Michael Kennedy
Black Wolf, Squaw Valley, CA
It was June 17th, 2019, the end of my first day working at the Resort at Squaw Creek as the Recreation Manager. I took a little bike ride...
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Michael Kennedy
Jun 16, 20211 min read
As The Old Crow Flies
I've been flying planes on and off since I was 15 years old. Great aviators like the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart,...
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Michael Kennedy
Jun 13, 20211 min read
If you are a painter, don’t become Picasso
“My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a...
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Michael Kennedy
Jun 7, 20212 min read
Two Years in Tahoe
On June 7th, two years ago today, I moved to Lake Tahoe. Had never spent much time in the mountains, on a river, in a forest, or near a...
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Michael Kennedy
Jun 6, 20211 min read
Come Hell or High Water
Monsters and other villains lurking in the shadows of our mind have the power to scare us half to death. But the truly terrifying...
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Michael Kennedy
Jun 5, 20211 min read
The Wisdom of Failure
"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very...
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Michael Kennedy
Jun 3, 20211 min read
Insignificance Never Felt So Good
“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ~ Nelson...
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Michael Kennedy
May 29, 20212 min read
Lessons of a Circus Elephant
“Our prison is constructed from a lifetime of Shoulds, the world of choices we’ve unwittingly agreed to.” ~ Elle Luna Our mind is a...
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Michael Kennedy
May 28, 20211 min read
Get on Purpose, Get off Outcome
Our basic nature resists the dull, dreary routine of sleeping, eating, drinking, and complaining. It seeks something which it knows it...
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Michael Kennedy
May 27, 20211 min read
Learn to Fly
“Take these broken wings and learn to fly…” I have a new friend. Behind him is a passage about Ernest Hemingway’s book On Writing. Here's...
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Michael Kennedy
May 26, 20214 min read
What a Mystic Man Taught Me
I was just a young boy at the time, unaware of how fortunate I was to be growing up on a remote Bahamian Island. Our electricity came...
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Michael Kennedy
May 24, 20212 min read
What You Didn't Know About Bill Lear
Bill Lear, known for designing the world’s first business jet more than 50 years ago, demonstrated his sales skills the same way he...
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Michael Kennedy
May 23, 20211 min read
Heaven was Heavy
Swollen masses of clouds rolled in over the Lake, one layer of darkness piled on top of the other. It was not the kind of night for...
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Michael Kennedy
May 22, 20211 min read
Nourishment for the Soul
I have plenty of experience not enjoying what I've done, in a place I didn't like very much, for people who didn't value my contribution....
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Michael Kennedy
May 21, 20216 min read
The Magic of Words
Mastering the magic of words should be the aspiration of every storyteller, poet and copywriter, every teacher and leader. Persuasive...
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Michael Kennedy
May 20, 20213 min read
Embracing Fear
“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Here's a life lesson I learned as...
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Michael Kennedy
May 18, 20211 min read
Redefining What’s Possible
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” ~ George Eliot We may be consumed with past mistakes, embarrassments and failures...
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Michael Kennedy
May 13, 20212 min read
Hachikō 忠犬ハチ公
Love & Loyalty Unleashed I read about him in Tom Kelley’s book, The Ten Faces of Innovation. If you’ve seen the 2009 movie Hachi: A Dog’s...
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Michael Kennedy
May 7, 20211 min read
They Always Know
Many things can be said about the animals in our lives. They comfort and share their love with us in a variety of ways and our personal...
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Michael Kennedy
May 6, 20212 min read
The Art of Noticing
We’ve all been gifted with the ability to notice things and the world is constantly revealing art and music in simple, subtle ways. But...
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Michael Kennedy
May 3, 20211 min read
"You can't hear the sea when you're inside the shell."
Sometimes getting lost leads you to the most incredible places, exposes you to the most magical moments, introduces you to the most...
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Michael Kennedy
Apr 23, 20211 min read
What’s a Visual Storyteller?
As a visual storyteller my aim is to capture some of Lake Tahoe’s Mystery & Magic braving the notion of being good enough to share with...
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