Here’s something that one of the most enduring organisations in the world attributes its success to.
It’s about the importance of mindset and was practiced by the Disney Legends Walt and his team (Walt Disney).
Referred to as simply ‘Yes If…’ this is the mantra that should replace ‘No Because’.
That’s because ‘Yes if….’ creates a strong mindset for action. A mindset that demands forward, positive action. ( You can read more about mindset here)
The story goes that when brainstorming the theme park concept, there were many objections thrown up about why it couldn’t be done. This was the ‘no because’ mindset. And that’s what we as humans do – we draw on experiences and knowledge in an attempt to make decisions about the future. So it’s very difficult to make a decision on something that you don’t know about.
So Walt turned it around. He asked the question, ‘Can we build the best theme park in the world?’ And that engaged the ‘Yes if’ mindset, which started providing the blueprint for how to do it. For example:
- Yes if we employ the best engineers and designers
- Yes if we build it somewhere that is warm all year round
- Yes if we build it near great transport links including airports
- Yes if we provide the best training
- And so on…
