OUTSWIMMING THE SHARKS: OVERCOMING ADVERSITIES, NAYSAYERS, AND OTHER OBSTACLES TO LEAD A MEANINGFUL LIFE

Book ID/图书代码： 14936511B47106

English Summary/英文概要： Overcome the detractors that can drag you away from the pursuit of your ultimate life goals and dreams

Naysayers, personal tragedies, major setbacks, procrastination, vague goals, and a multitude of other obstacles can keep you from staying on the right path in your personal and professional pursuits. These ’’sharks’’--highly adaptable and hard to combat--strike when you least expect them, nibbling away at your energy and focus.

From his own hard-earned life lessons, author J. H. Hyun, a twenty-year veteran of Fortune 500 companies, reveals the opportunities for personal growth that can emerge when you learn to swim with the tide and eventually outswim these relentless predators.

Outswimming the Sharks will help you

* Assess your current situation
* Set clear and specific goals
* Develop unbreakable focus and motivation
* Take ownership and control of your future
* Achieve your life goals in the midst of and without succumbing to your ’’sharks’’

There will always be sharks in your life to throw you off course. Now you can learn how to outswim them and reach your full life potential.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 战胜那些阻擾你所追求的最終人生目標和理想的诋毁者

那些对你提出反对意见的人，人生中的悲剧，重大挫折，拖延的工作毛病，模糊的人生目標，和許多其他障礙，可以讓您在個人和專業的追求时偏离正確的方向。這些“食人鯊” ——具有很強的適應能力和戰鬥力-——在你最不經意時发动攻击，蠶食你的精力和注意力。

作家 J. H. Hyun，一個服务于世界財富500強企業的21年的资深老手，從自己辛苦積累的經驗教訓，揭示了职场中個人成長的因素，當你在出人頭地初期學會隨波逐流時，最終将击败這些遊弋無情的大鱷終結。

本書將會幫助你：

評估您目前的狀況

設定明確而具體的目標

找到牢不可破的工作重點和動力

把握所有權和掌控你的未來

在充滿食人鯊的海洋中不屈不撓，並最終實現目標

人生當中總有些“食人鯊”讓你偏離航道。但是現在通過閱讀這本書，你將學會如何超越他們，並發揮出你人生的全部潛能。(sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：’If an individual is searching for a unique self-help and motivational book, Outswimming the Sharks by J. H. Hyun should be at the top of his/her list.
The information is challenging, motivating, and exciting--but never dull. Readers learn lessons from the twenty years Mr. Hyun spent in climbing the corporate ladder as well as from his other personal experiences.
Outswimming the Sharks is a book that I have no reservations in giving my highest recommendation. Purchase a copy for yourself and one for a friend.’’ ---IP Book Reviewers
“如果你正在尋找一個見解獨到的的自助和激勵書籍， J. H. Hyun的這本新書應該是你購書清單上的首選。本書中的知識皆富有挑戰性，激勵人心，令人興奮 - 決不會讓你感到沉悶。讀者可以從Hyun先生二十多年攀登職業階梯的過程以及他的其他經歷中學習經驗和教訓。可以毫不保留的說，《擊敗食人鯊》是我評價最高的一本書。為自己和朋友購買的一本吧” --- IP書評

Online:
7/5/11 The Cypress Times
http://www.thecypresstimes.com/article/Books_Reviews/Authors_News/OUTSWIMMING_THE_SHARKS_OVERCOMING_ADVERSITIES_NAYSAYERS_AND_OTHER_OBSTACLES_TO_LEAD_A_MEANINGFUL_LIFE/47517&authorizedAccess

6/20/11 TogetherFamily.ca
http://togetherfamily.ca/mom-to-mom/dad-to-dad/

6/20/11 North Texas Kids (page 22)
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1sfj6/NorthTexasKidsJune20/resources/6.htm

Review:
6/13/11 About.com- Fatherhood
http://fatherhood.about.com/od/booksforfathers/gr/Outswimming-The-Sharks-A-Book-Review.htm

About the Author/作者介绍： Joong (“Joon”) H. Hyun was born in Seoul, immigrated to the United States at a young age, and has since worked and lived in numerous countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
For the past two decades, Joong has worked with many global Fortune 500 companies in various capacities. His experiences include working as a managing director for an international consultancy, as vice president of Global Strategy, and as vice president of Asia region for a multibillion-dollar, U.S. based company. He received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech, master’s degree from Northwestern, and MBA from Carnegie Mellon.
When not traveling for work, he and his wife YoonJeong (Kimmy) spend most of their time in the bustling Seoul metropolitan area and in beautiful northern Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC.
Joong (“Joon”) H. Hyun出生于韓國首爾，幼年時就移居美國。此後，作者曾在美洲，歐洲以及亞洲的多個國家工作和生活過。在過去的二十年當中，他曾以不同身份與多家全球500強企業合作過。例如，他做過一家國際諮詢公司執行董事，擔任過 Global Strategy 以及一家資產過十億美元美國公司亞洲地區的副總裁。
作者從佛吉尼亞理工大學取得學士學位，從西北大學取得碩士學位，隨後，他又從卡內基美倫大學獲得工商管理碩士學位。工作之余，作者會和妻子YoonJeong（Kimmy）離開華盛頓，把大部分時間留在到漢城繁華的市區和美麗的北弗尼吉亞。

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