Monthly Archives: April 2017

#ImposterSyndrome: How I Sometimes Confuse This With Humility

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Robert P.

No matter how strong of a person you think you are, there are few things in life that are worse than to be told by someone that you are not good enough. One thing that is worse? When you tell it … Continue reading →

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#Screenwriting: Why I Write 40+ and 50+ Female Lead Characters

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Robert P.

First off, this isn’t me trying to be a “hero” or a “white knight” in some kind of way. I’m not looking for brownie points here, even though I wouldn’t exactly turn them down if I got them. There is … Continue reading →

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Bill O’Reilly: Reason #267 Why Women Don’t Report Sexual Assault

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Robert P.

This one is going to be short and sweet. I don’t want to cheapen what women have to experience by coming across as some kind of savior. 100 words or 1000 words or 10000 words won’t lessen the effect. Fox … Continue reading →

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Why I Am Not Comfortable Asking People To #Pray For My Success

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Robert P.

I am a Christian. Far from a perfect one, but one nonetheless. I don’t speak about it much by choice. I am not “afraid” to do so, nor am I paranoid about everyone who isn’t a Christian trying to … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Feed The #Trolls:” Here Is Why That Doesn’t Fix The Problem

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Robert P.

Several years ago, I attended Army Equal Opportunity Training. There was an exercise we did in which the class was instructed to draw five random chips of different colors from a cup and each color was to represent an unknown (to … Continue reading →

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#RACISM: Here Is How We End It

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Robert P.

Try to think back to the very first time you ever learned the meaning of racism. Chances are, many of us learned it as children, so I understand it will be a bit tough. But do your best to remember … Continue reading →

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