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Gout: The Missing Chapter from Good Calories, Bad Calories
Last week, I had a wonderful conversation with Gary Taubes, my favorite science journalist and author of the incredible (and I consider definitive), Good Calories, Bad Calories. His ability to synthesize and recall research, both in writing and in speaking, is one of the most amazing feats I’ve ever witnessed.

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Making Headlines: Murdoch Makes the News
After having successfully revived The News, Murdoch began looking for other daily and local newspapers to acquire. In little time, Murdoch had gained control of most of the newspapers in Australia’s capital cities, including Sydney’s The Daily Mirror. With this, he was able to begin offering the larger competitors in Sydney a real challenge. His papers were soon becoming known for their exciting stories about sex and mayhem.

Fred Smith Has Lift-Off: The Beginnings of Federal Express
“By the early '70s when I'd gotten out of the service it was very clear that this new society was coming in earnest,” recalls Smith. “And so, at that point I said, ‘What the hell, let's try to put it together.’” After leaving the U.S. Marine Corps, Smith purchased a controlling interest in Ark Aviation Sales, a company that focused on aircraft maintenance. This was the first step towards realizing his goal of what would soon become Federal Express.

Lesson #2: Never Stop Putting Up A Fight
“I was very committed to the people that had signed on with me and if we were going to go down, we were going to go down with a fight,” says Smith. “It wasn't going to be because I checked out and didn't finish it out.”
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Chris Gardner Story
When you first hear the Chris Gardner story, you might think you were hearing the storyline of a Hollywood movie. In fact, the Chris Gardner story was so real that it was turned into a movie, the recently released “The Pursuit of Happyness” starring Will Smith and his real-life son Jaden Smith. But, before becoming the subject of a major motion picture, the Chris Gardner story was one of uncertainty and insecurity.

Leadership
A team of all-stars or an all-star team? When my wife and I were in Sydney, Australia, we had an opportunity to attend a performance of the Sydney Philharmonic Orchestra at the famed Opera House. The seats were choice, our night was free, so we jumped at the opportunity. When we arrived 30 minutes early, the orchestra members were already warming up. The individuals came in all sizes, ages and colors, and were both male and female. Some of them, like the cymbals player, would perform five or six seconds during the entire evening, while the cellist had one part that would extend over 20 minutes. As they warmed up, the "music" sounded like noise to me.
The most important thing to know about your strategic plan.
As part of the product development process for RapidInfluence we had numerous sessions with individuals both inside and outside of our target market. The purpose of these discussions were to work through the premises of our Strategic Planning Manifesto and to preview the first version of our product. One of the more insightful sessions we had was with Ian Smith of Portfolio Partnership and the author of The Smith Report, a must read for growth companies. In our session we discussed the need for companies to create strategic plans and more importantly to implement them. During our discussion, Ian rightly pointed out that success in strategic plan implementation was largely dependent on knowing what the status of various action items are within the strategic plan.
Who are you blaming for your short comings?
Welcome to the New Year! I hope you are feeling as refreshed and inspired as I am! But then, late last year, I did have the opportunity of hearing His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, at the conference ‘The Mind and its Potential’ in Sydney. It was an amazing experience. I came away both humbled and enriched, with my mind buzzing! I’d like to share with you some of the things I learnt.

How to...launch a successful business
Mark Smith and Nick Beeny think they have hit on a winning business formula - a website designed to tell people how to do just about anything. How did they set it up and where do they see it going?
Lesson #3 Know The Game Part I
Lesson #3 of Chris Golis's talk 5000 Business plan, 50 deals, 25 write-offs lessons learned from 25 years as a venture capitalist. It is 1986. I had been a VC for two years in Sydney and was making my first visit to Silicon Valley. How I finally learned the game.
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