I began this memoir 35 years ago, when I was in the midst of the first years of my business career. I had graduated from Stanford University as a Poli Sci/Social Science major–really good for nothing but graduate school. I didn’t want to go there. So I got a job.

Lessons from a Liberated Life is a collection of vignettes that portray my life as a travelling salesperson for Cargill, Incorporated, the largest privately held company at the time.