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Obama and the Secret revealed: How Obama used Nine Secret

Tools for win the 2008 Presidency

www.obamaandthesecretrevealed.com


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For

Frederick

and

Children Everywhere.


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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last

of the human freedomsto choose ones attitude in any

given set of circumstances, to choose ones own way.VIKTOR FRANKL

Psychiatrist, holocaust survivor, author

Our attitudes shape our future. This is the universal law.

NAPOLEON HILL

Early twentieth century human potential promoter, author

Remember, you have control of the greatest tool ever

knownyour mind and you alone control its processes.

DENNIS KIMBRO

Author, speaker


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O N T E N T S

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Secret Tool 1

Secret Tool 2

Secret Tool 3

Secret Tool 4

Secret Tool 5

Secret Tool 6

Secret Tool 7

Secret Tool 8

Secret Tool 9

Sources

Awareness

Asking

Visualization

Modeling

Believing

Confidence

Gratitude

Smile

Receiving


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With love and gratitude I thank my husband and son for

all their support in realizing this book.

I am grateful to ancient and contemporary writers;

teachers who enlighten us. Especially to Viktor Frankl my

chosen teacher, for not only inspiring me but also awakened

me to see my abundance. And Im deeply grateful to themany authors from various publications quoted in this

book.

Special thanks go to those who read my manuscript, for

their invaluable suggestions and above all, I thank you, the

reader.

C K N O W L E D G M E N T S


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Success is not an accident.

ANTHONY ROBBINS

Indeed, once Obama learned how to apply the Nine Secret

Tools into his lifeeach of his dreams became a reality.

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED . . . ?

How Obama overcame financial trouble to be

Millionaire-in-Chief?

Im sorry, Mr. Obama, but your [credit] cards been

rejected. . . . I tried twice, sir.

R E F A C E


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The big issue around the Senate for me [Michelle O.]

was, how on earth can we afford it . . . people forget that

his [Obama] credit card was maxed out. How are we

going to get by?

How Obama overcame career trouble to be

Commander-in-Chief?

Not being a delegate, I [Obama] couldnt secure a floor

pass . . . I ended watching most of the speeches on various

television screens.

How Obama overcame marriage trouble to be a

loving husband?

Tired and stressed, we had little time for conversation,

much less romance. . . . By the time Sasha was born . . . my

wifes anger toward me seemed barely contained. And I

was stung by such accusations . . . I found myself subjected

to endless negotiations . . . long lists of things that I neededto do or had forgotten to do, and a generally sour attitude.

How Obama overcame fear to ask for his desire?

Absent great personal wealth, there is basically one way of

raising . . . money . . . you have to ask . . . people . . . it was

not fun. . . . I started engaging in elaborate games of

avoidance during call time. Frequent bathroom breaks,

extended coffee runs . . .

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How Obama overcame self-doubt to manifest his

desire?

I [Obama] began to harbor doubts about the path I had

chosen.

I hope you will continue to read and master Obamas Nine

Secret Tools for Success and apply these tools to your life.

After all, Anthony Robbins tells us that success is not . . . some

sort of random roll of the dice; instead, there are . . . specific

pathways to excellence, that are within the reach of us all. we

can all unleash the magic within us.

PREFACE


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He [Obama] hit the American scene like a thunderclap,

upended our politics, shattered decades of conventional

wisdom and overcame centuries of the social pecking order.

DAVID V. DREHLE

The intention of Obama and the Secret Revealed is to

demonstrate how Obama used Nine Secret Tools or

simplyObamas Nine Secret Tools for Success to achieve what

many thought to be impossible by winning the 2008

presidency. This popular attitude is illustrated by George W.

Bush, quoted by Richard Wolffe in Renegade:

N T RO D U C T I O N

In February 2007, as Obama was readying the formal

launch of his campaign, President Bush cast his expert


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Nonetheless, for Obama, his ascent may have beenimprobable, but not impossible as he admitted early in his

campaign: I am not a great candidate now, but I am

going . . . to be a great candidate. Why would he declare such a

statement? Because he knew what others failed to see, his

invisible inner power thats in all of us. In Secrets of the

Millionaire Mind, T. Harv Eker reveals the nature of this

power: Its whats invisible that creates whats visible . . . If

you want to change the visible, you must first change the in-

visible.


eye across the contenders who wanted to succeed him.

