Who I Be!

About the Book

Description of the book: This book which focuses on the child’s self-concept (also called self-perspective or self-identity) is a collection of beliefs about oneself that includes elements such as academic performance, gender roles and racial identity. Generally, self-concept embodies the answer to “Who I Be?” Humanist psychologist Carl Rogers believed that there were three different parts of the self-concept: 1. Self-Image or how you see yourself. 2. Self-Worth or how much you value yourself. 3. Ideal-Self or how you wish you could be. Congruence or Incongruence of a positive self-concept has its earliest roots in childhood. Why is the self-concept so important? Because it literally regulates how well we put to use whatever knowledge that we already have. We perform as much to our self-concept as we do to our knowledge. This book is a tool to use for the child to increase a positive self-image, to bolster the child’s self-worth, plus strongly place a high value of themselves and constantly striving to be their true ideal-self. Continual reading of this book will inculcate in the child to always be their better self!

About the Author

Rashid Raziq Rashad was born in Atlanta, Ga. On November 17, 1967 and grew up in Techwood Homes the first public housing project built in United States. Throughout the 70s and 80s the area was synonymous with urban blight cascading in drugs and violence; prior to Techwood’s destruction Congress designated the project as the “deadliest housing project in the country”. Rashid’s father Woodrow Stargell Jr. was murdered when he was only eight yrs. old, he has three brothers and one sister; his mother Eloise Stargell was only twenty nine yrs. old at the time of the murder. Rashid graduated from Henry Grady High School in Atlanta, Ga. with a four year athletic scholarship from Savannah State University in football. Rashid has ten children, eight grandchildren and a loving supportive wife Anisa Rashad. Rashid is the parliamentary of the PTA board at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Ga. Chairperson of the school council at Pine Ridge Elementary School in Stone Mountain, Ga. also den leader for Boys Scout pack 1891 in Lithonia, Ga. Rashid is the author of the book “The Power of Family Unity: How to Use it to Gain Economical Freedom for Generations”. Mr. Rashad is the president of a non-profit organization called “The Custodians of Faith”, which feed the homeless in downtown Atlanta, Ga. every weekend and travel throughout the country on missions to help the poor. Rashid is a member of “A Titus Man”, a non-profit organization with his brother Scott Chatman which mentors young men.