FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015
"To make a long story short, my agent and I put our armor on and approached the publishing world. A year later I found myself on book shelves across the nation. I was doing morning show television appearances and book signings at major book stores. From a reader's perspective, you might be asking yourself, 'Who is this guy?' Some days I ask myself the same question. I've been known as a professional skateboarder, an author, a motivational speaker, a philanthropist, a guitar teacher, a singer songwriter a nobody, a somebody. It's the pro skater card that landed me with a steady income for many years. That element of my life is what opened up the doors for many opportunities. Getting to gravel the world, meeting all of my heroes, having my name on skateboards, even having my face grace the front of deodorant sticks and body wash bottles, all very unexpected." p.15, Looking Glass Self - Hope, Optimism and the Journey Within; Doug Brown