Over the weekend, we were blessed with the opportunity to cover The Disney Dreamers Academy for the third straight year. While there, we bumped into one of our favorite TV couples, David & Tamela Mann. In this video the Manns talk about how their marriage has helped them achieve their dreams. For more Disney Dreamers Academy coverage click here. … [Read more...]
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The Keys To Achieving Your Dreams With Jonathan Sprinkles #DDA2012
Here at the Disney Dreamers Academy, 100 teens (dreamers) are brought from around the country to be inspired to dream big! This program is designed to motivate teens to achieve their personal and professional goals through a series of class room style learning experiences and motivational talks from industry and community leaders and celebrities. During this 4 day event … [Read more...]
The Single Life: Dating Laz Alonzo
This weekend, I was the envy of all of my girlfriends—single and married. I attended the Disney Dreamer’s Academy to report for my blog, Diary of a First Time Mom, and my other love, Black and Married with Kids. The girls weren’t jealous of my quality time with Mickey Mouse---who by the way, is much shorter in person! They envied the handsome actors I spent time with. Lance … [Read more...]
Bring Your A Game!
by Ronnie Tyler Last week Lamar, Eric, and I provided you with highlights from our trip to Disney to cover the 2011 Disney's Dreamers Academy. During the 4 day event, I had the opportunity talk to many of the young dreamers (110 teens that were selected from a pool of 4000.) And I must say that I was not only impressed by those teens, but also inspired by them. The 2011 … [Read more...]
Marriage Personified: My Weekend With The Tylers
by Eric Payne During my recent 4-day weekend at Disney World for Disney's Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence magazine, I was blessed with an unexpected treat. I got to work alongside Lamar and Ronnie Tyler, the founders of this site. We and several other bloggers were members of the New Media press corps invited to cover the event. Prior to the weekend, Lamar … [Read more...]
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
by Eric Payne In our society mediocrity has become the norm. In this economy, hopeless-speak is just what we do. We want more and more; better for our kids yet they listen to us gripe all day long. Many of us get on our knees and pray to a God we cannot see, but won't even make eye-contact with let alone give a penny to, a homeless person stationed on the sidewalk in front … [Read more...]
Steve Harvey, Mikki Taylor, Dr. Steve Perry and Others Give 5 Ways to Dream Big!!
by Ronnie Tyler Lamar and I are just returning home from the 2011 Disney's Dreamers Academy (DDA) and I am still overcome with emotion from this experience. This powerful 4 day program was filled with wonderful experiences that were designed to motivate, inspire and prepare the young Dreamers ( 110 teens) to reach even further when making their dreams come true. … [Read more...]