This is a Glass Box Media Podcast.

If you don't take a lot of time to plan the life you want, you're going to end up spending a lot of time living the life you do not want and a lot of people are living

that life right now. When I thought about it I said I didn't work for Hilton,

Marriott, or Disney, I worked for me. You know I'd love my reputation to be

better than Disney's and better than Merheets and better than Hilton's.

Welcome to the Ziegler show where we inspire your true performance.

I'm your host, Kevin Miller Miller and imagine running Disney.

Yeah the whole magical kingdom numerous resorts and 40,000 employees.

Then imagine barely making it out of high school prior to that, not having a college degree,

having a hard upbringing with a mom who married and divorced five times, being adopted twice,

having the only solid figure in your life being a grandmother who you were taken away

from as a child.

Well this is Lee Cockarole.

He spent 10 years as Executive Vice President of Disney.

In this really candid interview, he shares what helped him succeed at such a great level,

even as in his late 60s when his wife almost died, he suffered severe anxiety and depression.

You don't really expect the humility you're going to find here from a guy who ran a small

nation.

You'll be moved and motivated.

Here's an interesting 10 bit.

In his book, he talks about the value of staying in touch

and accessible to people.

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