Every year, on the first Saturday in December, Austin has one of it’s infamous ‘happenings.’ We close open our main thoroughfare to become a people’s space: carolers, cafes, open museums, restaurants offering free hot chocolate. Near the capital, a dozen or more local vendors sell their jams and candles and T-shirts so people can buy […]

As a Buddhist, I know how I’m supposed to Be: let things go, trust that all is well just as it is, stay present, don’t blame, and know that everyone is doing their best.
Right. But I can’t always achieve that state of non-judgment, allowing, and forgiveness. Editors who delete all the wrong parts; staff making far […]

I could never figure out why I was born with a warm, loving heart, and a brash, obnoxious personality.

For decades, folks who discovered Buying Facilitation™ were delighted. Finally, these visionaries said, a way to help those behind-the-scenes decisions get made in our favor instead of just sitting and waiting for buyers to come back and buy! One man, a VP of Sales at Merrill Lynch, shouted, “I KNEW IT I KNEW IT! I KNEW SOMETHING […]

A woman from Australia recently called me on a cold call. She started by calling me  ‘Sharon.’ For those of you who know me, I refer to myself as Sharon Drew.  Folks who call me ‘Sharon’ are either making a cold call, or haven’t read my books or blogs. I have a long history with this problem, so playfully […]

For the past 40 years, a debate has been ‘raging’ about the earth, the environment, and all things ‘green.’ Is there a problem? What is the evidence? What is my part? Can one person make a difference? Is there a market for ‘green’ and can I make money from it? How would I have to […]