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Then he asked his AASBO audience: “Where do you fall on angles – like looking at the classroom from the perspective
the dreamer/doer continuum? He noted that school officials of the administrator, teacher, student or parents. He advised
face tough budget issues and other constraints. “If you’re anyone who is multi-tasking and stressed to slow down
the dreamer, who is the doer? If you’re the doer, who is the and listen. Sometimes that’s hard to do, he said. Take a
dreamer? You’ve got to have both to move forward. With deep breath. Change your focus by getting feedback from a
one, opportunities are severely limited.” contrarian. And understand the fears others have.
The world is changing, Lipp said, but to what extent are
we? Disney was quoted as saying that Disneyland would Lipp stressed creativity, like facing a blank piece of paper
change and evolve. “He was not afraid to abandon the or a blank computer screen. Some suffer writer’s block and
status quo,” Lipp said. experience a fear of failing. Others see great opportunity in
getting to make the first mark, Lipp said.
Lipp then listed several movies and asked virtual attendees
which one they thought was the first to make a half billion Disney was quoted as saying it’s kind of fun to do the
dollars for Disney. To much surprise, it was “Pretty impossible. Lipp asked AASBO members: How willing are
Woman,” an R-rated film for its theme and language. It you to step outside your comfort zone, to move forward?
was released under a Disney firm, Touchstone, but not the Unleash your creativity. Create more magic. Are you willing
Disney label. Lipp said Disney saw it as an opportunity to to stop doing what is getting in the way of creativity?
go after an audience that wasn’t enamored with G-rated
movies. Lipp said Disney’s daughter Diane quoted her father: “The
trouble with people is we grow up. We forget what it’s like
“It’s very challenging to have that piece of clay that can be to be 12 years old.” The meaning behind that, Lipp said, is
molded,” Lipp said. “Disneyland is a piece of clay.” that people are afraid to fail.

Lipp urged AASBO members to invite outside feedback to Doug Lipp can be reached at: pam@douglipp.com and
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