Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Vee Kativhu
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 180,Width 130
Category/GenreMemoirs
Self-help and personal development
Lifestyle and personal style guides
ISBN/Barcode 9781529110456
ClassificationsDewey:158
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint Square Peg
Publication Date 2 December 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Learn how to live an empowered life with education activist and empowerment YouTuber, Vee Kativhu. 'Rather than handing down advice from her mountain of accomplishments, Vee Kativhu uses her own personal story to reveal how every young person can achieve their goals and impact the world around them. Dynamic and transformative, Empowered is a roadmap for following your dreams.' Malala Yousafzai 'A touching, deeply inspiring and thought-provoking book written by a trailblazer and a powerhouse. I had goosebumps.' Jack Edwards, author of The Uni-Verse- The Ultimate University Survival Guide From experiencing grief and leaving her home country of Zimbabwe for the UK, to attending disruptive state schools and working long hours to support herself and her mother, Vee Kativhu has faced much adversity. But through personal hardship, she has triumphed, using her experience to help people from all over the world recognise their own talent and achieve their goals. From attaining a bachelor's degree from Oxford and a Master's from Harvard to spreading her message of education, equal access and opportunity and empowerment to a global audience of over 300,000, Vee's incredible journey has inspired young people around the world in need of a boost of confidence, motivation and practical life advice. In Empowered, Vee draws from her own journey to teach you how to- - Set your life goals, career aspirations and actually achieve them - Stay motivated in the face of rejection and hardship - Learn from your mistakes - Take chances, live your best life and don't let hardship define you - Cultivate feelings of self-love and self-empowerment This book will inspire you how to live a more fulfilled, motivated and empowered life in everything you do.

Author Biography

Vee Kativhu is a YouTube visionary, education activist and founder of the initiative, Empowered by Vee. She uses her platform to share tips and advice to help underprivileged and underrepresented people from across the world recognise their own talent and potential. Through transparently sharing her experiences at Oxford and Harvard, Vee has also become a symbol of hope for many young Black women as she shares the story of what it is like to enter non-Black spaces and excel in them. An Oxford graduate of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Vee is now studying International Education Policy at Harvard with the hope of becoming a policy advisor for girls' education in Zimbabwe. Vee has been named a Rare Rising Star, Future Leader, Diversity Champion and LinkedIn Changemaker. She has also been a BBC Teach presenter, TEDx speaker and a University, Empowerment and Academia Content Creator for YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn, achieving many other accolades in the process. Ever since she set up her YouTube channel, Vee has been blazing a trail ever since, and now has a following of over 300,000. Within her 14,500+ strong Empowered by Vee community, she has also created an annual academic conference that provides skills and tips to students who need support as they make the often-difficult transition from school to university. An inspiration to anyone who has faced adversity and made it through, Vee is a symbol of what it's like to not only empower yourselves, but those around you too.

Reviews

Rather than handing down advice from her mountain of accomplishments, Vee Kativhu uses her own personal story to reveal how every young person can achieve their goals and impact the world around them. Dynamic and transformative, Empowered is a roadmap for following your dreams.' * Malala Yousafzai * 'A touching, deeply inspiring and thought-provoking book written by a trailblazer and a powerhouse. I had goosebumps.' * Jack Edwards, author of The Uni-Verse: The Ultimate University Survival Guide *