Queer Eye for the Straight Girl

I was hooked to "Queer Eye for the straight Guy". Not only the Fab Five have a great sense of humor, it is an excellent program to get tips on style and cooking, both of which come very handy while going out (and you do not have to be a metrosexual to know these tips) entertaining or picking up girls (which I don't need to do myself but I do pass them on to my clients). So I was eagerly waiting to see what the "Queer Eye for the Straight Girl" would be like, not only because more than half of my clients are women, but also because I was curious to see what Robbie Laughlin, Danny Teeson, Damon Pease, and Honey Labrador would tell a woman.

So my initial reaction after watching the episode that featured Nicole H. is that these folks have a high bar to clear. Kyan Douglas, Ted Allen, Carson Kressley, Jai Rodriguez, and Thorn Filicia have set extremely high standards. These guys are not only some of the most stylish men around, they are creative, and very very funny. The Gal Pals are good, but based on only one episode, I think that the Fab Five are much more fun to watch.

So back to Nicole H, who I thought was extremely pretty with a great body, but just not feminine enough. She lives in a cute mess and depressed that she is 30 (Related article: Dating tips after you are 30). The Gal Pals have an easy project because I found Nicole to be a fast learner and not the one to resist change. And she pulls it off pretty well though I am sure that she could use some more feminine charm. And what floored me was her short speech after her friends raised a toast for her. She said (and I am paraphrasing since I did not take notes), "It is all within you and you just need to tap it."

So boys and girls, you can literally be what you want. Nine out of ten times, it is all within you. But you have to find it and then just let it come out. Yeah, you might screw up sometimes or some people might even make fun of you, but if you are confident that that is what you want to be, then go do it.

What I have learned over the years is that the most successful people are not the prettiest or the smartest; they are the ones who do stuff, who don't sit around waiting for luck to strike, and who plow ahead no matter what the barriers.

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