Disney Reading List

Disney Reading List

Have you ever read a Disney book? I’m not talking a kid’s story book or even a novel like Kingdom Keepers or the Hidden Mickeys Adventures (BOTH SERIES ARE GREAT READS BTW) I’m talking about a book written by someone that has been part of Disney sharing about the way Disney works. Or maybe it is a book about Walt Disney. Here are some of my favorites.

The Imagineering Way: Ideas to Ignite Your Creativity

               By The Imagineers

Imagineers were asked to share their thoughts on what it is to be an Imagineer.

The Imagineering Workout: Exercises to Shape Your Creative Muscles

               By the Disney Imagineers

This book offers some fun ideas on how to realize the creativity you have and help it grow. It encourages you to attempt things you may not have thought of.

Brain Storm: Unleashing Your Creative Self

               By Don Hahn

This book talks about letting out your creative side and encouraging it to grow.

Quotable Walt Disney

               By Disney Editions

This is a collection of memorable quotes by Walt Disney. Many I remember hearing Walt say on TV as a child. Many I’d never heard before. This quotes inspire, encourage and rebuke when needed. I find myself looking at this book often for inspiration.

Dream It! Do It!

               By Marty Sklar

This is a book written by Disney’s Ghost Writer. Marty Sklar did a lot of the script writing for Walt and Roy E. Disney. I’m only 7 chapters into this book and already hooked! It encourages growth and challenges me to try to better myself. It does this as it also tells stories about what it was like working for Walt Disney, The Disney Company and with other Disney Legends.

Here are a couple of more I just got that I’m going to be reading soon.

In the Service to The Mouse: My Unexpected Journey to Becoming Disneyland’s Frist President

               By Jack Lindquist

It’s Kind of a Cute Story

               By Rolly Crump

Here is one I’m GOING to get no matter what the cost! Sadly it is out of print now.

(HUNNY PPLLLLEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Christmas is coming!!! It’s only $65 on Amazon!!!!!)

A Brush with Disney: an Artist’s journey, Told through the words and works of Herbert Dickens Ryman

               By David Mumford, Bruce Gordon

I highly suggest any of these books. They encourage, inspire and stoke up the creative fire even if you don’t you have a spark. Go get one and see just how you DO have creativity no matter what you think.

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 14 Rousing from a Mental Rut

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 14 (and final)

Rousing from a Mental Rut

Getting out of a rut requires a list that will rouse and inspire you when applied.

Anne Tryba

Principal Graphic Designer, Building Specialties Design Studio

Rut Rousing exercises.

1.    Self-Talk: Have a frank discussion with yourself. Give yourself a good talking too.

2.    Advice: Ask your inner board of directors for advice. These are the people you know and that know you best. They may answer back in familiar voices . . . one may even sound like your mom.

3.    New Angle: Physically stop whatever you are doing, and force yourself to simply look at the situation, personal relationship, design layout, illustration, thing from another angle. Hold it up to a mirror to see it in reverse, or look at it upside down.

4.    Asking: Consult, connect, consider and confer with others!

5.    Get Out of the Way: Have a second just for fun creative task on the side that you can take a break with. Use this to distract yourself momentarily from the project that is frustrating you. While you are working on the second task for fun you might find the answer.

The comment about Self-Talk made me think of my grandma. My grandma use to say. “It is ok to talk with yourself. It is ok to argue with yourself. The problem comes when you fight with yourself and you lose.” Go ahead and give yourself a good talking to when you get stuck! Fight with yourself but don’t lose and give up.

I highly recommend The Imagineering Workout! It is not just a book that gives you an idea of how Imagineers think and work. It is a kick in the butt for those of us who either think we are not creative or just can’t get going.

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 13 Wattage

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 13

Wattage

Question: How many Imagineers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Answer: Does it have to be a lightbulb?

