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Keys to the Kingdom: A rising young lawyer who found the key by losing the lock
Ever dream of quitting the corporate life? The key is to lose the lock. “Annie Dike knows what it is like to escape.” ─ Bob Bitchin, Cruising Outpost Magazine “Where are you going? What are you going to do? Annie, aren’t you afraid?” These are the questions they asked of me, that I asked of myself. And my answer? Not enough to let it stop me. We are all afraid to disrupt our lives, to disappoint people with our changing desires. Fear persuades us to maintain security but, for me, the monotony of my life felt like a prison of my own making. When I looked through the hole I'd chipped in my cell, I saw myself─tan, toned, bracing the bow of our boat as it crashed through crystal waves. My God I looked good! I’ll bet if I sneezed confetti would poof out. I was challenged, fulfilled, finally living, feeling and breathing in each moment. That’s when I knew I had to break out, tear my entire life to the ground and start anew. Follow all of Annie's (mis)adventures via her blogs, Facebook posts and YouTube videos at www.havewindwilltravel.com.
257 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 9, 2015
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About the author
Annie Dike
12 books6 followersAnnie Dike writes raw, relatable fiction, based loosely on her life and adventures. While she has written numerous legal treatises, multiple Amazon best-selling Sailing Books, and articles for SAIL Magazine and her travel blog—www.havewindwilltravel.com—Clovis is her debut literary fiction novel. Annie grew up in Clovis, New Mexico and is an attorney by profession. She works remotely and has spent the last decade cruising the east coast of the United States and the eastern Caribbean with her partner, Phillip, on their 46-foot sailboat.
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June 7, 2018
After spending six years as a lawyer, the author turned her back on a lucrative career and the potential of making partner at her firm, instead embracing the freedom of life living aboard and cruising on a sailboat. Dike interweaves stories of her former professional life and childhood with accounts of the her sailing adventures. And she's not afraid to share her misadventures as well and what she learned from them. Whether or not you're interested in a cruising lifestyle, if you're stuck in a career that doesn't bring you joy and are dreaming of a simpler, more fulfilling lifestyle, this book may inspire you to make changes of your own.
Note: I won a copy of “Keys to the Kingdom” and voluntarily chose to leave an honest review.
Note: I won a copy of “Keys to the Kingdom” and voluntarily chose to leave an honest review.
March 15, 2016
Found the style of writing so disruptive that after 60% I started to skip and eventually jumped to the last chapter. If you enjoy reading a linear, chronological narrative and get annoyed by as many as three 'flashbacks' per page, you will agree with my assessment.
I emphasize with the author with her abandonment of her material possessions purchased on credit but cringe with her repetitive use of TV references but I wasn't raised on American TV so that may be a personal gripe. I also detest the use of the adjective "quaint" which is so demeaning to the locals.
I emphasize with the author with her abandonment of her material possessions purchased on credit but cringe with her repetitive use of TV references but I wasn't raised on American TV so that may be a personal gripe. I also detest the use of the adjective "quaint" which is so demeaning to the locals.
January 2, 2016
I am a sailor some some experience, and like the author I left a successful corporate life to sail. This book is an easy read, and she writes well. "Acknowledging my unhappiness was the easy part. The actual doing of something to change it was where I got stuck". Now there is more in this book than going sailing. It is about the pursuit of happiness, and the costs and rewards.
December 10, 2015
A Very Inspirational Story.
What an inspiration! In some little way Annie's story validates and strengthens those people who have chosen to have a life! Keys to the Kingdom was like taking the first breath upon surfacing after staying under to ones limit!
What an inspiration! In some little way Annie's story validates and strengthens those people who have chosen to have a life! Keys to the Kingdom was like taking the first breath upon surfacing after staying under to ones limit!
December 30, 2015
Ugh.
Like, painful..... Read half , skipped half. Like watching paint dry. I mean really ? A whole chapter on kite boarding.
Like, painful..... Read half , skipped half. Like watching paint dry. I mean really ? A whole chapter on kite boarding.
June 24, 2016
A fun read
She got,smart at an early age and decided there was more to life than work and a career. She wanted to experience life and is now writing about it
She got,smart at an early age and decided there was more to life than work and a career. She wanted to experience life and is now writing about it
May 28, 2016
This is a great book for anyone thinking of starting over in any part of life. It is a bit long winded but well written and very descriptive.
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