By Christy Anyanwu
Life, health, relationship and marriage improvement specialist, Dr. Ifeyinwa Nwakwesi, has outlined 11 actions individuals and society must take to live a purposeful life.
At the launch of her new book held at Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, the author, known as ‘Phenomenal Woman’ shared what propelled her to write the book, which emanated from her personal experiences like depression, anxiety and health challenges, leading her to discover a modality for recovery.
According to Nwakwesi, the 11 actions include modifying parenting skills and educational curriculum to include a growth mindset and integrative lifestyle, building a solid spiritual foundation, living with positive mindsets, making healthy life choices, building healthy relationships and marriages, and improving leadership.
Others are empowering women and youth, acquiring conflict resolution skills, implementing robust social impact strategy, encouraging women and youth to take on leadership roles, and upholding the rule of law regardless of social status.
The 71-year-old author noted the significance of modifying parenting skills and educational curriculum to include a growth mindset and integrative lifestyle, building a solid spiritual foundation, living with positive mindsets, making healthy life choices, building healthy relationships and marriages, improving leadership, empowering women and youth, acquiring conflict resolution skills, implementing a robust social impact strategy, encouraging women and youth to take on leadership roles, and upholding the rule of law regardless of social status.
She emphasised the need for a shift in mindset, stressing the importance of leadership improvement, saying, “Our current leadership needs to upgrade their skills and commit to constant and never-ending improvement.”
Nwakwesi shared her journey of overcoming depression and anxiety and her passion for empowering others to achieve vibrant health and success. She encouraged Nigerians to focus on solutions, not just symptoms, and to work together to rebuild the nation, noting that with capable and competent leadership, Nigeria can become the giant of Africa as destined by God.
The book launch featured speakers aligned with the topics discussed in the book and Nwakwesi expressed gratitude for the opportunity to share her message, adding, “I chose people that are aligned with this topic – people that are talking and teaching about it.”