First You Have to Row a Little Boat
Richard Bode
Length: 202 pages
Warner Books
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Best tips for smooth sailing in life
By Kate Clark
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“We aren’t using the wind; the wind is using
us willy-nilly in its own direction.” Throughout Bode’s reflections on living,
he describes analogies of sailing that relate to life lessons he learned from
an experienced sailor. After years of submitting to authority and working with
people’s demands, he quit his job as a public
relations manager and became a freelance
writer, which is an experience he alludes through his description of
sailing. The following three tips from his memoir are top preparation for
smooth sailing through
difficult choices.
Picture available from the Orange Sailing Team
1. Be versatile
Bode uses the
illustration of how a sailor’s life flips from land to water back to land. In
comparison, time flips us from position to position within our career. It is
pivotal to be accepting toward the different jobs.
2.
Find a new approach
In the efforts to
reach far off island as quick as possible, Bode explains his technique of
followin g a zigzag path
to arrive quickly. Although his geometry class taught a straight line is the
closest path, he learned that for his particular situation the conventional
perspective is not always the best.
3. Live without regrets
Take
advantage of the times you have to learn and give, especially with the ones you
love. He admits that his biggest regret is failing to teach his children the
life lessons of sailing, which can be interpreted as learning to change your
angle, your perspective, according to the driving force, the winds.
Overall, Bode’s
advice can be applied to a variety of careers and life choices. His sailing
examples identify a foundation to making
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