Jan O’Connor

Show Writer, creative Development

As a retired mime the following excerpt from the book sounds fun! It is just the types of thing we would do in mime class! Use your creative play and have fun with this exercise! These three exercises are fun and encourage creative play and thinking.

Transforming the Object

Put together a group of three or more people. Gather and place random objects on a table, such as a can opener, a box of tissues, and an argyle sock. One by one, go and select an object. Each player has fifteen seconds to think about changing it into three unrelated things. Now show the group how you would use the object for these different reasons. If you are not playing with others, you can vary the exercise by writing out three short stories about what the object has become. Transforming the object is terrific for brainstorming a new product.

Imaginary Baseball

Divide the group into two teams, assign positions, determine the batting lineup, and start the game. The ball and bat are imaginary. The pitcher throws, the batter swings, and everybody knows if he fanned the air or hit a line drive. When the shortstop throws to first base, is the runner out? For variety, the group can play imaginary volleyball or doubles tennis. This exercise can help develop any group’s team-building skills.

Gibberish

The player tells his or her partner about all the terrible things that happened that day in gibberish. The words should not sound like their real equivalents in English. When finished, the partner repeats the story in English.

The objective is to be imaginative and creative, and to have FUN!

On a personal note: When practicing mime and then later helping to teach mime we often played games like these. It helped break down inhabitations and fear. It also helped with team building when trying to get people to work together. Often we played games like these when we were stumped for ideas for new mime pieces/stories (please do not call them ‘skits’.) Some of the most creative and rewarding pieces came for ‘games’ like these.

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 12 ~ Hitting the perverbial Brick Wall

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 12

Hitting the Proverbial Brick Wall

“When stuck in a creative dead end, the objective is to get

back on track and start the creative juices flowing again.

Go back to the original problem with a fresh perspective.”

Chris Rose

Electronics Engineer,

Electronic Engineering

Ok the book says this can get messy but the idea also sounds fun.

Preparation:

          Pinch your nose closed, you’ll be digging in the garbage. Latex gloves will also come in handy.

”At random, pull out five objects from the trash can.

Ask yourself: What can be made from these objects?

Can they be assembled to make a dog, a cat or perhaps a bust of the president?

How many ways can they be arranged?”

This exercise completely changes your focus. By applying your creative energies to a random creative problem, you are distracted from the frustrating (and painful) problem you are trying to solve.

If the juices aren’t flowing, try it again.

Use five items you find in your car glove box, desk drawer, or first-aid kit. Keep it random! Keep it fun! Include your spouse or kids in the activity.

I love this idea!! How many other ways can you do it? How about drawing 5 different geometric shapes, see how you can put them together to make different things.

I can see how this process can stir your mind to look things more creatively. It reminds you that there are many different ways to put things together and come up with as many different things. It’s the “Keep Moving Forward” attitude that comes direct from Walt Disney.

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 11 Choose Optimisum

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 11

Choose Optimisum

“Attitude, specifically an optimistic, can-do attitude,

gets you started and keeps you going when the going gets tough.”

Gary Landrum

Associate Show Producer, Show Awareness,

Walt Disney Imagineering Florida

At key part of storytelling at Disney is consistent optimism. There is an infectious optimism igniting passions for projects. Walt Disney was an incurable optimist; he imparted an infectious optimism igniting their passion for the project.

“Collect stories about people whose success can fuel yours. Record them in a dedicated journal (they will become a reference for you on days when you need to be encouraged to choose optimism). Include in your stories how the person’s infectious optimism ignites your passion and what you can learn from them. Consider how you can apply optimism to a current project and how it might affect the project’s outcome and those working with you on the project.”

Ok I have friends that say, “I can’t cook. I’m not creative!” I say, “Yes you can!” You can do almost anything you want with a positive attitude but with a negative attitude you will do nothing. It does not matter if it is cooking a meal, writing a book or drawing a picture, a negative thought process will stop you while a positive attitude will help you.

