Becoming the Better You
Rediscovering The Real You
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We are beautifully and wonderfully made in the image of God. As the children of God, we must live up to who we are destined to be. This calls for of the need to take control of our lives and stop playing the blame game. When we put God first in whatever we are doing, He comes in and fills all the gaps.
Developing skills is defined as coming up against a problem and learning how to overcome it. Education will not necessarily change your personality. But it should give you the confidence to come forward and accept more responsibilities. A woman or man with education will always have an extra edge in the job market over those without. It is never too late to get education as it is an ongoing process. When a man or woman says he has finished with education, he or she is essentially also finished. Learning is not a period of life but a way of life. Get out of the box and commit to learning something new in whatever is your area of your interest at least for one hour a week, and I assure you by the end of one year you will have become an expert. It is a fact that ordinary people do extraordinary things, so why not get out of your comfort zone? Learning can be through simple things like
• reading a chapter of your book of choice
• going for a seminar or conference
• listening to an educational CD as you drive or cook in the kitchen
• having a mentor who has been where you want to be in life
• surrounding yourself with friends who stretch your thinking and challenge you
William Jennings Bryan, a world-famous orator, claimed that almost every person can speak comfortably in public if he or she has the confidence and an idea that is boiling and stewing within. He says that the way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear to do and get a record of successful experiences behind you. When you believe something is impossible, your mind sets to work to prove why it is so. But, when you believe, really believe something can be done; your mind helps you find the ways to do it. Belief releases creative power while disbelief puts the brakes on. Therefore, start with small manageable steps to develop the confidence and ultimately believe in yourself. Learn to develop a definite growth plan because when God sees you doing so, He opens doors for you and connects you with the right people at the right time. You need to have big dreams and goals because you have a big God. Trust me, God wants to do more with whatever dream or goal you may have. Believe in yourself because you have unlimited creativity. Remember that there are many books waiting to be written, many businesses to be ventured into, many people of influence to be met, new technology to be discovered etc.
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About the Book
There are good plans for your life. You have what it takes to living up to your purposeful and fulfilled life. Living a fulfilled happy life is not something you find but rather it is something you have to create yourself.
Cecily Mwaniki’s book gives you the insights of ‘Becoming the Better You’. She writes with the benefits of actively working in the community with women, men and the young people.
‘Becoming the Better You’ will enable you to;
a) Activate, stimulate and release the wealth of your potential
b) Break free and leap over the limitations of past opinions and experiences.
If you have been frustrated by your dreams, ideas and visions, this book will activate your buried treasure and ignite the wheels of productivity. This delightful book will also be a treasured companion for years to come irrespective of who you are today.
‘Becoming the Better You’ will help you understand who a real man and woman is, how to have and live a happy marriage, how to beat all the odds as a youth and how to maximize your life. You will become bold enough to step out of your comfort zone to new things no man, woman or youth has done before because you will discover you have what it takes.
'Becoming the better you' will also help you chose what to do with the hurts that come in your life for you can only do four things with them namely; nurse them, curse them, rehearse them or reverse them. You will appreciate that the past has gone forever but you still own the future for God has good plans for you.
About the Author
Cecily Mwaniki taught for five years both in secondary and primary schools in Kenya before re-locating to the United Kingdom. She has always had a passion for women-oriented issues and therefore she took a B.A degree in women studies. After volunteering for a women’s aid organisation, Cecily founded ‘Utulivu’ Women, an organisation working for women and children with the support of men. She also worked with homeless people who had drugs and alcohol problems. While doing so, she took a BSc degree in substance use and misuse. She then took a one-year programme called “Common Purpose”, which prepared her for her work in the community. She also took a one-year course in chartered management and became a member of the Chartered Management Institute. She has a certificate in the field of social Equality and Diversity and is one of the diversity ambassadors within the organisation she currently works for. She is extensively involved in community work and is a member of the FORUM Committee and the SAKOMA—organisations promoting work of the marginalized people in the community. Cecily is also a member of the Local Police Advisory (LPA) team with the view of empowering and engaging her community with the wider community. She has two daughters, Angela and Mercy, and a husband, James and she is passionate about Healthy Family Relationship as she believes it is the source of a healthy and wealthy society.