The ''Obama'' in You!: What He Knows About Achieving Purpose That You Should Know.

By O.P. Philips

Everyone wants to get the best out of lifewe all want to be successful, we have childhood fantasies and dreams that we want to fulfill, but looking back today, its quite clear that we are not there yet!

Does this that mean that most of the stuff we brew in our minds are just reveries that are unfounded in the Twenty-first century world?

The OBAMA in You! Answers this question brilliantly and exposes some ignored formulas President Barack Obama used to land himself a seat in the White House against all odds. It tracks the journey that made an unlikely candidate and connects it with every dream or goal that you may have in life; it leads you carefully on the path of making your fantasies become a reality. It helps bring out the OBAMA in youthe Grammy awards, the bestsellers, the Nobel Prize winner, and why not, the president in you!

This is not a memoir on Barack Obama, its your campaign we are launching here, and if you want to winget to your own White Housethen you just cant drop this book!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 7, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477117767

O.P. Philips

OPEYEMI PHILIPS is a versatile freelance writer. He’s helped develop international film co-productions and television shows for independent production houses, both home and abroad. As a voice talent, he has recorded scores of TV commercials, documentary narrations, and audiobooks. He’s also a motivator and a crusader against injustice. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

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The OBAMA in You!

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What He Knows About Achieving

Purpose That You Should Know

O.P. Philips

Copyright © 2012 by O.P. Philips.

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

FANTASY CAMP

NO, YOU CAN’T. YES, I CAN!

A LEAP ACROSS THE CROCODILE-INFESTED RIVER

WALK THE TALK!

LET’S DO THE MATH

THE WHITE HOUSE

IN GOD WE TRUST?

This book is dedicated to Barack Hussein Obama, the proverbial child of promise and a great accomplisher of our time. For taking that bold step that not only starched his name in the annals of history, but also inspiring generations to come to embrace challenges and achieve purpose.

And to my mom—Kehinde Agnes, my pillar—a firm adherent of mine and a fortress I run to when life gets tough. I cherish you beyond words; thank you so much for all the love and sacrifices over the years.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book in your hand was supposed to be an easy write for me, but funnily enough, I made a mountain of it! A lot of my friends knew I was working on it, and they encouraged me to go on when I felt like quitting. There are so many names, too innumerable to list here, and if you don’t find your name on this page, you must forgive me, but hey, trust me, your names are engraved in the most important place—my heart! And the names I mention are not in any particular order. Some may not have contributed to this book directly, but their impact in my life has given me some moxie to do this and even greater things. Thank you all. Without you, it would have been more difficult, if not impossible.

My dad—Solomon Olasupo Obisesan—I’m prostrating on the floor to say thank you for always challenging me to get results!

Enny McCartney—a lifelong friend closer than a brother. If this were a political campaign, you would have been my David Axelrod! This is your victory, not mine!

Paul Lawrence—another lifelong friend and brother; the book is finally out, and I thank you for your prayers and nudges!

My dear Shegx (Segun Adeyemi)—my Plouffe, you wanted the world to see this, and it’s happened! Your inputs are no small thing to me, bro!

Olujide Ojo—an icon of simplicity who knows that life has to be on purpose. My life turned around for good since I met you. In an ideal world, you would be the one writing self-help, not me!

Wale Adenuga—if only the world knew that you are much more than a dynamic worship leader. Thank you so much for the opportunity you’ve given to me to become better!

Kayode Pitan—Pst Kp, I’m not saying that there are no men more humble and God-fearing than you, it’s just that I’ve not met them! Thank you so much for opening your door to me and making me feel like a member of your huge Tabernacle of David family!

Tonye Cole—I cherish your efforts to empower the youth of Nigeria and your humility baffles me! Thanks for accepting our invitation to be on the pilot copy of our TV show—The Alumni, and for always being accessible!

Lanre Yes—Thanks bro for all the prayers and support!"

Henry Robinson—I appreciate your prayers and support, man!

Ian Lewis will always reply to my mails and answer my questions anytime. I sometimes wonder why you’ve always obliged me. Thanks so much!

Maurice Suwa—this is one literary mind that I have huge respect for. I appreciate your looking into my manuscript and your amazing support!

Shegzy (Adesegun Adegunwa)—you’re the best definition of a good man! I wouldn’t want to forget in a hurry all you’ve done for me!

Tunde Badiru—I’m so grateful for your unimaginable input—you shocked me!

Uncle ThEO (Theophilus Emmanuel)—you’re the kind of guy I’ll love to work with over and over again, very creative and compassionate! Thanks, boss!

Kayode Olubiyi—Sir K, I really appreciate your encouragement!

Eniola Osho—I can’t overemphasize the magnitude of your contribution to this! I’m saying thank you once more!

Adeyemi Akindeji—my big bro, I love your commitment to this work; a million thanks for your autopilot support!

Babatunde Adebiyi—that’s the dude! I cherish your commitment to this!

OLahmydey (Kayode Olashege)—your company refreshes me. Thanks for being there, man!

Sunny Evanson—thumbs up, buddy; we did it!

Omoyele Turner—thanks, man!

Aunty Bonike—thank you so much, ma’am, for all the love and support!

To all those lovely people—the dedicated professionals from Xlibris who worked on giving this book a touch of class, I say a big thank you.

Special thanks to Jem Adams (Xlibris Australia) for inspiring one of the chapters of this book through the mail you sent to me!

My publishing consultant Phil Johnson is a great guy and has done a yeoman’s job in ensuring this book comes out—thanks so much and say me well to your wife and baby!

To all my friends—members of RCCG, Jubilee Christian Centre—I love you all!

INTRODUCTION

A few years back, a slim black senator of the United States with a funny name, barely known, and having a modicum of political experience, declared that he wanted to run for office of the president of the United States in spite of the stack of odds piled against him—it was going to be the biggest joke in the world. He didn’t have all the money and connections, looked like a foreigner, was adjudged politically inexperienced, and a lot of pundits thought it was going to be a mountainous task for him to accomplish—and it was! But to everyone’s surprise, this man persisted and busted into limelight like a supernova with a cataclysmic effect. The euphoria in the United States and the rest of the world was intense as people watched anxiously to see if this fairy tale was going to have a happy ending. But eventually to everyone’s consternation, this ambitious breed from Hawaii steamrolled the obstacles on his way and won the election convincingly on November 4, 2008, and was gallantly ushered into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on January 20, 2009. I know that may be the stalest news you’ve ever heard, but just wait a minute before you get busy—I thought there are some records we need to straighten from the account that made Barack Obama president in 2009. If we can still learn from Abraham Lincoln’s try-and-fail episodes that eventually made him president, then why can’t we learn from what just happened before our very eyes; after all, none of us was born when Abraham Lincoln was making his attempts!

The OBAMA in YOU! is not written to bamboozle you with the feats of Barack Obama—it’s composed for ordinary people like me who are still brewing some ideas and can’t figure out how to go about it—folks who don’t know how to take their wildest fantasies to become as vivid as the book before you. It takes you on a journey of a dreamer who knew that his dream was weird and huge, but could be achieved through ingredients I will share in this book. It shows you how to achieve your dreams with the precision of a successful political campaign. I wrote this book because after the 2008 election, when President Obama settled into the White House to start confronting issues, I thought, Wait a minute, this guy just pulled off an incredible feat, and folks have started seeing it as a normal thing! Only months back, early polls indicated that he was unknown to many voters, and today he’s the