Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents

<p>New York Times bestselling author humorist and speaker Michael Perry delivers real-world lessons on leadership creativity resilience and entrepreneurship.</p><p></p><p>Entertaining and fundamentally useful no matter the form of art or business you pursue Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents is a masterclass in identifying unexpected opportunities and concludes with a chapter titled The Most Improbable Mentor Move of All.</p><p></p><p>This witty and insightful book details how unlikely encounters can shape creativity business and life. Brief punchy humorous and packed with memorable characters it is a powerful read filled with practical wisdom and warm storytelling for readers entrepreneurs and dreamers alike.</p><p></p><p>Raised among farmers loggers and cowboys Michael Perry worked as a registered nurse and emergency medical technician before building a career as a New York Times bestselling author humorist and in-demand speaker with over 20 books to his name-all the while navigating the dynamic crossroads of creativity and commerce.</p><p></p><p>Author's note:</p><p></p><p>For three decades now I've been my own boss meeting working with advising and writing about successful insightful tenacious quirky famous unknown and inspirational people of all stripes and stations.</p><p></p><p>This book grew out of a corporate speech I was asked to prepare describing my unlikeliest mentors and the lessons they taught me about how to thrive and survive where the worlds of art and business overlap.</p><p></p><p>It's a life that never would have happened without my mentors.</p><p></p><p>My improbable mentors.</p><p></p><p>The ones who showed me the way.</p><p></p><p>The way. Not the path.</p><p></p><p>The path you gotta make on your own. But when you accumulate advice from a broad range of folks beyond and outside your area of so-called expertise those folks are showing you the ways things can be done-no matter what you choose to do.</p>