Let me share a couple stories of people that have inspired my husband and me. These people are not related nor do they know each other. One we had the pleasure of talking to several times while on a second honeymoon in Yosemite National Park, Ca. They second is a dear friend we met for the first time at Disneyland.

The first thing you notice about both of them is the smiles they have. Their positive attitude shines through. You can see those smiles from yards away. The second thing you will notice about them both is the wheelchairs they are in.

During our 1990 visit to Yosemite National Park, we noticed Ranger Mark Wellman was moving quickly around the Ranger Station in Yosemite Valley excitedly talking to guests and giving climbing and hiking tips. He would point to this map or that telling people what assents he had made and asking questions to help them find the best hikes/climbs suited to their abilities.

At first I thought Ranger Mark was recently and/or temporally injured then I started to listen closer. I found out he had slipped while climbing and fell 8 years earlier. The fall had left him paralyzed from the waist down. He had climbed El Capitan the year (1989) before and was looking forward to climbing Half Dome the following year (1991). He did climb Half Dome, pulling himself up the steep from of that great rock with just his arms. He is set many records climbing mountains and now is a motivational speaker.

The second is my Tinker Sister, Margo. Margo was born with multiple birth defects. The first time I met her was at Disneyland. We were sitting on a bench waiting for the nightly fireworks. She was sitting several feet in front of us with a friend. She noticed my husband was drawing and came over to see what he was drawing. We started to talk and have been good friends ever since. I know the physical pain Margo faces but you don’t see it in her face. She is thankful for the little things. She hangs onto the memories of kindness shown and she repays each one in kind.

When I feel I can’t do something and feeling pitiful I think of one of these two people. I start thinking well if they can do it so can I.

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 10 Those Good and Bad Words

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 10

Those Good and Bad Words

“Words that build energy and confidence allowing ideas to flow are words that make things possible: will, can, like, love, do, make, be, happen, build, bridge.”

Steve Beyer

Senior Concept Designer,

Creative Development

Words have power. They can energize or rob you of creative power. Learn to control the words you use when thinking about a project. Use the positive words and limit or totally cut out the negative.

Write a list of words that made creating possible, then put them where you can see them at a glance. Practice using these words in your thinking, especially in those inner dialogues when you mull over ideas. Use the words when writing or discussing your ideas. Practice with friends! Practice making possibility language visual. Keep the words in view during brainstorming sessions – we are apt to forget to use them in the heat of a great idea session.

Have fun with the negative words! Make your version of a bad word voodoo doll or vampire doll. Remember, energy vampires suck energy out of meetings or idea generation. Pin or tape negative words written on tags directly on the doll. This will build awareness of when you’re using them, giving you an opportunity to change to words of possibilities. Change your language, change your outcomes. Words commit our energy, help focus attention, and fuel ideas. If we want a certain result, we need to speak the language that will help create it.

Some of the negative power sucking words are: try, maybe, might, should, could, sort of, kind of, not sure and but.

Make three lists of words: Words that enhance idea flow. Words that discourage idea flow. Words you want to add to your idea-flow vocabulary.

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 9 Think in Adjectives

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 9

Think in Adjectives

“To breathe life into your projects and give your ideas

emotional zing, think in adjectives.”

Steve Beyer

Senior Concept Designer,

Creative Development

You know that when you go to a Disney theme park and get on one of the rides your emotions are played with. From the colors used to the sounds you hear all are there to create a feeling or bring out an emotion that helps tell the story of the ride. Even the shops and restaurants all are designed to evoke an emotional response.

Now you may be thinking how can this help me in a simple project like redecorating a room. Let’s say you are turning a bedroom into a family room. What are the emotions you want to bring into that environment? Make a list of the adjectives that describe that feeling. When you have listed all you know go looking for more. Playful, calm, whimsical, warm, comfortable, relaxed, welcoming these are just a few adjectives I think of when I think family space.

