You’ve heard it before and you will hear it again – “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?” – RuPaul and Amen! But it’s hard, hard, hard to love yourself unless you give yourself permission to love all your self – every little bit form your head to …
289: Luis Baez – Charting your course and career as a gay man
Career, money, success, and rising above our circumstances. There’s not to many gay men who have pursued these goals. But what happens when you struggle to get there? Do you give up? Telling us not to give up, Luis Baez, a kick as Sales Coach shares his story of rising out of poverty and his …
635: Living Your Life (Un)Closeted Series: Part 5 – Drop the BS of the inconceivable and thrive – Rick Clemons
If you’ve ever caught yourself saying, ” I can’t conceive of that,” then you’ve blown the possibility of what’s possible. That mindset prevents us as LGBTQ+ individuals from becoming our own version of a Disney Imagineer for our lives. Break free of the BS of the inconceivable and get curious about what’s truly possible. In …
288: – Finding Peace As A Gay Man – Dr. Wade Maggert
The pursuit of peace-of-mind, serenity, of “Can this crazy life just let me breathe?” As gay men this is the hamster wheel that we struggle with from the time we realize we are gay, to present day – the pursuit of peace. But what changes when we have the tools to slay the “everything, everywhere, …
634: Living Your Life (Un)Closeted Series: Part 4 – Who created those beliefs? You or the others? – Rick Clemons
To begin to unpack our direction and our desires, we have to realize that our beliefs and values will guide us or fight us. Of course, we’d prefer they guide us. In order to make those beliefs serve us and serve us well, whether we’re coming out of the closet, choosing a new career, or …
287: Christopher Adams – Reliving Where We Came From As Gay Men To Thrive
As gay men, we know that many have paved the way for us to enjoy our lives as they are today. But the fight isn’t over, and it’s always humbling and inspiring to revisit history and the arts that got us here. Today we are joined by writer Christopher Adams who invites to revisit, the …
633: Living Your Life (Un)Closeted Series: Part 3 – Let’s Get Naked With Our Truth(s) – Rick Clemons
Here’ the naked truth about being in a state of confusion. You can’t get out of confusion until you get naked with your truth! Whether you are coming out of the closet, walking away from a bad relationship, going for a promotion, or letting go of people in your life that no longer serve you, …
286: Mark Pettit – Living his best ANKRBOY life
As a 40+ gay man, he’s now living his most authentic life being the ANKRBOY he’d never dreamed hed be in this way. During the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, his life and career was shattered because of one innocent move out in public. But that didn’t stop him from rising to the top of …
632: Living Your Life (Un)Closeted Series: Part 2 – Why Your Closets A Mess – Rick Clemons
Before you can step out of the confusion of your life’s closets, you have to do this one thing! Admit your closet is a mess. It’s in the messiness of our life’s closets hat we find the path forward. We reveal the hidden secrets so that they are out in the open, and we free …
285: Ronald Hunter – Discover what happens when gay angels get their wings
From finding himself on the streets at a young age to thriving in the military, this former Boy Scout found his wings, gave back to his country, and literally and figuratively learned the power of finding his own gay wings to thrive beyond the chains of sexual abuse victimhood. You’re invitied into an intimate conversation …