Hi everyone, this is Kate Snow, and I'm so happy to share with you a conversation I had

with author Mitch Album as part of my series The Drink.

Mitch is of course known for his best-selling books, but did you know that he spent years

traveling the world trying to break into the music business?

He was known as Michos in Greece where he lived for a while.

He says he became a world-renowned author by total accident.

Mitch has a new book out called The Stranger in the Lifeboat.

It asks the question, what would you do if you asked the universe for help?

And it actually came to you.

You can hear many more stories of success from top artists, entrepreneurs, visionaries,

all kinds of people.

That's at www.nbcnews.com slash The Drink.

The big question is how did you get here?

Oh well, that's an easy question to answer by accident.

Mitch Album, what's your drink?

What do you got?

I have got peppermint tea, which I drink because it doesn't interfere with anything.

So here's my favorite mug because it got a little picture of me and our little girl, Chica

from Haiti.

It's beautiful.

Thank you.

I've got peppermint tea as well right here.

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