Adjectives set the mood, convey a message, and enhance reality. They evoke commonly shared images, tapping into our memory banks. So pick the adjectives well that you want to describe your project and design it with that in mind.

If you want a playful feel maybe that does not quite fit with calm. What can you do to balance the two or maybe you will have to make a choice between boldly playful and peacefully calm. This works with all sorts of projects from drawing and painting to decorating a room or doing a garden.

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 8 Creativity is Learning!

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 8

Creativity is Learning!

“If you feel awkward, uncomfortable and a bit foolish, you might be

on the edge of a creative breakthrough or learning something new.”

Ginnie Gallo

Assistant Librarian,

Information Research Center,

Creative Development

After reading this page in the book I started to think about when I’m learning something new. At first I’m frustrated and want to give up. I start to think I’ll never get “it”.

Being creative is being a lifelong learner/student. You need to commit to learning to create. You will always have something new to learn if you wish to continue to develop new talents or even expand old ones.

It does not matter if it is a new computer program, filing system or management structure to work with. You will have plenty to learn.

I have found I love the Klutz books. I remember reading “Juggling for the Complete Klutz” and laughing as I tried to learn. What got me the most were steps 1-3.

Step 1 in learning to Juggle.

Take two juggling balls and toss them on the floor.

Step 2

Pick juggling balls up off of floor.

Step 3

Repeat steps 1 and 2 100 times or until it no longer bothers you to pick the juggling balls up off of the floor. By then you will be used to dropping the balls.

This is freeing!! It is giving you the permission to . . . FAIL until you learn. It reminds you that to become good at anything you first have to try and yes fail!!

Here is the exercise from the book to find out if you are a ready to sustain your learner status.

To find your learner status, write your full name on a piece of paper with our normal writing hand, and then write your full name with your other hand (your nondominate hand). Pay attention to how easily you can write the first signature and what effort it took to produce the second one. When writing with your other hand, ask yourself; what does it feel like (frustrating, silly, fun)? How long does it take? Does it require concentration? How is this like learning or creating?

This can also help you to remember how it feels to learn and to see things from a different point of view.

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ 7 It Just Takes A Spark

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 7

It Just Takes A Spark

“To spark the creativity of others, you need to find that spark first”

Rhonda Counts

Show Producer,

Walt Disney Imagineering, Florida

When trying to get a group of people excited and moving in the same direction it helps to find a spark to start the creative fire.

Here are a few ways to ignite a spark. If you are planning a family gathering or group event you can look at pictures or video of other like events. Think back to times you got together with family or friends. See what excites you. Is it a color or an activity? Is it the location or the décor?

I have been on two Disney Cruises and loved them both. I wanted nothing more than to get the people of Walt’s Basement (WaltsBasement.yuku.com) together on a cruise. I wanted nothing more than to jump on the site and start pushing people toward booking a cruise as soon as possible.

Instead of pushing I just shared the fun. Once someone else made the suggestion that we gather on the cruise and that I might have ideas I started making suggestions. Now, the need for a spark!

We need to come up with ways to keep the idea going and growing. We just started planning the gathering. We need to give people time to save money for the trip. We need to keep the excitement going. Once people get excited about going we need to keep excitement building so they don’t forget or back out.

We are not going until 2014 but as I said we want to give people time. We also want time to plan special events for the cruise. Fish Extender or not? Door Decorating contests or not?

Let’s talk about getting a creative spark for the Door Decorating Contest. First off, how do I get excited and get ideas for a door contest? I started remembering all the fun we had decorating our door and looking at other peoples doors. I pulled out pictures of our door and others we had taken while on the cruise. I started writing down what we did to decorate our door.

After playing in the swimming pool of fun emotions and ideas I did a reality check and started writing down limits. What is allowed and not allowed by Disney Cruise when decorating the door? What do we need to make sure people involved know. How do we judge it? Who is allowed to enter? What do we give as a prize and how to pay for it?

