Robin Mastro: A Self Portrait
Robin Mastro Revealed
About Robin Mastro
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What is your birthdate?:7/27
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Previous occupations:Teacher, and I've been self-employed for the last 30 years.
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Favorite job:Event planning for the Vice President of Stanford University.
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High school and/or college:Menlo-Atherton HS and graduated from Woodside HS in Woodside, CA. I went to Mills College for undergrad and Antioch University for graduate.
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Name of your favorite composer or music artist?:Stevie Winwood
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Favorite movie:Love Actually
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Favorite television show:Lie To Me
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. Busy, Fulfilling, Eventful, Blessed, Promising, Fun, Happy, Loving
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. Keep your attention on your intention.
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. I don't think there's perfection; that's why we're here.
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. Tsunamis.
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. At the Four Seasons Resort in Wailia.
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. That I didn't pursue my singing.
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. To play multiple instruments.
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. My daughter.
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. Wanting people to like me.
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. My sense of ridiculous.
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. If I could 100% authentic at all times, that would be cool.
- Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
- A. My eyes.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. The Witch of the West.
- Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. Bad drivers.
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. Being a torch singer in the downstairs bar at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco.
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. Forgiveness, Compassion, and Integrity.
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. Cookies.
- Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
- A. "Till There Was You", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Happy Birthday", "Handle's Water Music", "Respect"
On Books and Writing
- Q. Who are your favorite authors?
- A. Sue Monk Kidd, Harper Lee, Jane Austen, Dali Lama, Ekhart Tole
- Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
- A. "The Power of Now", "The Secret Life of Bees", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Pride and Prejudice", "The Source"
- Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
- A. I love my own.
- Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
- A. The book is only the beginning.
- Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
- A. "I LOVE YOUR BOOKS!"
- Q. How did you come to write Making Room for Mr. Right?
- A. The book wrote itself. I was just the vehicle.
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