Improbable Possibilities: An Entrepreneur’s Quest is a sort of memoir, a book that takes you through the real life journey of remarkable entrepreneur Linda E. Rawlings, the author. Rawlings is not only a successful businesswoman, but also a successful storyteller. Throughout the book she takes us through her diverse entrepreneurial ventures as well as showcasing the resilience and the determination it takes to stick out the twists and turns of the business world.
Something I really enjoyed about this book was its authenticity; Rawlings doesn’t shy away from sharing the highs and lows of her journey. Her taking this route is what made it incredibly relatable and inspiring for aspiring entrepreneurs like myself. From childhood to adulthood, I’d imagine her stories leave readers of all backgrounds with valuable insights and a feeling of revitalization–that anything is a possibility! Rawlings’ debut here as an author demonstrates the power of embracing the Improbable and making your own path, with courage and tenacity. I loved this book and I walked away from it feeling a sense of eagerness to create my own path. I couldn’t recommend Improbable Possibilities enough.
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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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