YUSUF BRINGS THIS BOOK TO LIFE with some epic stories from falling in love for the first time, parading in his orange Speedo on Clifton Beach to travelling the world as a flight attendant, experiencing life as you have never seen before.

WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT and we all have been through many experiences in life. Some are good and some are not so good. What I have discovered is that this journey which is filled with laughter, tears, regrets, mistakes, and multiple chapters in our life, prepares us for later in life. If all of this didn’t happen to me, I would not have finished my second book. If you told me this just over a year ago, that I would be releasing my second book, I would have told you that you are crazy. It is our legacy and we need to leave it behind so it can be told by our great-grandchildren, one day. 

Don’t be scared to tell your story, don’t be scared to write it the way you feel it should be written. You don’t need a degree to be able to write your stories. Just look at me. There is no ONE way of writing, as we are all individuals and all unique. Don’t listen to the naysayers as they are just there to stall your growth and take you with them on their negative path. Stay positive, be true to yourself and just be you, because there’s only one of you. So, make the best of yourself and keep on LIVING LEKKA.

Yusuf Daniels was born in Bridgetown during the apartheid years and later moved with his family to Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats. Today he is a full-time writer, the father of 3 dragons, and refers to himself as an accidental author who took his first stab at writing on Facebook. Yusuf is also incredibly passionate about building his community and uses his social media platform to market small businesses and charities. Another big source of inspiration for him.