Has the group finished planning this fun event for our gathering? NO! There is still a long way to go and more sparks to ignite. We need to set a final date that has to wait until Disney Cruise sets the schedule for the time frame we are looking at. We need to decide how many and what type of “events” we will have while on the cruise.

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 6 Start with a Question

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 6

Start with a Question

“Start with a question to discover if there is an opportunity for creativity.”

Dave Crawford

Principal Mechanical Engineer,

Show/Ride Engineering

Questions get the creative process started by asking how, why and in what other ways can something be done.  The answers explore options that kick off creativity.

The most unrealistic options inspire tangent ideas that take you to new places you would never have considered.

When looking at one option for putting together a computer photo and graphic project I was stuck on how to get the graphic I wanted to add to the picture to work. I asked myself how do I it so it looks right. Why does it have to be the why I’ve put it together so far. What other ways can I do it.

Asking myself how, why and what other ways to do it I let my mind freely scramble around. Instead of just thinking “inside” the computer box I thought of old school paper and scissors ways of doing the same thing. When I did that I became braver and cutting out my graphics in my computer program and adding them to pictures I’d taken. I found that in all reality doing it in the computer is almost the same as doing it by hand. It is easier in the computer because you can flip the direction of a graphic or picture. You can easily make a graphic larger or smaller to fit where you want to put it.

Here is some of my creative play.

 

 

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 5 Start Anywhere

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 5

Start Anywhere

“In order to get started, think of something that interests you.”

Neil Engel

Senior Principal Production Show Designer,

Creative Development

Here is a fun exercise from the book. It is a good way to get your mind going and learn to free yourself.

Close your eyes and imagine: exotic fish, roller coasters, rock formations, the origin of the universe, historical events, heroes, scary things. Then choose one.

Now zoom in: look closely at your choice. Have a “what if” conversation with yourself excluding all boundaries and exploring all the possibilities.

Examine, take a break, re-examine: use what’s in the world to help you. If you chose exotic fish, where can you go to study, explore, discover, participate, even become one of those creatures? If an idea seems silly or impossible, take a good, long look at that one and invent ways of make it a reality. Let your imagination pour out; often ridiculous things prove to be the more inspiring and exciting.

Stroke your imagination’s furnace with images: inspire yourself with imagery. Cut out pictures from magazines, take your camera on an outing, take pictures related and not related to your idea. If it’s exotic fish, photograph not only sea life, but also billboards, cars, planes, pet-supply stores, or anything that fits the category.

Mix up the pictures, then assemble the images in a way that tells a story. If an image just doesn’t fit, consider it a challenge. Virtually no one would put the image of a tropical fish on the same “idea table” as a billboard. But, what if a lonely tropical fish in a fishbowl looked out the pet store window and fell in love with an image on the billboard? Can you see a fun story developing?

Here is one of my “What If” moments. Years ago I taught myself to crochet. I then learned how to make a heart shaped pattern in my crocheting by leaving holes. I made several blankets with this fun design. I then figured out how I could alter the design and put it into scarves. Then my inner Disney Fanatic came out to play!! My mind started saying “what if”.

“What if” I can change that heart into a circle? ”What if” I can make three circles of two differing sizes? “What if” I put the two smaller circles at the top of the larger circle? I now have a Mickey Mouse icon!

I can now use this pattern in any number of crochet items. I can have it running right side up and upside down through a blanket. I can have it at either end of a scarf. It can be the center of a wash cloth.

 

 

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 4 Goals

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 4

Goals

“Setting goals before and during the creative process

enhances your project results.”

Dave Crawford

Principal Mechanical Engineer,

Show/Ride Engineering

It is important to know what your creative goal is. Are you redecorating an entire room of your house or just changing how one shelf is displayed? Are you painting a small picture to decorate a corner of a room or a large painting to be hung over the fireplace? Are you choosing to make all your Christmas gifts? What gift, how many and who gets them?

