You gotta walk and talk
“He’s so dumb, what is he doing?” “She’s so smart, why doesn’t she apply herself?” Both are evidence of a commonly skewed worldview… We can hobble along on the one leg of learning or the one leg of doing, but to move forward at pace and with grace, we have to walk into the future […]
Want to see my brainwaves?
WANT TO SEE MY BRAINWAVES? If you’re someone who meditates – or has ever tried – I bet you’ve asked yourself the question…. “Am I doing this right?” Even though I’ve been meditating for a lot of years, and I definitely feel that it does me good, I still wonder if I’m doing it right. […]
Hey, Gays, It’s Time to Grow Up
HEY, GAYS, IT’S TIME TO GROW UP I once attended Austin Pride escorted by an armed bodyguard after receiving two death threats in the weeks leading up to the celebration. Am I some sort of gay-hating bigot? No, I was president of the Austin Pride Foundation, and the threats were linked back to my own […]
What to Do When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
WHAT TO DO WHEN FEELING OVERWHELMED? Feeling overwhelmed? Nearly every agent that I talk to says that they’re overwhelmed and, you know, when I feel overwhelmed, my first reaction is to want to go jump in the bed and watch Netflix. My first instinct is to just shut down. That’s where I go. Have you […]
