Becoming by Michelle Obama
We know her as Barack Obamas wife and as the previous Flotus (first lady of the United States). We know her as the strong, powerful, fearless and courageous women.
Do we know anything about her path towards these characteristic traits?
Do we know the challenges she faced on her way to Becoming who she is today? That is exactly what this book is about. A glimpse into the life path of Michelle Obama. An authentic and open-hearted book, written as if she is talking to you, telling her story. A life journey filled with life obstacles as we all people go through. A life journey filled with perseverance, compassion, faith and passion to change. A passion to have an impact on her surrounding starting in Chicago. Just an ordinary girl growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, attending prestigious Ivy League School and starting at a cooperate law firm to then realize that was not what she wanted. However, that job at the law firm brought her something else, the life-partner she would not imagine to find there.
This book came out at a great timing in history now where more and more females are eagerly climbing with no limitations. The climbing comes with a lot of pressure. A pressure that normally come from women putting it on themselves, thinking they are the only ones that cannot perform better. Michelle emphasizes that through her storytelling and the emotional difficulties she was going through just to realize that it is ok. It is ok to not be ok. It is a good eye-opening to the younger generation.
What you learn from this book is the insight and understanding that the journey of Becoming great in life is a lifelong journey and not an overnight miracle. Sometimes an overnight miracle is the result of a lifetime of trails and errors. Coming from a worldwide known person, being in the front in one of the most powerful countries in the world make the reader realize that we are all simple human beings and we can Become what we desire to be.
Worth reading during any circumstances in life and season of the year.
You can find the book here: In Sweden: BOKUS (english)
BOKUS (swedish) In the USA: Barnes & Nobles Worldwide: AMAZON
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Peace!