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Dream. Believe. Do.
by Dennis Hodges
We all have dreams. We just need to believe in ourselves and pursue them. In this podcast, Dennis Hodges shares stories of normal people who have achieved (or are working on) their dreams. People just like you. Each of the interviews has at least one pearl of wisdom in it, some inspiration and the occasional “ah, ha!” moment that will hopefully encourage you to move toward your dream.
Episodes
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Be your own Medici
It's one thing to say, "I'm going to travel one day" and another to not only travel, but pick up every four months and move to a new country. Colin Wright left his promising corporate career seven years ago, packed his bag, hit the road and created a way to sustain his new lifestyle as he…
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If you just get up and go to work, eventually some good things will happen.
BJ Dumond's first day as a pizza restaurant owner went down, literally, in flames. After that tumultuous opening, BJ survived and, today, is CEO of Simple Simon's Pizza, a restaurant chain with 200 stores in a 10-state area. His story is one of belief, loyalty and getting up and going to work.
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Go full on and when it happens, it happens
Angela Parrish studied music education in university, suppressing her desire to perform as a soloist and devoting a great deal of time to accompanying others on the piano. Not any more. Today, she is a jazz singer and composer living - and working - in Los Angeles, which is no small feat.…
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You have to have your eyes wide open
Alejandro Vasquez Salinas knew from a young age that he wanted to be an artist. Despite the objections of his parents he studied art in university and now makes his living as an artist and curator. Growing up in Colombia, Alejandro was exposed throughout his life to ongoing wars – with the drug...
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If you've got the vision, do it, and then things will happen; things will conspire.
Having a vision, knowing what you want and where you want to go is key to starting something new. Chris Webster says that's where a lot of people get stuck. After leaving his comfy corporate job with its perks, Chris struck out on his own, pursing a dormant passion and is making it work.
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Tony Rocco: Sharing your passion with others
Tony Rocco has the energy level of 100 men. By day, he's a schoolteacher in North Philadelphia; by night – and on weekends, and during holidays, and over summers – he teaches photography to youth in Philadelphia and in the country of Colombia. What started out as a single workshop more than 10...
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My goal is the feeling of feeling free
Carmen Alzner is a filmmaker who lives a life that's open to possibilities; always seeking and finding new ways to learn, grow and explore. She's found that just asking has opened doors and opportunities for her throughout her career, starting when she was just a young girl.
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All because a professor said, "You need to take risks in life."
Michael Cooper is the Director at Colombo Americano, a language culture center in Medellin, Colombia. Michael originally came to Colombia on a two-year contract to teach 6th grade. That was more than 30 years ago. It happens. He arrived before the infamous drug wars led by Pablo Escobar and…
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It's so easy - just go!
Katka Prackova is, for all intents and purposes, a nomad. She and her husband, Gaston, decided a number of years ago to abandon their fixed 9-to-5 lifestyle and spend most of their lives working remotely while traveling the globe. I had to find out more about this.
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Listening to that little kid inside
John Chakeres was fascinated with photography and the space program from the time he was a child. After graduating from college with a degree in art, photography and printmaking, he followed his second boyhood dream to the Kennedy Space Center when the first shuttle launched in 1981. John...
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Take that risk. Take that leap of faith.
Barbara Meier Mayfield is a risk-taker, a poet and a kindergarten teacher. After a period of loss - both personal and professional - she refocused her life, getting back in touch with who she is at her core and started writing again.
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How solving a problem opened a door
Lukasz Gozdzik lives in a multicultural household that speaks three unrelated languages. His search for multi-language books for his 4-year-old son, Jakob, led him down an unexpected path of creating his own book and starting his own publishing company.
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99% of the time, you have to give something up
Fear is what frequently holds us back from pursuing our dreams. Part of that fear is worrying about what one has to give up in order to pursue that dream. Steve Clack, a documentary filmmaker and teacher realized that, in order for him to pursue his dream the way he wanted to, it required faith…
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Being part of something larger than you
Oftentimes there is a desire, an interest, to expand one's world. And sometimes we don't exactly know where this may lead; yet by remaining open to the possibilities that present themselves, we can head out on amazing journeys. Zon Eastes, the Director of Outreach and Advancement of the Vermont...
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Keeping your day job
What starts out as an interest, a hobby, can evolve into a passion. The question is, what does one do with that passion? Stephanie Ohnmacht learned to sew as a small child and now has her own designer clothing label. At the same time, she has a fulltime job unrelated to her passion. Here’s how…
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Why not today?
“Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions,” the saying goes. Diane Kappa found that realizing one dream opened the door for her to achieve a second dream. She seized the opportunity and found success in a career-changing move.
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Their dream is our dream
Everyone has a dream. For some, the dream sounds simple yet there are huge obstacles beyond their control preventing them from achieving their dream. Ann Marie Sullivan saw an opportunity – and a need – to help people with autism find meaningful employment. She’s built a unique company, Spectrum...
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Understand your strengths and you're unstoppable
The road to becoming a professional athlete is not an easy one. It’s a highly competitive arena with a large number of talented individuals vying for a finite number of opportunities. Greg Pryor, of the 1985 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals, shares his experience and wisdom showing us…
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Sometimes it's right in front of you
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Finding your voice
Copying – styles, ideas, forms – is common in the arts, especially as one begins. What gets exciting is when one finds their own voice and feels confident enough to step out in their own direction. Clark and Co – a fairly young music group – found their own voice, which has fueled them to move...
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Live. Bark. Believe.
Many people feel they have a book inside of them and aspire to write. Far too often, the book just stays inside of them instead of the individual grabbing a pencil and putting it down on paper. Not so with Jeff Lazarus. Jeff, author of the just-published book "Dogtology" shares how he got the…
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Creating something from nothing
When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, one era ended and another one began in Central and Eastern Europe. Where the older, established generation was generally taken aback by this change, the younger generation saw opportunity. From the shadows of state-controlled everything, young entrepreneurs...
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A lifetime of Doing
Some people have a dream an pursue it. Others have many dreams and pursue them, creating a lifetime of doing. In this episode we visit with Nimrod Kovacs who, starting with escaping communist Hungary as a young man, has spent his life dreaming, believing and doing - living his dreams one after...
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Embracing one's heritage
Knowing one's family history and heritage is one thing; embracing it is another. In this episode we visit with Martin Miller who, for years, did not know his family's background. Once he learned, he was told to keep it quiet. After years of living in fear, he had a dream to embrace his heritage.…
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Dream. Believe. Didn't do.
Sometimes our best laid plans get altered for us. In this episode we visit with Sam Moorthy whose goal as a young man was to join the army - specifically the Ghurkas. While his dream was never realized as he had hoped, he still has pursued his dream in the best way possible, learning as much as…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We all have dreams. We just need to believe in ourselves and pursue them. In this podcast, Dennis Hodges shares stories of normal people who have achieved (or are working on) their dreams. People just like you. Each of the interviews has at least one pearl of wisdom in it, some inspiration and the occasional “ah, ha!” moment that will hopefully encourage you to move toward your dream.
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Dennis Hodges
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We all have dreams. We just need to believe in ourselves and pursue them. In this podcast, Dennis Hodges shares stories of normal people who have achieved (or are working on) their dreams. People just like you. Each of the interviews has at least one pearl of wisdom in it, some inspiration and the...
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