A book review by Luke Thomas, Director of Spring

Stand-up performance, building a career and identity, chasing a true love and finding a niche for yourself.  Michael McIntyre covers a lot of subjects.  This book had me crying with laughter on a good few occasions – plus plenty of ongoing chuckles!

It’s very much written in Michael’s trademark style that’s for sure.  Which will probably help you decide in advance whether you’ll love or hate it.

Honesty, observations of life and self-deprecation are the order of the day with this read.  The things that stood out to me in relation to my blog and the Spring business in general were Michael’s:

• number of failures before real success
• perseverance
• luck
• networking and connections
• role-models
• attention to quality
• tenacity
• clarity of vision… in the end!

He took a long time to refine and develop his craft – way before ever going stratospheric with TV and setting so many new records.

It reminds me of the autobiography by Steve Martin – Born Standing Up – he too slogged away becoming an expert in his field, which then led to incredible results and new found success.  Another book I highly recommend.

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