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"Ellen Bennett is the platonic form of a go-getter who inspires go-getter after go-getter to become a better go-getter."—Zooey Deschanel, actor and musician You’ll never know where to start…until you start. This gutsy guidebook will help anyone who''s procrastinating on a goal, career change, or business idea stop the obsessive worrying and leap into action.As a 24-year-old line cook, Ellen Marie Bennett couldn''t stand the kitchen staff’s poorly designed, cheaply made aprons. So when her head chef announced he was ordering a new batch, she blurted out, “Chef, I have an apron company”—even though she had no company, no business plan—just a glimmer of a design idea and a business license. Through hustle and a willingness to leap into the unknown, time and time again, she built that first order into a multi-million-dollar company called Hedley & Bennett, making aprons and kitchen gear worn by many of the world’s best chefs and home cooks everywhere. Dream First, Details Later shares Ellen''s journey and her forged-in-the-fire personal playbook for starting before you stop yourself. If you''ve ever imagined doing something and immediately thought, "that''s impossible," or "I wouldn''t even know where to start," or "I''m not qualified to do that," in these pages, you''ll learn how to shove aside your inner worrier and launch into action. 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!" She''ll share hard-won advice on:   •  Squashing doubts and reservations about venturing outside your comfort zone. (These doubts masquerade as rational, but they’re more likely coming from a place of fear.)  •  Saying screw it to the perfect plan and using creative problem-solving—and heart and guts—to conquer the shit storms as they come.  •  Eventually transitioning from the "flying by the seat of your pants" stage to the "well-oiled machine" stage.   You don''t need to have all the answers to make your dream a reality. You just need to start before you''re ready.

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-