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Linden woman authors two books on healing
By Vanessa Braithwaite Moore
Kaieteur News – Jenel McKinnon, a 36-year-old woman who hails from the mining town of Linden, has made her contribution to educating women on healing and empowerment by authoring and publishing two books, entitled: Breakout the Box and Project Reject. She is also the founder of Beauty for Ashes Media Ministry and founder of the Faith Prophetic Dance Academy. McKinnon, a former student of the Mackenzie High School and the University of Guyana, is very passionate about women empowerment and is on a mission to ensure more women are on the journey to independence by educating themselves and being financially independent.
Through her books and advocacy initiatives, she has made tremendous strides in the local fight for gender equality. She has highlighted the role bold, transformative ideas, inclusive technologies, and education play in combatting discrimination and the marginalization of women globally. “As a child I was very outspoken and bold. From my early years I loved the area of the arts and literature. My father was convinced very early on that I would become a teacher, since I took my teaching job at about nine-years-old very serious teaching my little sister with a red chair cushion and chalk”.
For gender equality to be achieved we must ensure women and girls have equal access to education and create clear pathways to inclusive workplaces for women. “In my sphere of influence, I’ve come to the conclusion that my relevancy matters. When it comes to navigating as it is often said a ‘’man’s world”, I have found, that showing up in my authenticity and being bold works. Learning to be assertive, to the point and sticking to my principles are roots that even the men can’t deny make for good business. Respect will be earned as you do your work in excellence. Being great at your soft skills really does set you apart as a woman in the world. This is what makes us unique.”
As a young woman who started off pretty confused and wanting to become something new every other day, she now can confidently say she is walking in her purpose and is headed to her destiny.
She expressed that her key to her accomplishments is consistency. “On the days when all is flourishing, be consistent, on the days when the storm is raging, be consistent. When you hit your sale targets be consistent and when no one buys, stay consistent.”
Financial freedom as a woman is power and adds great value to our society. When you earn your own coins you don’t have to wholly depend on your mate or spouse, which in itself is liberating. “My Advice for young women would be to launch out now, stop waiting for the perfect conditions to follow your dreams of being an entrepreneur, scientist, nurse, chef, whatever you aspire to become you have to take the first step and start,” she advised.
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