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Exactly As I Am


Spelman graduate, 'Access Hollywood' correspondent and Emmy Award-winning journalist Shaun Robinson is now an author. 'Exactly As I Am: Celebrated Women Share Candid Advice with Today's Girls on What it Takes to Believe in Yourself' (Ballantine) is filled with sage advice from noted women on everything from sex and body image to self-confidence and even crash diets.
"There were several things that inspired me to write this book," says Robinson of the two-and-a-half-year project. The first was just to touch the lives of the teen girls she regularly comes into contact with through her volunteer work with the foster care system of Los Angeles County. The other was about living a more meaningful life.
"I was listening to a sermon, and the pastor was saying that we constantly strive for more money, more stuff, a bigger car, a bigger house. And he was saying if you really want to live a more fruitful life, you really have to strive for significance, not just success. And in my own little way, this is how I'm giving back and saying thank you for the many blessings that have come into my life."
Words of wisdom from : Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah, Vanessa Williams, Eva Mendes, Mandy Moore, Alicia Keys and many more! Click here for purchasing information.


I am excited for this book! In our (Marie and I) line of work, we encounter so many young girls with self-esteem issues, because of these issues, they make poor decisions. These young girls need role models and fathers!! They need to read other types of books BESIDES the "hood books" that sell them false dreams of meeting a "BOSS" who is going to buy them LOUIS VUITTON and GUCCI! We need to love ourselves and teach our daughters how to love themselves also!


~Nique

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I SO AGREE... BUT U MEET PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN LIFE PERIOD... NOT JUST YOUR "LINE OF WORK!" AND SOMEONE FLAUNTING A PAGE OF FASHION WITHOUT HAVING A HOME OF THEIR OWN MAKES YOU JUST AS PATHETIC AS THE GIRLS YOU SPEAK OF!

HerGoodyBag said...

Anonymous,

Being that you are concealing your identity, I don't know if you actually know me (Janique) or Marie, but coming to GoodyBag is optional. If you do not agree with what we post or how we conduct our site, you do not have to type our web address and press go. This is a site to uplift women in all aspects of life with a focus on fashion. If you read our mission statement, we are not here to pass judgment, but to keep young women in "the know" of fashion, enterainment, health, beauty and so forth. So please refrain from the negative comments. We welcome CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, but we will not tolerate ignorance. If you know us personally as friends or acquaintances then you should feel comfortable enough to share your thoughts with either of us personally, not hiding behind the computer. With that being said anonymous have a blessed day and remember stay "Delectably S.W.E.E.T...Style With Ease, Elegance & Taste

~Nique