An excerpt from the book:

“Life is full of challenges and choices. Sometimes the choices we make do not have the outcome we would have wanted. But the more you allow yourself to compromise what you believe in – by letting others sway you from your goal – the more you chip away at your own self-worth.
When you stand firm in your choice, not only will you respect yourself more, your friends will recognize and value this strength in you as well. By being your own best friend first, you will be a better friend to others.”

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Mario A. Bayne

Mario A. Bayne takes great pride in his work with children as the founder and president of the non-profit organization Career Concepts for Youth. A natural affinity exists between Mr. Bayne and the young people he mentors due to the ease with which he establishes rapport by communicating powerfully from the heart. In June 2011, CCY will celebrate 20 years of helping young people.

Other affiliations include Parent and Community Involvement Planning Committee Member for the State of Arizona Department of Education; Board of Directors Executive Committee, Secretary for March of Dimes Arizona; Phoenix Youth and Education Commission; Phoenix Suns Charities; and chair for Valley Youth Leadership Selection Committee.

In 1991, CCY was awarded the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Small Business Administration “New Business of the Year” Award. Every year since 1994, CCY has held a position on the Education and Excellence Commission’s “Phoenix Education Partnership Honor Roll. In 1996, Mario was the recipient of the “Friend of Phoenix” Award.

Mr. Bayne resides in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife and two sons.

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Relationship To Self – A 7-Step Game Plan To Become Your Own Best Friend, is the latest book from author Mario A. Bayne who has this message for youths: be a best friend to yourself first.
Bayne believes that everything else in life stems from this one precept. The choices that we make in life – both good and bad – will be informed by our feelings of our own worth and knowledge of ourselves. The level of friendship with oneself will help to determine how well you meet the challenges that lie ahead.
By helping to plant the seeds of self-worth and self-awareness in our young people today, the future payoff will be a generation of young people who know that they are capable of achieving anything with the right attitude, belief and hard work. It is something that the author hopes can be engrained in the subconscious of all young people.
The process of life is about coming to trust yourself more and more. This trust increases ones capacity to live in a world of challenges and opportunities. But it all begins with knowing who you are and being a best friend to yourself first.