Sitting in the yellow oval room of the White House, onthe second-floor residence of the executive mansion,

the president conceded he had no idea who would win

the GOP nomination. But he was clear about the other

side. I think Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic

nominee . . . Ill tell you why. I think she will because I

think she has staying power, star power, and moneypower. She brings a big organization that is well funded

right off the bat, and one of the lessons I learned is you

have to be able to play the long ball. As for

Obama, . . . Bush was deeply doubtful. Certainly a

phenom and very attractive. The guy is very

smart . . . [But] this primary election process is

rough . . . Its really tough and rightly so. It exacerbates

your flaws and tests your character. And I dont think

hes been around long enough to stand it.


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THE BIRTH OF OBAMAS INVISIBLE INNER

POWER

You must dare to investigate all the mental laws lying

outside the realm of known physical processeslaws that

have undoubtedly had and will continue to

have, an impact on your life.DENNIS KIMBRO

To reach his ultimate goal, Obama choose to use the

wisdom implanted decades ago by his most important guide:

It is only in retrospect, of course, that I fully understand how

deeply this spirit of hers [his mother] influenced mehow it

sustained me . . . how it buoyed me through the rocky shoals

of my adolescence, and how it invisibly guided the path I

would ultimately take; Obama discussing his mothers

influence on him.

INFLUENCES

Ms Suryakusuma was one of [Ann]Dunhams closest

friends and recalls her as new agein that she was

interested in spirituality but also very, very disciplined.

THE INDEPENDENT(UK)

In essence, Obamas mother, Ann Dunham, an anthro-

pologist, followed the footsteps of one of her heroes, Joseph

INTRODUCTION


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Campbell (Campbells work also inspired George Lucas Star

Wars Trilogy). One of her favorite TV shows, Richard Wolffe

explains, was Joseph Campbell and the Power of

Myth . . . tracing the common themes of religions and

mythologies across the world. Most importantly, Campbell

advised to follow your bliss, in other words, build your inner

power and be your own creator. Ann would instill in her son asense of the spiritual journeyto have an open mind and

believe in a higher power and in the fundamental order and

goodness of the universe, as described byNewsweek:

Moreover, from his autobiography, Dreams from My Father,


The story of Obamas faith begins with his mother, Ann.

Raised in the Midwest by two lapsed Christians, she

lived and traveled throughout the world appreciating all

religions . . . One of Anns favorite spiritual texts was

Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth, . . . When

the family lived in Indonesia, Ann, on occasion, would

take the children to Catholic mass; after returning toHawaii, they would celebrate Easter and Christmas at

United Church of Christ congregations. Ann later went

back to Indonesia with Maya, and when Obama visited,

they would take him to Borobudur, one of the largest

Buddhist temples in the world. Later, while working in

India, Ann lived for a time in a Buddhist monastery.


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Obama relates how his maternal grandfather Stanley

Dunham, treasured Dale Carnegies famous book, How to WinFriends and Influence People. To charm his customers,

Dunham consciously applied Carnegies teachings as Obama

observed, And growing up, I [Obama] would hear in him

[Stanley] the breezy, catty style that he must have decided

would help him with his customers.

In The Positive Thinkers 10 Commandments, Alice Potter

advised that How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale

Carnegie . . . should be the Bible for those who need training

and guidance in the fine art of getting along with people in

everyday business and social situations.

In fact, during the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama

put into practice one of Dale Carnegies principles: Dont

criticize, condemn, or complain, as he gained the label No

drama Obama.

And also, Obama embraced the self-reliant attitude of his

mother that he should be a creator, Bar [Obama], you cant

just sit around like some good-time Charlie, waiting for luck

to see you through. In time,

Obama took full control to

steer his own path for success.

