LEVEL UP YOUR EXPECTATIONS with CLAY BAGGETT

EPISODE 66) Clay Baggett explains the importance of clarity when it comes to grappling with expectations: Your expectations, expectations of others, others' expectations of you. There are multiple practical applications for you as a creative -- wherever you are in your journey. Screenwriter Bob Saenz joins Jon Meyers for the second time as guest cohost for Emily Brooks as she is on maternity leave. We also talk about dads. Clay's father was a quiet, introspective man of love -- who came to his faithwalk later in life. Clay also tells us about the summer actor/director Robert Duvall followed his father around as he preached at tent revivals in preparation for the film THE APOSTLE (1997). OUR HOSTS GET OUT OF THEIR BUBBLEJon Meyers went to another Jamin webinar -- this one on writer's rooms.Bob looks forwards to seeing Paul Simon.YOU RESPOND!Jeanice responds to Episode 51 with audiobook narrator Emily Norman.#HEYJONMEYERSEmily returns in a prerecorded segment about coral reefs. NOTE: This segment was recorded before Emily gave birth on May 8th, but the episode itself was recorded after May 8th. So the cooing you hear in the background is Kaiju the Dove, not Arthur the Baby.CALL TO ACTIONClay wants you to do the work of finding the goodness and inward beauty of people. Rather than lean into negativity, online for instance -- make an effort to find something positive to say. Again, clarity is key.THE FINAL ACT:  Bob plays ACT YOUR WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG.He doesn't even complain too much about it.LINKSClay has two podcasts:A New View -- Where Faith meets Curiosity. Kelly Breece and Pastor Clay Baggett delve into the questions you've always wanted to ask about faith and spirituality. You can watch this one on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ANewView-24ReFuel is on Facebook LIVE on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm (CST). And yes, it is really LIVE. He has hundreds of viewers from all over the world. You can scroll through all the comments and see for yourself where everyone is from. Just pop in LIVE on Wednesday nights at the https://www.facebook.com/threeoakschurchtn page.Bob's novel is here: https://amzn.to/442yZCdBob's screenwriting advice book is here: https://amzn.to/4kRTOriUPCOMING APPEARANCESJON MEYERS, WRITERCON, AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 1, 2025THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE HISTORIC SKIRVIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKhttps://writercon.com/conference/JON MEYERS, WRITERFEST, NOVEMBER 21-22, 2025BELMONT UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TNhttps://www.writerfestnashville.com/SHOPPING LINKSYou can order Emily's prayer guide  here:Pray to Remember: A 6-Week Prayer Guide to Deeper Faith https://emilybrookswriter.com/product/pray-to-remember/A SPECIAL PURPLE POMODORO TIMER WE CHOSE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU:You can purchase it here: https://amzn.to/4jn89LzThe Mood Octopus https://amzn.to/4jTc6I9MORE LINKS Stephanie L. Jones entire catalog:  https://shop.givingyourbestlife.com/Besides the prayer guide, Emily’s other new resource is: Writing Women: Creating and Describing Compelling Female Charactershttps://emilybrookswriter.com/product/writing-women-crafting-and-describing-compelling-female-characters/AFFILIATE LINKS: Order our book here:Emily Brooks and Jon Meyers, WRITE ANYWAY: ⁠https://amzn.to/4erbV3G⁠Plus, WRITE ANYWAY, is now available on Kindle Unlimited:  https://amzn.to/3ScKS2JOur Bookshop…https://bookshop.org/shop/write-better-togetherOur Patreon…https://www.patreon.com/WriteBetterTogetherCONNECT WITH US:YouTube/@writebettertogether  ⁠www.instagram.com/WriteBetterTogether⁠⁠www.facebook.com/writebettertogethernow⁠⁠www.X.com/WriteBetterTgtr⁠CONNECT WITH EMILY BROOKS: www.emilybrookswriter.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/EmilyBrooksWriter⁠www.facebook.com/EmilyBrooksAuthor⁠CONNECT WITH JON MEYERS: ⁠www.jonmeyersscripts.com⁠⁠www.instagram.com/FilmicThePage⁠⁠www.X.com/FilmicThePage⁠David Corbly, OpenDoorCreations.com, website creation and/or website upgrading.