A REVIEW OF TAKE A STEP

TITLE:             TAKE A STEP

AUTHOR:      BUKONLA AKINWANDE

PAGES:          157

PUBLISHER: ABTAKEVIC VENTURES

YEAR:             2010

REVIEWER:   YUSUF RUFA’I

In one of her many giant steps in life, Bukonla Akinwande has in a  very thorough  and well researched book shown us how to take those crucial and meaningful steps in life.

If you are one person who has or is being bugged down with confusion in life; if you are one person who thought or still thinks you will never make it in life; if you are one person who believed you will make it but never knew  the area  to make an imprint and impact in life; if you are one person who is constantly damn broke and wonders where the finances to implement your king size dreams would come from and if you are one person who dreamed of the external influence, that is, the divine push or in Bukonla’s words, ‘’The God Factor’’ to rub off on you; then you had better lay your hands on TAKE A STEP - Bukonla’s quintessential addition on having a purpose driven life and time on earth.

It is not enough to have the book in your kitty, you must meticulously and slowly digest every page of the book for it to have that deep impression on you and of course your steps in life.

Bukonla says that, if God could take that one memorable step that dispelled darkness and birthed all of creation that we see and do not see, then it behooves us, to not be afraid to take that one major step that would change our lives for good forever.

Light In Darkness, the book’s first chapter tells us that when our mind is clustered with darkness in the form of confusion, disillusionment and despair, just one word from God, as He speaks to our hearts will bring the light that will send darkness scurrying away. In other words, Bukonla is telling us that starting with God is the first step to take in any journey in life.

Many have not made appreciable progress in life because they have and keep running themselves down with their mouth. The power in the tongue is unquantifiable – it can build and destroy. It can trigger into motion and bring to a halt many processes. Be wise as regards how you use your tongue and learn to speak life and hope into your life or circumstances. You can never go wrong with that. This is the kernel in Encourage Yourself – the book’s fourth chapter.

As it is often said, “When you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” When projects of whatever form are qualitatively and speedily executed, it is because good planning was initially carried out. Planning is also an onerous task, because it involves tasking our brain, all of our faculties. It is deep thinking! In chapter thirteen, we are let into the whole gamut of planning.

The other twelve chapters are what I call roadmaps to taking the steps that would make light illuminate your darkness. With these chapters, the author did justice to the subject in question.

Bukonla’s diligence and passion as encapsulated in this piece – Take A Step shows her willingness to pour out herself for the development and advancement of  bright minds.

This is  a book that will  be immensely beneficial to people from all walks of life irrespective of any known divide, of course the attendant benefits that will accrue to society as a result of minds and lives that are shaped by the ‘’thoughts’’ in the book cannot be over emphasized.