From Chapter 4: "Preparation: When the Wind Blows" in Ingredients of Outliers The Brown M&M Caper I have a confession to make: I’m a frustrated rock star. Save for my lack of any musical talent (I have lost friends after singing Happy Birthday to them), I could be Bruce Springsteen. I once went to see Van Halen, a band fronted at that time by David Lee Roth. You may remember him. He was the alleged “nut-job” who insisted on having a large bowl of M&Ms provided to him backstage before concerts. He had one clause in his contract which required that no brown M&Ms were allowed … [Read more...]
Woman Outlier: Sharon Guynup’s Motivational Tedx Talk
On the heels of America Recycles Day and on our last day for the free EBook promotion, we felt compelled to give the environmentalist Sharon Guynup further recognition. She is one of the six outliers profiled in our Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changer series. Sharon Guynup is an environmental journalist and photographer whose work has been seen in such notable publications as Smithsonian, National Geographic, and USA Today, among others. She began as a child exploring her backyard with her grandfather, who taught her the beauty and solace in the outdoors, using an Instamatic camera and … [Read more...]
Women Game Changers Final Reveal: Meet Two More Impressive Women
As we get closer to releasing Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changers, our anticipation and excitement has been steadily building to give you the final names of the women featured at outliers. As you may recall we have already announced some outstanding women who we’ve referenced for you here: See press releases: Iowa state Supreme Court Justice Marsha Ternus & Oprah’s Book Club author Jane Hamilton Arizona Gubernatorial candidate, Christine Jones & Founder of Midwest Glaucoma Center, P.C., Dr. Mildred M.G. Olivier. And for the remaining women featured in Author John … [Read more...]