this crazy dream of his. He put his reputation on the line. Anyone else would have quit, discouraged and disillusioned, but Walt built Disneyland. How did he go from dreaming to doing? And how can you do the same, no matter what your goal?

In The Wisdom of Walt, Professor Jeffrey Barnes distills Walt Disney's vision, his knowledge, and his methods into a series of actionable lessons. Through historical vignettes about Disneyland, as well as plentiful examples and exercises, Barnes creates a framework through which you can apply Walt's wisdom to improve your career, your company, and your life. Learn to:

-Listen to your Walter ego and start trusting yourself

-Go beyond the berm with the secrets of Disneyland's success

-Make a Main Street impression on everyone you meet

-Create E-ticket experiences that keep them coming back for more

WITH THE WISDOM OF WALT, YOUR SUCES IS JUST A DREAM AWAY

JEFFREY A. JEFFREY A. JEFFREY A. BARNES is a leadership/success coach, a professional keynote speaker, a higher education administrator, and a university professor. He has over 35 years of professional speaking experience, nearly 20 years of experience leading teams in higher education, and over twenty years of experience teaching over twenty different college courses in both traditional and online classrooms, including The History of Disneyland at California Baptist University in Riverside, California. He credits his love of history, story, and success for his enthusiasm for Disneyland. He believes that the Park may teach us some of life's most important lessons if we understand its history, know what to look for, and are ready to connect it all to our own stories.

Jeff, his wonderful wife, Niki, and their two sons, Logan and Wesley, live in Riverside. Bethany, their daughter, works as an investigative journalist for the Las Vegas Review Journal in Las Vegas. Jeff enjoys spending as much time as possible in The Happiest Place on Earth when he is not teaching or writing.