 “What are the absolute bottom line requirements for the project?

What are the up-front assumptions of how to meet the goal or

set the direction? Are they correct?

What are the short-and long-term goals need to be established?

Who needs to know the goals?

What questions need to be asked?

Is there a way to clarify or revise the goals at any time?

What can you learn from setting goals?”

Figure out what your goal is. Do you need to make something for a special event or as a gift? Maybe you just want to update the décor in your house before guests come for a visit.

Think before you start Why am I making it? Who am I making it for? What are my goals in making it? (It is a decoration for myself or a gift for a friend? Is it a gag or serious? Is it for work?) How much money do I have to make it with? How much time do I have to make it in? Is it a functional item? If so how can you make it functional?

Plan it out. Don’t just wing it. If you start a craft with no goal behind it there is no drive to finish. You pick up a paint brush and start on the canvas and if that has no purpose or goal you there is a good chance you will not complete the painting. At least I know I would not.

Once you get going see if you need to alter your plans. Don’t get so fixed on any part of your plan or timeline that you can’t alter it at least some. Be ready to rethink the project to see if you can stream line it to make it easier to make a second time. As you are working think about how you can do it easier or better. Look at each step as you go and see if it is working as desired before moving on.

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 3 Is Creativity an Illusive Dream?

The Imagineering Workout ~ Update 3

Is Creativity an Illusive Dream?

“Ever feel creativity is an illusive dream that only the few can grasp?

Everyone is talented - it’s natural to us!.”

Dan Dillon

Principal Graphic Designer,

Walt Disney Imagineering Florida

Do you think your creative cup is empty? Do you think you can’t do anything creative? Well you can! We all have a creative talent. We just need to find out what our creative ability is.

 “When it comes to your creative ability,

don’t worry if your glass is half full or half empty . .

just knock it over and use every last drop.”

Jason Grandt

Graphic Designer

Creative Development

I find it hard sometimes to focus creatively.  I have too many choices of creative outlets. I write, draw, play the flute (or did), crochet, cook, sew and put together computer graphics. That is my short list of hobbies! It is easy to say, “Well, that hobby is getting too hard. I’ll drop it.” and go onto another craft. Doing give up when it get difficult or even a little easy. I can’t grow as I would wish in learning and becoming more proficient at a craft. I play with one craft for a few days, weeks or months then go back to another or even pick up a new hobby. In some ways I wish I only had one or two creative outlets to focus on.

Ok, so you may not be able to draw, paint, write a poem or play an instrument. But, there is something creative inside each and every one of us! Can you cook a meal that is out of this world? When you decorate for the holidays do all your friends love it? Maybe you can pull together an outfit that any costumer would envy. The idea is to look for what you can do and work on that. Are you the go to person at work to solve logistical problems? Expand whatever it is you are already good at.

Look for where you are creative. What problem makes you excited? Look at whatever it is that sparks your interest and see what it is about it that excites you so much. See if you can find a creative outlet for that spark of energy. Now take that energy and see what creative use you can put that too.

Are you good at planning and scheduling? Then put that to use when you are planning an event or trip. Use it to help others plan things. Accept it as your “talent”. Can you pull a meal together to impress a guest with little warning and supplies? That takes talent!

People are born creative. As a baby it is through creative exploration and trial and error we learn to walk and talk. We just need to accept that we are not all born with the same creative talents. The world would sure be a boring place if we all did the same craft! Just think if everybody drew cartoons or just painted like the masters? Who would make the music? Who would write the stories and poems that inspire us? If we all did the “arts” who would cook?

Accept the creative talent you have and nurture it. Don’t worry if the glass is half full

If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:

The Imagineering Workout

By The Disney Imagineers

ISBN 078685554-1

It is available at Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Imagineering-Workout-Disney-

r half empty. Pour it out and play with it until the very last drop is gone.