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We all have a dream, but how do we realistically incorporate it into our daily lives?  Donna Sirianni, who stars in the new documentary, My Wish, was the guest on Tuesday, June 16.  The documentary shares the journey of a typical suburban woman, Donna Sirianni, as she attempts to make her acting and producing dreams a reality.  Her thoughts and circumstances are captured on film, in unprecedented real time, along with inputs from everyday people and leaders in our society. 

About Donna Sirianni:
Before entering the entertainment industry, Donna Sirianni had a successful career in education as a Biology teacher. Upon taking the role as Director in a school play, Donna realized the incredible potential that the arts can have on effecting people’s lives. After resigning and starting a family with her husband, Donna decided to switch gears and follow her desire in pursuing a second career in producing, writing and acting for film and television. She has been documenting this real- time journey into the entertainment world in her documentary “My Wish”.   She has other projects in the works such as “More to Mommy” (a sitcom) and DreamBigNetwork.com (an online network).  She had principle roles in various independent feature films and was featured numerous times in Guiding Light, Law and Order, and in feature films such as Baby Mama with Tina Fey. Currently, Donna Sirianni is an Associate Producer and host for the television show,  IndiMusic TV.   For more information, visit www.MyWishTheMovie.com.

 

 

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In 2001, Mitch Frankenberg and Jennifer Fredreck left their New York City jobs to pursue their dreams.  They packed up their two goofy dogs, disregarded everyone's warnings, and created a dream come true—a special Vermont getaway called The Paw House Inns and Resorts, the first Inn in America that caters entirely to dog owners and their dogs.  Mitch was the guest on June 2, where he shared his “tail” with listeners.

About Mitch and Jen:
Some hotels accept dogs.  Other hotels tolerate dogs.  The Paw House Inns and Resorts CATER entirely to the needs of dog owners. On September 1, 2001, husband and wife team Mitch and Jen left their NYC careers to pursue their dreams.  They packed up their two goofy dogs, disregarded everyone's warnings, and created a dream come true - a special Vermont getaway with all of the comforts of home, including your dog. While expanding upon a brisk business, the couple has discovered the joys of being full time parents and making time to pursue personal passions – Jen is playing soccer and training for triathlons, and Mitch is teaching business as an adjunct professor at a local community college.  For info about Mitch, Jen, and The Paw House, visit www.pawhouse.com or call 866-PAW-HOUSE.

 

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If you’re a musician and thinking about giving up on your music dream…watch this…and then think again.  Kris Allen, winner of American Idol’s Season 8, was about to give up on his music dream.  American Idol was his last shot and look where he’s at now.

Believe in yourself and keep following your dream!

 

Interview with Lisa Nichols

Best-selling author and popular public speaker, Lisa Nichols, was the guest on Tuesday, May 5 at 12 noon, where she discussed her latest book, NO MATTER WHAT!  9 Steps to Living the Life You Love. In this book, Lisa presents the plan to inspire readers to create the lives they deserve.  While millions are attempting to live by The Secret’s Law of Attraction, she believes that it won’t work without the Law of No Matter What, which teaches us how to flex our all-important “bounce-back” muscles, giving us the ability to successfully navigate life’s many road blocks and speed bumps.

About Lisa Nichols:
Celebrated motivational speaker Lisa Nichols has inspired millions to realize their dreams through her two bestselling books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, her featured appearance on the hit DVD The Secret, her numerous guest appearances on television shows such as Oprah, Larry King Live, and Extra!, and her many speaking engagements and seminars reaching over 250,000 people a year.  Lisa’s latest book release, NO MATTER WHAT!  9 Steps to Living the Life You Love, and her No Matter What book tour is guaranteed to empower readers and audiences to realize their fullest potential.  For more information about Lisa’s upcoming tour, visit www.nomatterwhattour.com or visit her website at www.lisa-nichols.com. 

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From Jenna Wolfe, TODAY SHOW

I went surfing with Patrick Ivison recently. Actually, he surfed… I just flailed around like a wild chicken barely balancing on a board. Patrick got a rush. I got a gallon of water in my mouth. Patrick wanted to spend the rest of the day in the water. I wanted to get out. So I grabbed my board and walked towards the beach. Patrick couldn’t follow me. 
 
