That's Outside My Boat: Letting Go of What You Can't Control

by Charlie Jones

Book Overview

When veteran television announcer Charlie Jones got assigned to the hinterlands of Olympic broadcasting to cover rowing, canoeing, and kayaking, he serendipitously discovered a powerful philosophy for focused living: That's Outside My Boat. He learned that Olympic rowers never let anything outside their boat prevent them from achieving their goals. Jones, with coauthor Kim Doren, realized that the world of business - and all aspects of life - could...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439201625
• ISBN13: 9781439201626
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

GREAT BOOK, REAL LIFE EXAMPLES

This book was great. Each chapter is no more than 4 pages each. It gives you real life stories from the former CEO of Nike to a vietnam veteran to a divorced mother. This book helps you to understand what it is you control and how you can control it, and to decide what you cannot control, so that it won't get the best of you. It is very well written, and helped me with my stressful job. I recommend this book to anyone in business and those in a a management or leadership role. This can help to develop teamwork, or it can apply individually. Out of all professional development books I have read, this is by far the best influence in my life and at work.