Adaobi Onyekweli Speaking 

I don’t want this to happen to you. In fact, the opposite. I want you to rejoice and cherish every moment in your life because time is limited. We only think about what we need to do and get trapped into the daily routine and forget to take time for ourselves, to meditate, to listen to what we really want. We ignore all the signs.

If you were to take only one thing out of this book, it should be this: live your life, not your parents’ life, not your family’s life, not what other people tell you that you should be doing. Choose to live your own life, without regrets.

I have lived a life of procrastination and not taking life seriously. I had often neglected my own needs whilst focusing on dealing with others’ demands. This obviously affected my self-esteem greatly. I was not aware of the negative vibration which played an active role in my daily personal behaviour.

I have realised that since my return to life, my focus has changed a great deal. I am more aware of my own personal needs. Things that used to bother me no longer matter to me. Forgiveness has become a daily practice (both personally and towards others).

It’s a whole new world for me. I would want you to know that there’s hope in every new day. You should put away negativity due to the adverse effect on your personal health. You should enjoy life to the fullest and get away from stress.

My overall suggestion is to USE YOUR GIFTS TO ILLUMINATE THE DARKNESS IN YOUR WORLD. My biggest goal is to get my story out to the world through various media, and for my story to serve as a positive reflection so you, too, can reinvent yourself.

Adaobi Onyekweli On Stage