Category: Success
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“Will Ballroom Dancing Save The World?”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Sometimes, at 68, I want to just throw up my hands in despair. I have been with Arthur Murray 48 years and have truly worked for and with the best trainers, leaders, mentors, and dancers in the world. The methods of training and service…
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“Two More Inspirational Dance Stories”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica My life has been full of inspirational students who changed my life. Their stories remain in my heart and they are never forgotten. Out of hundreds of incredible students, here are two more stories. I had a student who wrote in her student questionnaire…
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“Go in Like a Champion. Come Out as a Winner”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica On April 9th, I was chatting with Joel Rieck and our wonderful instructor, Aaron Thomas, and Aaron inspired me about a dancing project. I responded to him “Go in Like a Champion. Come Out as a Winner”. Joel said, “That is a perfect saying…
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“The Eyes and Ears of Life”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica On March 27th I awoke from a dream at 3 AM. As I was awakening, I remembered it all and I became so alert that I started writing it all down at 3:30 AM! The theme of the dream was seeing and hearing. I’ll…
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“Put a Little Step in your Spring”
(Or is that a little Spring into your Step?) Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica March 19 was the first day of Spring. A time of renewal and rebirth, and warmer, longer days. This is my favorite season as I love seeing the trees budding, the flowers growing and the…
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“Going the Extra Mile”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica The principal of Going the Extra Mile. From the book from 1937, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. The Principal of Going the Extra Mile is the fourth principle of the 17 Principles of Personal Achievement, organized by Napoleon Hill. Definition: Rendering more…
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“The A,B,C’s of Ballroom Dancing”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Now you are a Ballroom Dancer! Congratulations. Just like driving, you might be a life-long driver, or sitting behind the steering wheel for the first time with your brand-new driver’s license. You are considered a driver! The moment you step on the floor,…
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“There are no traffic jams along the extra mile” Roger Staubach.
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica We live and work in Los Angeles County, specifically in Santa Monica. There are a lot of cars everywhere! Where there are stop signs, no one stops, and pedestrians walk across the streets at night wearing all black from head-to-tow looking down at…
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“There is an old saying that dreams come true one choice at a time.”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Have your dreams come true? What are your dreams? How do they feel? Do you live your dreams? At 68 years old, I have had many seasons in my life. Seasons of extreme success. Magical times where everything was perfect and above and…
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“Chasing the Dream-Sneers Away”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Do you dream? I do. I dream of my career. I dream of the Arthur Murray Dance Center and the success of our wonderful school. I dream often and I dream big. What is the challenge of dreaming? Your most trusted friend and…