It was all because of
a mouse. A simple drawing that came to life on a screen that allowed Walt
Disney to pursue his dream. We often associate Walt DIsney with dream,because
Disney was a man with big plans and even bigger dreams. For me it always seemed
like a mystery how one man could accomplish so many of these dreams in his
lifetime. I was really good at picking a dream, and well, dreaming that dream
for a long time, but I never got closer to that dream. Why? It was simply
because I never really had a plan to get there in the first place, and more
importantly, I didn't have people to help me get there. But good old Disney was
a wonderful man and leader, because he had qualities I lacked; where I had only
a dream, Disney had a dream, a plan, and a team. Making his dreams happen, and
more importantly, making the others around him dream just as big as him. Disney
had the ability to unite people over a common goal.
So, if
you haven't noticed already, I LOVE Disney and it just so happens that most of
my friends also love Disney. So naturally we came up with a little dream to get
together and watch as many Disney movies as we could. So, as often as we could,
we would gather at one house and watch as many movies in one night as possible.
Now, if the thought “cute” crossed your mind, imaging a bunch of high school
seniors crowding onto one couch watching Finding Nemo and Hercules, let me
explain a little more. We took this endeavor very seriously. We have a
spreadsheet. Let that sink in,
It might seem like
Disney made his dream a reality fairly simply and with ease, but he had to work
just as hard as the rest of us. On one occasion, Disney wanted to design a
place where dreams could come true. A place of Disney's own creation; a world
to be precise. One of Disney’s famous quotes shares how he made his dream a
reality; “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the
world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” So he assembled a team
to make it happen, and then they created a plan. However, to make his dream a
reality he needed one more person on his team, that man was Admiral Joe Fowler.
A master at designer and construction of naval ships, and he could help Disney
make his dream come true. So naturally Disney was going to stop at nothing to
get Admiral Fowler to help him. After pursuing him once only to get rejected,
Disney did not give up on his dream so easily. He kept pursuing Fowler, until
he believed in Disney's dream as much as Disney himself. It is because of this
skill of uniting a group of people under one common goal that made Walt
Disney's career so incredible.
As FFA members, we know how important community is and how even more
important it is to actively help improve our communities. We are given a place
to dream of bettering our communities and ourselves. So dream big! We can all strive to think a little more like
Walt Disney; find a dream, make a plan, and unite a team under one common goal.
What is your dream for your community or chapter? Once you have a dream, take
the steps to make that dream a reality. Come up with a plan, and then take that
plan to your chapter members. Advocate to take on this project and inspire them
to dream big too. It will take hard work and dedication, and at times it might
seem impossible, but as Walt Disney said himself, “It's kind of fun to do the
impossible...”
Stationed by the Emblem of Washington,
Spencer Flood
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