Lexi, my Red-tailed Hawk hunting partner, has taught me a great many things over the last two-and-a-half years. I have a deep respect for her hunting style, which centers around an uncluttered capacity for decision. Human beings have it relatively easy. We don't, generally speaking, have to risk life and limb every time we eat. …
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Concision, Precision and Decision
"Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life." ~ Victor Hugo When I lived in Paris many years ago I had the good fortune to attend the press opening of the first ever performance in French of the stage musical adaptation of Hugo's novel, Les Misérables. The experience was fabulous and it left me with …
Pull The Trigger
When it comes to hunting, the most important thing is to have good aim, the second most important is to have the gumption to pull the trigger. So it is in life. As amazing as our capacity of reason is, we cannot accurately predict the future 100% of the time. While events of the future …
The Virgin Experience: Business Leadership
Dyslexic as a child and a poor student who left school at the age of 15, Richard Branson now runs the largest group of private companies in Europe. With annual revenues topping $25 billion, Branson's family of "Virgin" companies look to turn conventional business wisdom on its head. Business has grown to be one of the most powerful forces …
Gregory Hake 