Kirjahaku

You don't need to have all the answers to make your dream a reality. You just need to start before you're ready. As a 25-year-old line cook, Ellen Bennett's boss approached her about reordering aprons. Tired of wearing the kitchen's cheap, poorly-designed garments, Ellen had a vision for how to improve upon the simple design of an apron and change the morale of her fellow line cooks in the process. She went for it: Chef, I have an apron company. The only problem: there was no company, much less any actual aprons. In Dream First, Details Later, Ellen will show you how one flash of inspiration led to the development of an internationally-recognized workwear brand, despite taking a hundred hockey sticks to the face along the way. Hedley & Bennett aprons, with the iconic ampersand patch in the corner, are seen everywhere, from the Food Network and Chef's Table, to Google, SpaceX, Shake Shack, Sweetgreen, and tens of thousands of restaurants and home kitchens. Now, Ellen is showing creatives, makers, and doers with big dreams how to leap into the unknown, take the blows, and stick the landing. This honest and bold illustrated book will be like having Ellen - your personal hype woman - there with you, all the while yelling, Don't stop You got this and teaching you every one of her creative problem-solving tactics. Whether you want to start a multimillion-dollar company or pilot a risky idea, you'll learn how to transition from the flying by the seat of your pants stage to the well-oiled machine stage. Ellen shares hard-won advice on topics such as: - How to barter for opportunities, expertise, and data you couldn't otherwise afford - How to build your confidence belt by practicing doing things that scare you - How to convince people to take a chance on you by leading with your passion and following up with hard work If you've ever had a dream or a bold idea, but immediately thought, that's impossible, or I wouldn't even know where to start, or I'm not qualified to do that, Dream First, Details Later is the book for you.

Can a mother's love for her child transcend the constraints of society?Letters to Corey is the narrative of Risa Shapiro's journey-to-self through the death of her son from HIV. Her seemingly perfect life as wife, mother, and community figure, fractures from deeply fostered secrets, lies, and misconceptions. It is the early 1980's in the wealthy up-country community of Manchester, Massachusetts, where aberrant behavior does not exist--and if it does, it is quickly ushered into silence. When Risa finds her son in the woods behind their house with another boy the summer before he is to attend New York University, she flounders on unfamiliar territory, keeping this information from her husband, family, and friends. She reluctantly seeks the help of a therapist--something she never thought she would have to do in her lifetime--and when her son is diagnosed with the 'gay plague' a year later, her world spins out of control.Journal EntryIt's three AM and I can't sleep. So much I need to explain. Things you cannot imagine. Things that would never fit into your world of perfection. This place with all its constant lights and noise, where the night hides lust in the shadows. How do I explain all this when I am lost at sea without a beacon to guide me home? But you. You are strong You will find your way home.I am so sorry.Please forgive me.I love youC-