Entries for 'Danielle Kennedy'

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Today a friend of mine and a friend of many of you passed away--Jim Rohn.  An idaho boy who grew up to be a true philosopher. The first time I went to hear Jim speak I was in my late twenties and going through lots of adversity. It was a crazy time of outward, external, enormous successes in my career combined with extremely painful personal l...

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Tonight, December 2, 2009, my daughter Beth Kennedy Will, and the incredibly talented group of singers, actors and dancers--The Troubadour Theatre Company open previews to their newest show--Frosty The SnowManilow.  Each season they put together a story based on the music of an icon. It's a Stevie Wonderful Life was last year's hit and in two ...

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 Steve Lopez, columnist for the LA Times, is one of my all time favorite journalists. The movie The Soloist is based on his relationship with a homeless man who went to Julliard and happened to be a gifted musician. In today's Sunday Times Steve writes a story about Bruce Kravets, a Los Angeles based math teacher, who is retired from the schoo...

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Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday. It's all about gathering with those we love and breaking bread together. Plain and simple sharing filled with story-telling, laughter and delicious food.  Our family has been spending the last few years at my son and daughter-in-law's home. We all bring food to share but Joe and Monica take care of the the ...

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Many of you younger people hear us baby boomers reflect about the impact the death of President Kennedy had on our lives.  As we come up to the day of the anniversary of his death, I think of where I was that day.  In 1963 I was a sophomore at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa and enjoying my love of theatre and performance.  I declared ...

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Currently I am rehearsing for a play that goes up on Fridays and Saturday nights in LA for 5 weeks.  I cannot tell you how much I love working the theatre.  First of all, like the speeches I do, it is A-LIVE.  Yep, no waiting for cameras to roll here, we just roll on a dime with real people.  And if anyone wants  to know ho...

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Last week was a disaster.  I never got off my bee hind.  At the desk working on urgent projects or in the car driving back and forth to Los Angeles or San Diego.  By Friday I was not sleeping properly and was not my happy self.  This is what happens when I stop exercising.  I HAVE to move.  And as one gets older it bec...

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Hello there and welcome to my new virtual home. I am so pleased with my new website and I hope you find it easy to navigate through on your end. My partner in crime, webmaster/designer Will Paccione, who I HIGHLY recommend, and I have tried to make this site very clean, simple and helpful. If you are a looking for some wonderful training tools, ...

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