Are you living behind a mask, perfectly designed to keep your true identity well hidden? Beautifully bedazzled with multi-colored rhinestones, that mask is the crown jewel of the person you portray every day. Each stone represents a moment of fear, pain, or struggle from the past that you have been unable to reconcile. Well, it's time to remove that bedazzled piece of art and reveal your authentic self.Amazon's Best Selling Author, Necie Black, provides practical and easy-to-follow steps that guide you to internal healing, ushered through self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-approval. Push fear aside and fall in Love with the woman you were created to be! Do life the way you intended! See yourself through God's eyes and release the dependence on others to affirm you. Find within yourself what you cannot find without, and celebrate everything that is unique about you. Take a deep dive into the pages of this book and become an expert in the principles for Authentic and Purposeful Living."In this beautiful book, Necie Black shows the way to self-confidence, self-validation, and most importantly, self-love. She teaches us how to put the past where it belongs and eliminate the victim mentality. In practical steps of reflection, she guides us into accepting where we are right now, then moves us forward into identifying opportunities for growth. She focuses on discovering natural talents, passions, and interests already within us, and shows us how to turn them into skills and strengths. If you strive to be the leader you were born to be, then reading this book and working through the principles are a MUST DO!"-Rhonda Knight Boyle, Strengths Transformation Coach and Consultant