INTRODUCTION

No one has written your

destiny for you. Your

destiny is in your own

handsand dont you

forget that.

BARACK OBAMA


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OBAMA THE CREATOR OF HIS DESTINY

But I am also a big believer in the Golden Rule, which I

think is an essential pillar not only of my faith but of my

values and my ideals and my experience here on Earth.

BARACK OBAMA

The Golden Rule is called the Law of Karma, the

universal law of cause and effect and also referred to as the

metaphysical equivalent of Newtons First Lawevery action

has an equal and opposite reaction, wrote Brahma Kumariss

author, Ken ODonnell or simply stated by the Bible

whatever you sow, you reap.

In Think And Grow Rich: A Black Choice, motivational

speaker and author Dennis Kimbro, gracefully describes that

cause and effect is a mental law that never fails. Day by day

you write your own destiny. Thoughts are causes, and

conditions in your life

are effects.

In my book, Obama and the Secret Revealed, you will

learn about the Nine Secret Tools Obama consciously applied


Therefore, karma implies

the action of conscious

choice-making.

DEEPAK CHOPRA


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during the 2008 presidential election to shape his destiny.

These Nine Secret Tools or Obamas Nine Secret Tools for

Success freed him from frustration, anger, self-doubt, and

other negative emotions associated with politics and

campaigning. In the words of New Yorker writer Kelefa

Sanneh, Obamas . . . 2008 campaign demonstrated one way

to harness the political power of positive thinking.

Keep reading and learn how Obama unleashes those

positive powers during the 2008 election.

INTRODUCTION


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Since we are made in his image, as the Bible says we are,

then we should have access to all the power we need to

live successfully and triumphantly.

NORMAN V. PEALE

Progenitor of Positive Thinking


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1W A R E N E S S

Id suggest that the X factor which sets Barack Obama

aside as a unique candidate is his hard-won self-

awareness.

DEEPAK CHOPRA


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Thus, awareness is a powerful tool to shape our lives. Asobserved by Stephen R. Covey in his book, First Things First,

self-awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves

and examine our thinking, our motives . . . our actions, and

our habits and tendencies. . . . It

enables us to take off our glasses

and look at them as well as

through them.

Obama consciously used the Secret Tool Awareness during

the 2008 election. It is one of the more important tools

Obama used years ago to salvage his life from the brink of

self-destruction.

AWARENESS AS A TOOL TO TRANSFORM

We have to transform ourselves in order to

transform the world.

BARACK OBAMA

Obamas cool demeanor is not an accident. Based on the

Secret Tool Awareness he not only observes his thoughts and

actions but chooses his behavior accordingly. I had to work


Thinking without

awareness is the maindilemma of human

existence.

ECKHART TOLLE


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very hard to become aware of myself, Iyanla Vanzant from

her inspiring book, In the Meantime. She explains how sheused awareness as a tool to shape her life:

Reflection, evaluation, and unlearning require a

willingness to do the grunge work. I had to sift

through and discard many of my beliefs and ideas

about myself and love. In other words, I had to changethe picture. It was like cleaning house, trying to

identify things that were dusty or broken, throwing

out things I didnt need anymore. I had to throw away

those things which had sentimental value but were no

longer practical. . . . Slowly, methodically . . .

SECRET TOOL 1-AWARENESS

For Obama, the process to break from self-destructive

behaviors began on this particular day; as he awaits his

initiator into the land of self-destruction, the awareness of his

negative actions suddenly manifested. Here, Obama got

mindful of his troubled life, right

then an image popped into my

head of an air bubble, shiny and

round like a pearl, rolling quietly

through a vein and stopping my

heart . . .

Right before his eyes, the patterns of his destructive life

What is outside of

awareness cannot be

controlled . . .

DEEPAK CHOPRA


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emerged: Junkie. Pothead. Thats where Id been headed: the

final, fatal role of the young would-be black man. In his

bookA New Earth, Eckhart Tolle notes, some people never

forget the first time they disidentified from their thoughts

and thus briefly experienced the shift in identity from being

the content of their mind to being the awareness in the

background . . . and Tolle concludes that the process isirreversible. Once, the process of awakening has begun.

