Author Interview: Shanae Cooper-Robinson, author of From the Root to the Fruit: Rising Above Adversities

Author Name: Shanae Cooper-Robinson

Book Title: From the Root to the Fruit: Rising Above Adversities

Website URL: https://www.shanaecooperrobinson.com

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Root-Fruit-Rising-Above-Adversities/dp/1958443026

Social Media Links:

• https://web.facebook.com/Shanae-Cooper-Robinson-107642651951424/
• https://bit.ly/LinkedInShanaeCooper-Robinson
• https://bit.ly/FacebookShanaeCooper-Robinson
• https://bit.ly/YoutubeChannelShanaeCooper-Robinson
• https://www.instagram.com/shanaecooper/
• https://www.tiktok.com/@shanae_cooperrobinson

What is your book about? 

From the Root to the Fruit: Rising Above Adversities is a life-changing memoir that will push you to achieve your goals despite the numerous adversities that you are faced with. It outlines how one’s grassroot upbringing or encounters can set the stage for future success if he or she trains the mind to see good in every dismal situation. This book documents the author’s journey from nothing to something, struggles to triumphs. It highlights the fact that one’s adversities do not have to be his or her doom, but can be used as steppingstones to discover greater purpose and fulfillment in life. This book promises to take readers from a place of despair to fulfilling their God-given purposes as well as push them beyond their ordinary limits. Do you want to triumph over your adversities? In this memoir, you will learn practical steps that will help you to:

• Turn your limes and sour tamarind into limeade and tamarind balls.
• Develop a positive mindset even when inundated with countless adversities and negativities.
• Use education as an escape route from your adversities.
• Develop that self-drive to activate all your dormant skills and potentials.
• Feel motivated, recharged and empowered to fulfill your purpose in life.

Are you ready to move from a place of despair and complacency to triumph? The truth is, everyone can achieve greatness if he or she is willing to exchange the zone of comfort with that of discomfort. In order to achieve something that you don’t have, you have to be willing to give up something that you have.

What inspired you to write your book?

I was inspired to write this book for a couple of reasons:

1. I want to leave a legacy for my offspring, so that they can use my hardship as a reference point to appreciate what they have in life and take nothing for granted.
2. I wrote this book because I wanted to share my struggles with single parent mothers, high schoolers facing peer pressure, poverty-stricken youth, college students experiencing financial constraints and the average man trying to make ends meet. I want to let them know that they are not alone, and it’s possible to rise above their adversities because I have done so triumphantly despite my many adversities. Additionally, I was intentional in sharing the message that there is power in your pain and hope in your despair.

If you have a business related to your book, tell us about it: N/A

What is a typical day like for you?

A typical day for me unfolds in the following manner: I wake up as early as 4:50 a.m., do my devotional, then I execute my motherly and wifely duties. I take my babies to school then go to work. During work hours, I work around the clock. I keep my students engaged during contact hours, at lunch and break time I create blog content, work on projects like (designing books, finishing up manuscripts, creating graphics in Canva, coding, browsing through my email, or glancing on social media etc.). When school finishes at 3:00 p.m., I do an extra lesson then go home. In the evenings, I spend time with my babies, assist with their homework, pre-prepare their food items and school stuff for the next day, tidy them up, allow them to recite their prayer, then go to bed. When they are sleeping, I am either working on school or my author’s project. When finished, I go napping the earliest 10:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m.

What do you most enjoy about what you do?

I enjoy being an author and mom. These two capacities are life-changing roles that help you to mold, nurture, impact and change lives.

What are some favorite books you’d recommend to our readers? 

Some of my favorite books read that I’d recommend to our readers are:

• Think Big by Ben Carson
• If Caterpillar Can Fly so Can I by Alvin Daye
• You Need PR: An Approachable Guide to Public Relations for Early-Stage Companies by Jenna Guarneri
• The Nonfiction Book Publishing Plan: The Professional Guide to Profitable Self-Publishing by Stephanie Chandler and Karl W. Palachuk

What advice do you have to offer our readers? 

Your message matters; many people are going through life’s adversities. Sharing your message or story could be their only ray of hope.

What would people be surprised to learn about you? 

That I am a web designer.

What’s next for you? 

An author will always write.

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