[KentB3]

Here are some thoughts about Walt Disney and his theory to success, which came from the book Hours of Power: My Daily Book of Motivation and Inspiration by Dr. Robert H. Schuller, founding pastor of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California; which is not far from Disneyland no less! Weekly services from the Crystal Cathedral can be seen on the TV series Hour of Power, which airs on local TV stations in most markets; as well as on Trinity Broadcasting Network (Sat. at 9pm ET), Discovery (Sun. at 7am), and Lifetime (Sun. at 8am).

Since this devotion focuses on Walt Disney himself, I thought I'd share this with the group here:


How Do You Know If You Don't Try?

By Dr. Robert Schuller


"One mile from my office in the Crystal Cathedral in California is Disneyland-a fabulous success story. Few people ever demonstrated more self-reliance than its founder, Walt Disney. How did he get it?

'When I was nearly twenty-one years old I went broke for the first time,' Disney recalled before his death. 'I slept on cushions from an old sofa and ate cold beans out of a can. Then I set out for Hollywood.' Reflecting on his subsequent success, the Grand Man of Movieland uttered this priceless statement, 'I didn't know what I couldn't do so I was willing to take a chance and try anything.'

Walt Disney liked to tell the story of the boy who wanted so much to march in the circus parade. When the show came to town the bandmaster needed a trombonist, so the boy signed up. He hadn't marched a block when his horrible sounds created pandemonium. 'Why didn't you tell me you couldn't play a trombone?' the bandmaster demanded. The boy answered simply, 'How did I know? I never tried before!' "

Just thought you'd like to know!

[Erin]

That's awesome, Kent!!! Thanks for sharing that with us!
:c)

[palmickey]

Thanks! Walt was truly an amazing man!

[dznygrl]

Thanks for that, Kent! That's a really neat story. Walt was just awesome!!

[Pixie]

Oh wow thats so cool. Thanks.