Empowerment: To Be, To Will And To Do

By Terry Mante

NO LIFE IS EASY. Whether you choose to do something great or ordinary, life will still not be easy. The best option for you is to desire and design your ideal life, resolve to walk a path that leads you there, and press through to get to where you want to get to. That is what EMPOWERMENT is about.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Terry Mante Exchange
• Release date: Jun 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393810353

Terry Mante

As a thought leader with keen interest in the progress and wellbeing of people, Terry has written over 400 articles for publication in newspapers and magazines in Ghana and reputable online portals. These works span a range of subjects such as faith, leadership, politics and governance, business, self-help, and career development. His work has been cited and quoted by many authors, bloggers, colleges, companies and PhD candidates in Australia, Ghana, India, Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States, and other parts of the world. As a consultant and advisor, he offers guidance and counsel to individuals and organizations to bring out the best in them and position them to function effectively. He has worked on market research, strategy, branding, corporate training, capacity-building as well as PR and communications projects for clients in diverse fields. He is a personal development coach, business development and management consultant and communications practitioner.

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INSIDE THIS BOOK

WHO IS IN YOUR BOAT?

SAY ‘NO’ TO NAYSAYERS

HOW TO GET HELP

THE GIFT OF LEARNING

HABITS THAT FEED THE MIND

MORE PRECIOUS THAN KNOWLEDGE

THAT WHICH IS IN YOU

THE RIGHT TO FIGHT

UNLOCK THE FORCE OF CONFIDENCE

PRESS THROUGH

My intention for every book I write is to solve problems, contribute to knowledge, inspire and challenge my generation, advance the cause of human progress and leave a legacy for posterity.

It is my confident expectation that this book will do just that.

Empowerment presents a compilation of ten enrichment articles I have written for my weekly column in the Business & Financial Times in Ghana over the years.

I hope that this book enriches your life.

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Terry Mante

1

WHO IS IN YOUR BOAT?

The people in your life may engender calamity or calmness.

Jonah in the boat

A GROUP of mariners were preparing to embark on a journey. A man named Jonah approached them and said he wanted to join them. These mariners were gracious enough to allow him get on board.

In the course of their journey, a mighty tempest arose which brought about apparent threat to life. After consultations with their gods and among themselves, these men came to the conclusion that the storm was as a result of the man they had on board; he was being pursued by God for disobedience.

Then they asked him, What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you? Eventually, they threw him overboard and then onwards the sea raged no more. [This is from the story of Jewish Prophet Jonah as narrated in the Old Testament of the Bible. You may read the full account of this part of his story in Jonah 1:1-16].

Perhaps if those questions which were asked of this stranger in the midst of the storm had been asked before admitting him into the boat, they wouldn’t have taken him on board and the stormy situations could