Fashionistas Read Too: How Could You Possibly Be In Your Own Way?

I stumbled upon this book by pure chance I suppose, upon a search on Amazon. I had seen Tyrese on the Wendy William’s show talking about the book about a year earlier but for some reason, I hesitated to purchase it, as I had wrongly concluded that it was solely providing relationship advice. However, this time, after reading a thorough description of the book on the webpage, I was intrigued and was curious to see if it could be of any assistance to me. The chapters unfold as follows:

Chapter 1: Childhood

Chapter 2: How Much Do You Love Yourself?

Chapter 3: Are You the Master of Your Environment?

Chapter 4: Who Are Your Five People?

Chapter 5: Why Do Men (and Some Women) Cheat?

Chapter 6: Do I Love You More Than I Know You?

Chapter 7: What is Your Purpose?

Chapter 8: Are You Ready For the Next Level?

Tyrese relates the struggles he faced as a young boy growing up in an abusive household and rough neighborhood in Watts, South Central Los Angeles. With the hope of eventually having a better life, Tyrese harnessed his love for singing which led him to his first big break in a national Coke commercial. Using this platform, he took his career to new heights, thus creating that better life that he always wished for.

As we delve deeper into its pages, Tyrese admonishes the reader to perform some introspection by:

1.       recognizing a negative mind and spirit

2.       understanding that we are truly the master of our environment

3.        discerning whether the people that we allow into our lives as our close circle of friends or associates are helping us or bringing us down

4.        realizing that in a relationship we  cannot blame ourselves for our mate’s unfaithfulness

5.        being realistic in our expectations of others especially in an intimate relationship.

In doing so, we set the stage for us to cultivate true love for ourselves and to ultimately find our purpose or exactly what we want from our lives and eventually seeing it through.

This book was truly inspirational and provided many opportunities for self-reflection in my pursuit to reach my true potential.

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