This wide-eyed, zealous 14-yr old is a quadriplegic.

Shortly after his first birthday, Patrick, who had been walking since he was nine months old, was with his mom, Jennifer, running errands when he wrangled away from her for just a second. In a twisted act of horrible timing, a car backed up and ran over the little boy, instantly crushing his spinal chord. Patrick was paralyzed from the neck down. His life, having just started, would change forever. Jennifer quit her job as a secretary to take care of Patrick, as it would clearly turn into a full time job. She now relies on fundraising to help pay for the intense rehab he undergoes.

Over the years, the two would develop a bond unlike any other. Patrick’s needs are lengthy. Jennifer, along with Patrick’s 12-year old sister (and best friend) Sam, help dress him, cook for him, transport him, bathe him, help him to school, to bed, to the bathroom. They are, for all intents and purposes, his mobility -- his legs, his arms, and up until recently, his hands.  But in return, Jennifer gets her son, and his incredible perspective on life. “Why pity myself?” he says. Patrick explained that if he weren’t in a wheelchair, he’d probably just be a “14-year old punk” getting into trouble.  Instead he’s out at the beach, counting the waves he's about to surf.
 
Patrick has grown up in a wheelchair and knows no other way to live. Each new goal of his requires far more willpower and manpower than it would for the rest of us. And he’s done a lot COMPARED to the rest of us --  waterskiing, rugby, soccer, basketball…he’s done it all. So he was determined to find a way to master surfing.

For years, he surfed the waves off the San Diego coast in his mind, envisioning the rush, the pull, the freedom of riding a board through the water. To hear him talk about it is to want to do anything in your power to make it happen. And then six years ago, Patrick finally found a way.  He met Jesse Billauer, a well-known surfer who also suffered a spinal chord injury.  Billauer had started a program called Life Rolls On, an organization which helps disabled people surf.

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Episode 7:  Changing Keys

Billy McLaughlin and Director, Suzanne Jurva, were the guests on Episode 7 where they talked about their upcoming documentary, Changing Keys - Billy McLaughlin and the Mysteries of Dystonia.  This documentary follows Billy, five-time MN Music Award winning guitarist who began having unexplainable muscle spasms in his fretboard arm and hand at the height of his career. In 2001, Mayo Clinic confirmed McLaughlin's opponent - an incurable neuro-muscular disorder called focal dystonia. After years of countless therapies, McLaughlin was forced to give up his life's passion playing solo guitar and abruptly disappeared from sight of his national fan-base. Five years in the making, this documentary chronicles McLaughlin's unlikely attempt to re-claim his career by re-training himself to become a left-handed guitarist and delves into the scientific mysteries of dystonia. The film delivers a story about determination, persistence and personal triumph wrapped in the exquisite music of this innovative and newly left-handed guitarist.  For more information, visit www.billymacmusic.com.

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Born without arms, Jessica Cox now flies airplanes, drives cars, and otherwise lives a normal life using her feet as others use their hands. She holds the title of the first person without arms in the American Tae Kwon-Do Association to get a black belt and the first woman pilot in aviation history to fly with her feet. She graduated college with a degree in Psychology and is pursuing a career as an international motivational speaker!

I not only love Taylor Swift’s music, but I also love her success story.  She’s a teenager who has become a top country music artist because she followed her dream and never gave up. 

You can read her amazing success story on her website: www.TaylorSwift.com or you can watch a clip from the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Here's an extraodinary story about a man who truly knows what it means to overcome obstacles and to live your dreams.  Patrick Henry Hughes was born with a genetic disorder that left him physically disabled and without eyes.  He has since gone on to become an accomplished pianist, singer and trumpeter, who is currently a member of his college marching band. 

He recently wrote a book, I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving, and Reaching Your Dreams, along with Bryant Stamford and his father, Patrick John Hughes.  From his book description: "In I Am Potential, Hughes recounts the eight critical lessons he has learned that are at the heart of his success, including “When Life Gives You Lemons, Accept Them and Be Grateful” and “Do All You Can to Change What You Can.” Uplifting and revealing, I Am Potential is remarkably inspirational for anyone facing challenges in their own life."