Once it has done so, it cannot be reversed. Dr. Andrew Weil

concurs, this mental shift may be the master key that

unlocks healing.

As Obama mastered the Secret Tool Awareness, he took

appropriate actions to change his life. As Dr. Wayne Dyer

observes in Inspiration, there is no way to be in-Spirit

without a changed awarenessso when we accomplish this,

we give ourselves the

gift of moving from

being flawed, limited,

lacking, and imperfect

to being completely

comfortable with our

magnificent.

Indeed, to expand his inner power, Obama discovered

It is not a guiding spirit thatreveals to me secretly in a flash

what I must say or do, but

thought and reflection.

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE



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meditation or reflection. Just like Mark Twain, Obamarealized that meditation or reflection is the beginning of

reform. Evidently, only a calm mind is capable of focusing

and discerning information. Because when the mind is in a

state of stress, fear, anxiety, or anger; the brain survival

mechanism of fight-or-flight response is activated and the

thinking part of the

brain is inhibited.

Meditation is a mental discipline of focusing the

mind . . . to efficiently think and act without the burden of

reactive thinking, Dawn Groves expressed in Yoga for Busy

People. To focus his mind, Obama began keeping a journal of

daily reflections. This wise habit began during his

undergraduate years and this routine continues today.

According to his biographer, David Mendell, Obama used his

reflection time not only to record his daily observations but

also to monitor his emotions.

Meditation is often

misunderstood as

some . . . mysterious ritual

practiced by isolated monks and

mystics. But meditation is simply

focused thinkinga skill anyone

can learn and use anywhere.

RICK WARREN



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AWARENESS AS A TOOL IN POLITICS

Time to think [is] the most important time for somebody

whos trying to shift an organization, or . . . the country.

BARACK OBAMA

PAYING ATTENTION

Pay attention.

LOLO, Obamas stepfather

Throughout the 2008 election the act of paying

attention helped Obama keep up with his campaign

activities as he told political commentator and author

Richard Wolffe, I was paying attention . . . monitoring the

numbers in Iowa and elsewhere.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT PEOPLE

I think he was very strategic in his choice of friends and

mentors . . .

TONI PRECKWINKLE

Years ago when Obama was mastering the Secret Tool



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Awareness, he knew there were certain behaviors he would not

compromise. So, he consciously kept away from those who

would interfere with his new life: In their mannerisms, their

speech, their mixed-up hearts,

I kept recognizing pieces of

myself. And thats exactly what

scared me . . . I needed to putdistance between them and

myself, to convince myself that I wasnt compromisedthat I

was indeed still awake, he wrote. With the Secret Tool

Awareness, Obama took on this new habit of deliberately

choosing his friends and mentors. This awareness was a great

benefit during the 2008 election as Obama used the same

discipline to select his campaign staff.

Clearly, Obamas knowledge of awareness helped to

harmonize his presidential campaign. What I want around

me are people who are calm, who dont get too high and dontget too low, because thats how I am. One by one, the seeds of

a Buddha-like nature were implanted in their consciousness.

The motto inside the campaign was No Drama with Obama.

Further, this deliberate move helped Obama to focus onhis goal and avoid potential infightings. Had he not done so,

Choose your friends

carefully.

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he would have resonated with negative frequencies and

attracted more things to fight

about. In essence, per the law of

attraction, his opponents would

reap the benefits from any anger

he projected.

In other words, Obamas knowledge of the Secret Tool

Awareness kept him self-contained. According to Newsweek,

Obama seemed uninterested . . . by the mindless tit-for-tat of

modern political campaigning. After all, Obama didnt enjoy

a good hate. That would be a waste of time and emotion . . .

GETTING UNSTUCK

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are

the creatures of men.

BENJAMIN DISRAELI

With the Secret Tool Awareness, Obama rose over his

political obstacles. He learned to use these setbacks in a

The Law of

Attraction . . . states

that like attracts like,

meaning that when

you are complaining,

you are actuallyattracting crap into

you life.

