Book Review
Life is Like That power of Life’s Contradiction
Author: Vincent Ogutu
Contacts : +254 722 171 838 , Email: ogutuvin@gmail.com
By Mary Mwendwa
Through the lens of captivating personal experiences, Vincent Ogutu takes the reader through a life journey that leaves them yearning for more.
He gives hope to those facing challenges in this world that never lacks problems.
Having a clear thought on how instincts, confidence, focus and planning among other things hold power in our lives.
This book cuts across many audiences, from academia, housewives, entrepreneurs, students and those who generally get fascinated by reading literature material.
A small pocket book of 133 pages, is an eye opener, things we ignore, things we think don’t matter, and above all the attitude we carry when faced with difficult situations are some of the topics that Vincent captures in this book.
Through chapter by chapter, the reader is able to understand that some challenges we face in our day to day lives, just need the right attitude, giving up has no room, at times we may feel we have lost but we have to soldier on.
Vincent boldly reveals his life to the reader, first about his upbringing in Nairobi’s Eastlands which is feared by many yet successful people still come out of it.He gives his life challenges of losing jobs and at one point selling a car to facilitate his life, his experiences while traveling and above all his struggle for many years without having a child, something that made him frustrated.
However, through all these experiences, this book gives hope, Vincent did not lose hope and finally, he got a baby girl and he was able to overcome many challenges, one of them being not able to write well and proved that by coming up with this book.
So, if you feel life challenges are staring at you and you have no idea on how to tackle them, why not grab this book and enjoy the following chapters!
-The power of instincts
-Power of confidence
-Power of focus
-The power of planning
-Power of Choice
-Power of Patience
-Power of Associations
-The power of peace
-The power of trust
– The power of moving forward
