I’m dedicating this book to my children and my extended family members for believing in me, and for their emotional support. My children challenged me to think about how to come up with something useful for young and middle-aged people who wish to take
control of their dreams and lives. Many other people, friends and colleagues, contributed to my decision to write this book. More importantly, my children make me think about the best way to mentor and coach them as young people living in a complex society. When I was studying social work, I wanted to educate myself and to empower other people. One of my goals is to be empowered and to pass knowledge to the next generation through books.
As a father, social worker, researcher and educator in social work, I’m happy to dedicate this resource to young adults and middle-aged people. If you want to work on your confidence, responsibility and well-being as well as your goals for life, this book is a guiding tool for you. It is a great opportunity for people to learn about challenges, and to be responsible for taking care of their lives. Like the seasons, life comes with many episodes. The important thing is to learn how to cope with episodes or seasons. Yes, seasons do come and go. This is how life is. It comes with challenges, but some challenges can be managed well, at an individual, family, community or government level.
Life is very difficult, and society is very complex socially, culturally, politically, economically, and historically. You need purpose, to give you meaningful ideas to guide you. May this book assist you to understand this and take responsibility, to prepare you for dealing with complex challenges or issues in society. Life is like a difficult game. You must learn to play this game smartly by making the right choices.