Shine offers the reader a step-by-step approach to a productive life by teaching readers how to focus on matters that matter and ignore distractions that actually have the potential of filching from your joy. The author, being a survivor of a civil war that lasted for three years when he was a child, learned the spiritual and natural methods necessary for scaling difficult challenges. The book also teaches that one must ignore distractions that are orchestrated by negative forces and the devil, in particular. When the distractors realize that you are on the right track and constantly doing your own positive thing regardless of how meagre, they flee. Consequently, the most effective way to shine is by continually doing good. Regardless, of distraction your focus should be developing your talent and positioning yourself more as a giver than as a receiver.

Additionally, the book teaches readers how to exclude self-pity and include a force that is more potent than any power or challenge out there. The book shows how you can fight depression and discouragement spiritually. Moreover, the book emphasizes the importance of being an effective team member in groups. It demonstrates the importance of peace in group settings. It, also, elaborates on how a lack of peace translates to less money in groups and communities.