No You Can't! Yes I Can!  is a motivational and inspirational book that tells the story of a young passionate child named Jay who is striving to chase his dream of playing basketball despite many obstacles that are put in his path.  Along with the obstacles that he faces, he is hearing others tell him to give up on his dream and that his dreams are unattainable.  Despite these obstacles and negative influences, Jay's heart, determination, perverseness, hard work, and passion prevail as he overcomes obstacle after obstacle to make his dreams come true.   The book was taken from real life events in the authors life and shared in a way that both young children, teenagers, and adults alike can relate. To often we are fearful of reaching for our dreams, when this very fear is what causes our failures or lack of success.  I hope this books inspires, motivates, and and sparks passion in people of all ages to go after whatever their passion is in life and despite setbacks and failures, overcome any challenges that block them from reaching their dreams.

I am hoping that the words in the book and the story share a motivational and inspirational message, but I am also hoping that the illustrations are able to provide an even more powerful message.   Instead of hiring a professional to do every page of the book, I have decided to open up the pages to allow young aspiring artists (under 18 years of age) a chance to have their art work published.  We have selected one talented young artist and we are still looking for the second and final artist to complete the books illustration.