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Be Like the Sea

Life, Learnings and Leadership from an Irish Navy Captain

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By: Marie Gleeson
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'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 ...'

As a farmer's daughter in the country's largest landlocked county, Marie Gleeson's unusual career choice took her into uncharted waters. Working her way up from gruelling bootcamp training to leading a drug interdiction operation seizing €700 million of cocaine from a yacht off the Kerry coast, she was a leader among men and rose to every challenge. Developing a love of the sea, Gleeson 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 ...

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A story very well told and insightful. Her main message of adapting to life’s challenges can be the most effective way to overcome them. I really enjoyed it. Definitely worth a read.

Great read - definitely recommend.

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Marie Gleeson has done a remarkable job in bringing her passion and love for the sea onto the pages of this touching memoir. Told with passion and honesty she highlights the ups and downs of her Navy career alongside her personal journey of heartbreak and discovery. A compelling listen from start to finish.

A powerful and inspiring memoir of one woman’s experience in the Irish Navy.

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Marie Gleeson delivers a rare, powerful mix of military strategy and deep human emotion. Be Like the Sea is not just a gripping memoir. It is an essential guide for navigating life's unpredictable storms. Excellent read for anyone seeking to lead with both strength and empathy.

Powerful book showing agile leadership, raw vulnerability and breaking barriers.

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The life story of an Irish woman who challenged herself and came through everything that life threw at her but also had the tenacity and intelligence to forger her own path through it. A brilliant life and professional journey with lots of lessons chronicles told in a lyrical voice.

An incredible life story told with intelligence, warmth and grace

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