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"What is it about going through life, making decisions flying by the seat of our pants, without a plan to get to a clear destination that has us all so captivated? To have the confidence to strike out on your own—research and professional opinion be damned—and take a stand, make a choice, set off in a new direction... just like that?
As it turns out, while it sounds quite manly, brave, and highly lucrative to stick to your guns and go with your gut under pressure, under scrutiny, to not back down, it's not exactly an uncommon thing to do in business today. ... The real issue is how many times do pure hunches alone lead to legendary success? The answer upon closer inspection: pretty rarely."
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This is an eater's manifesto, an invitation to join the movement that is renovating our food system in the name of health—health in the very broadest sense of that word.
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Jessica Hagy has a unique and irreverent sense of humor, and has the ability to capture complex realities in a 3" by 5" frame. Here she has organized a series of twenty index cards she has created throughout the years, plotting the trajectory of an imagined, but possibly recognizable, career path.
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We published the beginning to a very empowering list three years ago—Tom Peters' 100 Ways to Help You Succeed/Make Money. That list was finished recently, and we now update it here with success tips #51-100 (&1).
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"Doing business in almost every field involves deal making. The challenge is that negotiating good deals and drafting effective contracts are non-trivial tasks due to legal, technological and business complexities. A further layer of complexity is added by variations in game play, psychology, and ethics.
In this context, deal makers can benefit from simplification and improved understanding of the legal context and practical processes relevant to deal making.
Deal making should be led by process, as well as practical and commercial considerations, not purely legal considerations. It is helpful to think of deals as blueprints for living outcomes, not just glue to bind relationships."
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