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Becoming

Becoming

A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice

Summary

What's your journey of becoming? Based on Michelle Obama's bestselling memoir, this gorgeous journal contains more than 150 inspiring questions and quotes to help you discover your story.

'It's not about being perfect. It's not about where you get yourself in the end. There's power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice.' Michelle Obama

In Becoming, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama shared her extraordinary journey, creating space for others to tell theirs. Now with Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice, she helps you find your story with:

· Thought-provoking prompts to help reflect on your history
· Fun activities to outline your goals, challenges and dreams
· Enlightening questions to understand what motivates and brings hope

These pages will help you capture your voice so you can nurture your sense of becoming. Becoming creative. Becoming brave. Becoming you.


"I hope you'll use this journal to write down your experiences, thoughts, and feelings, in all their imperfections, and without judgment . . . We don't have to remember everything. But everything we remember has value."

About the author

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She later worked in the Chicago mayor's office, at the University of Chicago, and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service. She is the author of the #1 global bestseller Becoming and the #1 national bestseller American Grown. The Obamas currently live in Washington, D.C., and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
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