ABOUT THE BOOK & THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THE BOOK: Based on Mike Lisagor's inspiring talk given to thousands of  high school students, Eleven Life Lessons for Teenagers (and Everyone Else) is filled with wisdom and insight for teens as well as parents who're looking for help responding to their teenager's concerns. Intertwined with Mike's honest sharing of his own personal challenges are the answers to eleven of teen’s most pressing questions including making a difference in the world, dealing with depression and anxiety, making mistakes, getting bad grades, improving relationships, taking risks, and finding hope in a challenging world.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mike Lisagor had a successful management consulting practice, earned a few degrees, was recognized for doing some impressive things, was an adjunct marketing professor, has given countless presentations and motivational talks, and has written hundreds of magazine columns and nine books including Romancing the Buddha (3rd edition), Eleven Life Lessons for Teenagers, My Fifty Years of Buddhist Practice, and The Muse Within: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Icons.

Mike plays piano and harmonica, writes about random things, and hikes on mostly gentle paths with his wife of 55 years on an island in the Pacific Northwest.

Mike believes that encouraging and supporting young people is the most important thing we can do for the future of the planet!