Dr. Anika Thrower - Author Interview - The Art of Dominating

Here is a very interesting interview with Dr. Anika Thrower who wrote an amazing self-help book: The Art of Dominating the Winner's Circle for the College-Minded Student. 
I invite you all to read it as soon as possible. 

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Has writing always been a passion for you or did you discover it years later? 
My passion for writing started in academia. Thereafter I developed my niche which was writing to empower people around health-based topics in a monthly tribal newspaper entitled Nugguam as part of my work with the Quinault Indian Nation. This moved me into becoming a contributing health-based writer for a monthly publication entitled the African American Point of View (POV). I am proud to say, upcoming I will celebrate 10 years as a POV writer.

Do you have a day job?  What do you do? 
Yes. Though soon I am slated to resign, I oversee 3 nutrition programs in Connecticut. Outside of that I teach health-based courses at Springfield College.

Can you focus on writing for more than five hours a day?
Yes. I find my superpowers in long stretches during the wee hours of the morning.

Do you have a pen name?
No. However I call myself The Self-Preservationist.

Are you a self-published author or do you have an agent? 
I am a self-published author.

Is this your first book? 
Yes. This is my first book.

What can you tell us about your book? What genre is it? When did you start to write it? What’s the story behind the story?
The book is an easy to read self-help piece to help youth and young successfully embrace the college journey. I started to seriously put pen to paper in August 2017. The book was created as a result of my formal and informal conversations with the students I taught.  Just like me every successful college student had to nurture their “why”.  I learned everyone has a personal story of triumph. Through my book, I hope to provide a relatable road map of wins and fails to youth and young adults as they make impact on self, family and the community.

Has your family supported and encouraged you to write? What do they think about this book?
I could not ask for a better circle of support! My father ignited the writing bug. For years, he has nudged me to write a book. Though I employed the services of a professional editor during the writing process, my daughter has always been a willing pair of extra eyes. She interweaved the task of reviewing countless versions of my manuscript into her ambitious schedule.

How do you take negative feedback? Are you ready for it? 
I have not received negative feedback. However I am eager to gather feedback as a set up for upcoming projects around the book.

Can you tell us why do you write? Is it a dream, an ambition, a sort of test? 
Through my personal reading I learn ideas and perceptions from other noteworthy people. I feel honored to have an opportunity to share my work and empower others.

What are you currently working on? 
I am nurturing a new business around helping youth and young adults make impact through higher education. With that said, I am working on building a concept to used in high schools which will assist youth on developing or sharpening the college-mindset. In that way, self-efficacy to handle the demands of college are strengthened.

Moment of truth, what secret are you hiding? 
I use to only drink 1 cup of coffee per day. Now, I find reasons to drink more. There...I owned my truth!

Are you present on any social network as an author? Do you have an author website? 
I encourage people to check out my website which is huesofhealth.com. It is there that people can learn about what I am working on and my priorities. I can also be found as dranikathrower on facebook, twitter and instagram.
I love to connect! For a direct connection please reach out to me at drthrower@huesofhealth.com.

What are your hobbies?
Losing track of time in coffee shops, enjoying quiet moments and quick getaways.

The readers would like to buy your book. Where can they find it?

Both paperback and Ebook are available on Amazon.com.

The Art of Dominating the Winner's Circle for the College-Minded Student

By Dr. Anika Thrower

Genre: Self-help

Book Description

Laced with positive affirmations The Art of Dominating the Winner’s Circle for the College-Minded Student is sure to ignite the desire to grab moments of truth on the journey to higher education. After an introduction about how the books autonym the author discusses how our formative years shapes our lives.

All people come from backgrounds that could lead to a life of poor choices or better choices. Since everyone has a story the author shares a gleams into hers. Within she discusses how she as a child had a front room seat and witnessed some of the poor choices of influential people in her life. She decided to make a go at better choices for herself with the intent to make impact on self, family and the community. This started with attending college.

She asserts it was the journey through college that saved her life.

Having climbed the academic ranks herself and becoming a PhD she now teaches college students. She shows youth and young adults how to: set goals, seek mentorship, prioritize and draw closer to positivity. Within the book, she shares her own personal affirmations and 60 real-life scenarios (she calls life-hacks) of youth and young adults to be solved. The scenarios are broken down into those experienced by high school and college students. The book prompts the reader to solve each scenario alone or with others. Planted in the back of the book is food for thought on how to work through each scenario.  As bonuses, she introduces some of her favorite affirmations from famous people and discusses the importance of proper nutrition during college years to promote mental agility.

Also known as The Self-Preservationist, Dr. Thrower rolls out the roadmap as she shows youth and young adults how to not only take ownership but dominate the academic journey.

About the Author 

A Pittsburgh Pennsylvania native, Dr. Thrower has worked within various populations around the country. Currently, she serves as a health-based professor at Springfield College. There she teaches both graduate and undergraduate coursework. As a health advocate, for nearly a decade she has served at the Nutrition Manager in the first Women, Infants and Children's (WIC) Program within the state of Connecticut at the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center. The program she oversees is known as one of the first WIC programs in the United States. Outside of that work she is an author, public speaker and health-based writer. She has served as a contributing writer for the African American Point of View for nearly a decade. As part of her civil work, she served as both a council member and voted in as the co-chair on the City of New Haven’s Food Policy Council. There she was instrumental in assisting with City of New Haven’s first Food Action Plan.

Dr. Thrower obtained her undergraduate degree in nutrition from Norfolk State University. Later she was awarded both a masters and doctorate degree in public health from Walden University. Because of her exemplary research, Walden University presented her with the prestigious Presidential Alumni Research Dissemination Award.

In her leisure time she enjoys coffee, early mornings and reading.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dranikathrower

Twitter: @dranikathrower

Website: www.huesofhealth.com

Amazon Ebook: http://a.co/jaLTwA1

Paperback: www.huesofhealth.com