“Walt Disney is an idiot!”

At least, that’s what hundreds of people told him early on.

Bank after bank rejected the Mickey Mouse concept. Investors laughed him out of rooms. Critics said it would never work.

But today? Walt Disney is hailed as a genius.

This year marks Walt Disney Studios' 102nd anniversary, a global empire built on imagination, persistence, and storytelling.

So here’s the takeaway:

❌ Just because some people don’t get your idea doesn’t mean it’s a bad one.

✅ Visionaries see the world differently, and that’s what makes them great.

Keep going. Keep creating. Keep believing.


🔥 Had a blast leading a strategic storytelling workshop for executives in Orange County (right across the street from Disney!) 😎