In Improbable Possibilities: An Entrepreneur’s Quest, the author Linda E. Rawlings offers readers a compelling glimpse into the life of a seemingly fearless entrepreneur. But we all make mistakes, even the most successful of us. And so, through a series of captivating stories of her past and personal reflections, Rawlings shares her story. From humble beginnings to entrepreneurial success. She discusses challenges she faced and mistakes she made along the way. This book is about growth and self discovery and embracing life. I’ve always admired the entrepreneurial spirit. Not everyone has it in them, but more and more people are looking to forge their own paths in life. I found Rawlings’ story relatable, in the sense of getting back up and moving forward with your goals in mind. She is willing to pursue her dreams despite the odds. I love this message, a message of anything being possible. Persevere and find your own success! Improbable Possibilities was a great book and I’d highly recommend it. It’s entertaining and intellectual.
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Improbable Possibilities: An Entrepreneur’s Quest
Observe Possibilities.
Entangle Possibilities.
Create Possibilities.
Throw spaghetti against the wall of life and see what sticks.
Multi-business entrepreneur Linda Rawlings is perhaps best-known as co-creator of California-based Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc. Her debut book Improbable Possibilities, reveals other entrepreneurial quests 
through childhood, a business career, a dance career, and three marriages–in twenty episodes of you-can’t-make-this-up and you-can’t-put-this-down true stories.
Diverse San Francisco entrepreneurial adventures include Robert C. Brown and Company, investment advisors; Triple 888 Manufacturing, the sheet metal company purchased created to manufacture ovens for baking Otis Spunkmeyer cookies; and Sentimental Journeys, the DC3 airline that promoted Otis Spunkmeyer Cookies. Her other entrepreneurial activities include founding and producing New Shoes Old Souls Dance Company, producing Yoga Garden Dancers, and working with Heterodoxy Magazine and George Magazine. Rawlings helped develop MANA!, a food brand in Hong Kong.
Rawlings has undergraduate degrees in Fine Arts and Mathematics (Bates College) and master’s degrees in Business and Journalism (UC Berkeley). She has lived in Connecticut, California, Singapore, Hong Kong, Toronto, Sydney, and Las Vegas. Newport, Rhode Island is her home-for now. Her writing has appeared in Heterodoxy, The Oakland Tribune, and Newport Life Magazine. This is her first book, inspired by theoretical physics.
“Reading Improbable Possibilities, is like catching up with your most adventurous and entertaining friend.”
Carolyn Wyman, author: “The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book”“The author, who describes herself as a baby boomer with an old soul, opens with an account of her youth in Connecticut, and in a series of chapters filled with quotes from rock music . . . these chronological self-portraits unfold with a wonderfully readable combination of inner exploration . . . A lively, colorful memoir of corporate and personal growth.“
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