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Nothing Happens Until You DreamFinaleSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Join Rick Thomas and Tammy Trujillo for the Finale chapter of Rick's best-selling book The Tiger Whisker. Over the last year and a half, Rick has shared many of the details of his life and journey as he reached his dream of performing with majestic tigers in Las Vegas. In this finale episode of Nothing Happens Until You Dream, he takes a look back at some of the many stories from those chapters. Plus Rick has a heartfelt message for everyone that we hope will inspire you...2024-10-2339 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamEveryone Has a Story to TellSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Yes, everyone really does have a story to tell and while many people don't think their story might be that important, it possible that it could have a lasting impression on someone. In this final chapter of world famous magician Rick Thomas' book The Tiger Whisker, Rick tells Tammy Trujillo about how he has learned that something as simple as a off-handed comment - good or bad - can change a life. And he retells the moving story behind the title of the book - make su...2024-10-1540 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamYou're Not AloneSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Sometimes we all feel alone - even if there are people all around us. But world-reknown illusionist Rick Thomas says that's not really the case. In this episode - based on Chapter 54 of his book The Tiger Whisker, Rick says we're actually all in this life together. He tells co-host Tammy Trujillo that although he still gets a bit nervous before walking out on stage, once he's there, he knows the audience is with him and pulling for him to give them a fantastic show. They want...2024-09-2738 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamBeyond the MagicSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Everything does come to an end - not that we really like to think about it. But that's what World Famous Illusionist Rick Thomas talks with Tammy Trujillo about in this episode based on Chapter 53 in his book The Tiger Whisker. Rick has been thinking for the past few years about what happens when he no longer is preforming his grand illusion stage show all over the world and shares some of his ideas and tips with you for what Tammy calls 'multiple streams of income'. The...2024-09-1948 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamThe Human Race is AmazingSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!People can do amazing things...and in this chapter of his book, The Tiger Whisker, World-Renowned Illusionist Rick Thomas talks about some of the amazing people who have influenced his life and career. Along with co-host Tammy Trujillo, Rick talks about how the dreams of others are all around us and improve and enhance our lives. For example, Rick's young son is now marveling at the incredible 'ice balls' the family's new refrigerator is putting out! But at the same time, Rick and Tammy talk about the...2024-09-1146 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamHow Mowing the Lawn Can Teach You FocusSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Mowing the lawn has been a big deal for World-Famous Illusionist Rick Thomas for a long time. In his book, The Tiger Whisker, Rick explains how his Dad told him that no matter how successful he became, mowing the lawn would always be his responsibility. In Chapter 51 of the book, Rick tells Tammy not only his secret to mowing those enviable straight lines but how a recent event in his life has given mowing the lawn even more meaning. Rick also explains why he is taking a m...2024-09-0442 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamKoreaSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!In magic and in life, not everything is what it seems and that's what this episode of Nothing Happens Until You Dream is about. Based on famed illusionist Rick Thomas' book The Tiger Whisker, this week's chapter pulls back the curtain on just how unglamorous the life of a celebrity can be. Imagine being in Korea with your crew, dancers, props and tigers to start a long-running, sold-out series of performances and you suddenly are hit with a life-threatening medical issue. It happened and you will fin...2024-08-2241 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamDon't Forget to Pass the SpoonSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Communicating can be tricky and in this epsiode - based on Chapter 49 of world famous illusionist Rick Thomas' book The Tiger Whisker - he explains a rather unique way his family had of making sure everyone in his family got his or her say in group discussions. He tells Tammy Trujillo that it really does work - unless you try it with a knife! Rick and Tammy also talk about emojis. Rick recently learned why they are so popular with Generation Z. And yes, there was talk...2024-08-0936 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamWhat Separates Winners from LosersSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose! From Chapter 48 of world-famous illusionist Rick Thomas' book The Tiger Whisker, Rick tells Tammy Trujillo what it takes to be a winner...and it might not be what you think. Rick talks about the secret to success and how to recover from failure so you can continue to follow your dreams. Support the showWINNER of 2023 Platinum Muse Creative Award for Podcasting! Get a Shout Out in an upcoming episode! ...2024-08-0351 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamThe Cost of SuccessSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Everything has a price and in Chapter 47 of his book The Tiger Whisker, world-famous illusionist Rick Thomas talks about how high that price can be. Rick talks with Tammy Trujillo about the phrase "Be careful what you wish for" and an interview that with actor Keanu Reeves that got Rick thinking about the time we all have left here on earth. Rick emphasizes that even though there is often a high price for success, it doesn't mean you shouldn't chase your dreams. But you need to re...2024-08-0145 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamMy Life Washed Through MeSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!World-famous illusionist Rick Thomas knows what it is have the rug pulled out from under him. When the pandemic hit, theaters across the country suddenly closed and that meant all the shows on his calendar vanished. In this episode from Rick's best-selling book The Tiger Whisker, Rick talks with co-host Tammy Trujillo about what it was like to not have a future because with the uncertainty of how long the pandemic would last, that was what he was facing. Rick also talks about what it takes to...2024-07-2544 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamThey Said Don't Close the TheaterSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Throughout the Rick Thomas' book The Tiger Whisker, Rick's talked about having a Plan B, which is great advice. But when the pandemic hit, there was very little time to think about what was coming next. In this chapter, Rick talks with Tammy Trujillo about how Branson didn't want to close it's theaters but there was no choice and why it was actually harder to reopen them than to close them! Rick and Tammy talk about how the pandemic changed so many things and what we lea...2024-07-1956 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamMagic Has Been My LifeSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!Magic has been Rick Thomas' life since he was about 7 years old and performed his first illusion of many for his mother. Since turning professional at the age of 17, Rick's magic has taken him all over the world, but Las Vegas was his Plan A! And he made it - performing for more than 15 successful years there. But life can be unpredictable...and that's why Rick explains in this episode, based on Chapter 44 of his book The Tiger Whisker, why everyone needs a Plan B and may...2024-07-0856 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamThe Shut DownSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!2020 started out as a very good year for world famous illusionist Rick Thomas. He had just embarked on an extended tour but like for so many people, in March of 2022, the world as we knew it simply shut down. In Chapter 43 of his book The Tiger Whisker, Rick tells Tammy Trujillo about how he and his crew and dancers traveled three days to the first stop on the tour, only to find out it had been cancelled and then they watched the world shut down because of...2024-06-2845 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamLeaving Las VegasSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!What happens when you achieve your dream and then lose it. That's what happens in Chapter 42 of Rick Thomas' book The Tiger Whisker. World famous illusionist Rick Thomas talks with Tammy Trujillo about his difficult decision to leave Las Vegas, the place he had dreamed of performing since he was a child. As Rick says, outside forces sometimes make you reshape your dream and in this case, the result led him to a Andy Williams Theater in Branson, Missouri where he continues to perform his signature sho...2024-06-2154 min
Nothing Happens Until You DreamReality TV has a PriceSend us a Text Message! We'd love to hear from you!In this episode of Nothing Happens Until You Dream, world famous illusionist Rick Thomas talks about a woman who waited 80 years for her dream to come true...and about one of his own dreams that almost came true and one that is about to come true! This episode is based on Chapter 41 of his book The Tiger Whisker. Some years ago, Rick actually filmed a pilot for a reality show with his tigers in Las Vegas and he tells Tammy Trujillo why his reality wasn't the k...2024-06-1342 min