Focused and determined to confront the self centered and self-obsessed narratives that have become global challenges against family and communal relationships, Richie Adewusi-Journalist, Publicist, Author and Youth Mentor, wrote CHRIST ESTEEM: Self Is Not Enough, a direct and timely challenge to modern motivational culture of 'self' reliance. Originally written in 2007 as a personal letter to his daughter Eno, upon her graduation from the University, the manuscript was twice lost-once to a crashed laptop and again to armed robbery in Lagos traffic, in Nigeria.
Yet, in true divine fashion, this work refused to disappear. Now, in this long-awaited second edition, Richie's voice rings louder, calling this and other generations to a life built not on self-belief but on a Christ centered belief system he has called Christ Esteem, in place of self-esteem. His journey is not theoretical. it is lived -through academic highs, cultural influences, career and business setbacks, spiritual awakening, and even brushes with death. Drawing from years of youth engagement, media work, and deep study, Richie speaks candidly about the traps of self-worship: pride, comparison, manipulation, and fear of inadequacy.
He contrasts these with the liberating truth of identity in Christ -anchored in purpose, Scripture, and Spirit-led living. Out of this revelation came CHRIST ESTEEM, a personal yet universal message that builds on Apostle Paul's charge to Timothy: to be an example in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Richie shares stories that stretch from his Federal Government College days to his time at the University of Lagos and from his National Youth Service experiences in Sokoto in Nigeria, to spiritual breakthroughs in the bustling streets of Lagos Nigeria.
Each chapter explores a vital aspect of Christ-centered living, urging the reader to choose faith over fame and character over clout. Written in a conversational, mentoring tone, CHRIST ESTEEM challenges the "I, Me, and Myself" mindsets and offers instead a blueprint for rising with humility, leading with love, and living with conviction. This is not another motivational book. It is a call to exit the stage of self-promotion and enter the sacred place of divine purpose. Now, in its second edition, this book carries the weight of time, the proof of endurance, and the clarity of revelation.
For every young person wondering if they are enough, every parent guiding the next generation and every believer navigating the noise of modern life -this book is your answer.