T. HARV EKER



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positive way. Like Dale Carnegie who influenced Obama sgrandfather, Stanley Dunham; Obama is a strong believer in

making lemonade out of lemons. He would turn obstacles

into teachable moments. A good example of this was during

the 2000 Democratic Primary as Obama challenged the

incumbent Bobby Rush for

his Chicago congressional

seat.

But in Obamas words, it was a race in which everything

that could go wrong did go wrong. And he later blamed his

loss to negative thoughts like anxiety as he told David

Mendell, his biographer, it really had more to do with me

feeling anxious to be in the mix. However, after his 2000

defeat said Mendell, Obama conducted some soul searching

and it took him months to recover and overcome the ANTs

coined by the psychiatrist, Daniel Amen, in Healing the

Hardware of the Soul, for automatic negative thoughts.

As Dr. Amen elaborates, having bad thoughts is like

having an ANT invasion in your head. When you feel sad,

blue, anxious, or mad, there is often an ANT invasion fueling

Remember, its awareness,understanding. . .And its

the key to open the door to

the secret place.

JOHN R. PRICE



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the bad feeling. You need a strong, internal anteater to get ridof the ANTs and the bad feelings that follow the ANTs.

Ultimately, Obama overcame those ANTs as he recounts

how he got unstuck from the loss: Denial, anger, bargaining,

despairIm not sure I went through all the stages prescribed

by the experts. At some point, though, I arrived atacceptance . . . As Dr. Andrew Weil said, once you are aware

of habits of thought that lead to negative emotions, you can

begin to substitute other ones.

This acceptance helped Obama master his emotions. This

was clear during the 2008 campaign where he maintained an

inner balance despite the circumstance. According to one

staffer quoted by The New Yorker, his demeanor when he

won the Iowa caucuses and his demeanor when he lost New

Hampshire were not much different. In the end, he turned

the loss in New Hampshire into a triumphant positivemoment; using what Rhonda Byrne, author of the best seller,

The Secret called Secret Shifters. The self-motivator slogan,

yes we can, changed his

mood and feelings in a

snap.


Acceptance is learned as you

observe the thoughts,

feelings, sensations, andexperiences that arise

without judgment.

JERRY BRAZA


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THE MEDIA TOOK NOTICE

According to Mens Health, there were head scratching

moments from members of the press . . .being unable to recall

a single instance of campaign-trail perspiration . . . by Obama.

Clearly, this demonstrates Obamas mastery of awareness as atool to control his emotions. Thus, during the 2008 election his

serenity and mannerisms would earn him headlines for his

apparent self-awareness; as demonstrated by the following

press quotes:

Reporters marveled curiously at Obamas exceptionally

cool exterior as others around him exhibited jubilation.

One of Obamas greatest talents is that, even in the midst

of chaos, he has the ability to slow things down internally, to

project serenity, a sense of emotional control . . . the ability to

slow the game down and see everything around him clearly.

Obama was, if nothing else, highly disciplined.

His body language is restrained, his emotional range

narrow . . .

As McCain gained ground in September, Democrats

demanded that Obama get hotter and meaner. But he

barely touched the thermostat.



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It was very important to have a consistent team, Obamasays, a circle of people who were collaborative and nonden-

fensive.

PEOPLE TOOK NOTICE

Awareness helped Obama maintain his focus on his goal.

Thats what mental power is about, said Linda Hamilton and

Gary Zukav in The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness,

the first step in creating automatic power requires you to

become aware of everything that you are feeling, all of the

time. People from all walks of life took notice of Obamas

(awareness) power to control

his emotions all the time

regardless of the situation.

Here is a quote from Brian Williams, NBCnews anchor

on Obamas awareness as quoted by the AARPmagazine:

When you are aware, you are

in the present and you know

what you are thinking. Youhave gained control of your

thoughts, and that is where

all your power is.

RHONDA BYRNE



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*This material has been excerpted from: Obama and the Secret

Revealed: How Obama used Nine Secret Tools to Win the 2008

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