"Be Like the Sea" book launched in the Commissioner of Irish Lights Building by Minister Dooley
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Be Like The Sea, by Marie Gleeson
Life, Learnings and Leadership from an Irish Navy Captain
ISBN: 9781804584491
The inspiring memoir – and a handbook for life – from one of Ireland’s first female navy captains was launched in the Commissioner of Irish Lights Building by Minister Dooley on the 28th May and that the maritime community was well represented on the evening.
‘The one thing you can’t fully control in a ship is the water all around you, so part of your plan is always reading and analysing the currents and the tides. You have a clear image in your head of how you think the ship will perform in the prevailing conditions. But this time something isn't going the way we had planned it …’
Developing a love of the sea, Marie learned that to be at one with it required agility, and a willingness to change, to go with the wind – not against it. These lessons prepared her for operating without a life raft when her personal life threw her the greatest challenge of all.
Be Like the Sea is the inspiring story of what happens when we overcome our own self-imposed physical, mental and emotional limitations, and a blueprint for charting our own unique path in life.
Marie Gleeson is a former captain in the Irish Navy. She is celebrated for her ability to translate her military experiences into valuable lessons for business and the real world.