Who wins the fight: Walt Disney vs Steve Jobs
Published: Mon, 08/02/21
In some ways, they are almost like virtual fraternal twins.
Here are merely a few of the “marks” they shared:
* Extremely inspirational - drawing out the impossible from people and pushing their employees to do what they didn’t know they were even capable of
* Didn’t sell products, they sold experiences
* Both like conductors of symphonies when dealing with teams
* Made their teams feel part of something big
* Had god complexes, and almost spooky at eliciting awe from people
* Everyone was desperate for their approval even after getting fired
* Created cult-like companies, with their teams feeling & behaving like disciples on a mission
* Diversified their offers (Disney was not “just” cartoons and Jobs was not “just” computers)
* Needed to be best
* Strict rules on what was allowed, and what was not allowed in their companies (ironically, it is quite obvious from both bios they would have utterly despised the wokeness that has infested and is destroying the company they each founded)
* Exceeded the limitations of the technologies of their time
* Used their extraordinary gifts of storytelling to get what they wanted — from banks, investors, business partners, employees, etc
* Moody
* Unpredictable
* Mercurial
* Impossible to read
* Hard to please
* Demanded loyalty
* Were often betrayed
* Leaders
* Sensibility on every product
* Prone to bouts of sudden anger
* Gave directives not suggestions
* Always quick to change their minds
* Brutally blunt
* Self made
* Their creations were a "part" of them and vice versa
* Had everyone on edge when people presented ideas to them
* Huge thinkers and visionaries
* Despised not being autonomous, having to rely on banks, investors, other companies, etc
* Created their companies from scratch
* Superhuman persuasion abilities when it came to getting funding
* Loved and hated
* Obsessed about their work
* Their obsession automatically made others obsessed just being around them
* Stuck their noses into everything
* Extremely detail oriented
* Rarely liked, but always respected
* Made it abundantly clear to people what needed done needed done
* Ridiculously intuitive and keen instincts on what the public wanted before the public even knew
* Noticed little things that made big differences
I don’t know what you will do with this info.
Most will just read, nod, and think, “neat” and do nothing with it.
Some will think hard about it.
And everyone else probably doesn’t care less either way.
But, I found it to be quite the exercise writing it all down. Plus, since I mentioned my 10-Minute Workday program yesterday, it also got me to thinking how many of these same “marks” can be extremely useful for running a business like that program teaches. To get on the waiting list for when it’s for sale again very soon, go to the URL below. And while you are there, I also highly suggest reading the short PDF report you get when you join that list called:
“The One Sentence Business Plan”
Always having a plan is also something Disney & Jobs had in common.
And yet, how many “online marketers” or “copywriters” do you know who have one?
Maybe there’s a reason so many are frustrated, confused, and broke…
Here’s the link:
https://www.EmailPlayers.com/awai
Ben Settle