I Won the Award. I Lived the Life. But I Forgot One Thing

My Own Damn Dream

In MY Dreams

Many years ago, I won an advertising award for Best Ad of the Year from the Oklahoma Newspaper Association.

And I beat out all the men—the supposed professionals.

That part? It matters.

I had no help preparing my presentation. No idea what I was doing. No clue what the expected norms were.

Meanwhile, the Madison Avenue types huddled in their eli…