He's the 44th and current President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office. He's a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. He defeated Republican nominee John McCain in the general election, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. He's Barack Obama and here are his Top 10 Rules for Success. * Join my BELIEVE newsletter: http://www.evancarmichael.com/newsletter/ Sources: https://youtu.be/L88H2HWEXrw https://youtu.be/t6NS9unm-OQ https://youtu.be/Qbel5MhtDq4 https://youtu.be/qMlLjFPCO4M https://youtu.be/qVQKTPHBdVg https://youtu.be/oRPbfrkfCdc https://youtu.be/AjLLhWHH4Ww 1. Move the ball forward He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. 2. Have hope He worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law at University of Chicago Law School between 1992 and 2004. 3. Don't get complacent He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. 4. Stay Focused He received national attention during his campaign to represent Illinois in the United States Senate with his victory in the March Democratic Party primary 5. You can't do it alone After a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2008, he won sufficient delegates in the Democratic Party primaries to receive the presidential nomination. 6. Commit to something bigger He then defeated Republican nominee John McCain in the general election, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. 7. Stop making excuses Nine months after his inauguration, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. 8. Don't take yourself too seriously He was reelected president in November 2012, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney. 9. Stick to your plan He normalized U.S. relations with Cuba. 10. Follow your passion He spearheaded discussions that led to the 2015 Paris Agreement on global climate change. jérôme a : Thanks evan! great vids! Could you make barack obama's top 10 rules for success too? WHAT IS BTA? * Find out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsY8bmTUVP8 ENGAGE * Subscribe to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Modelingthemasters * Leave a comment, thumbs up the video (please!) * Help me caption this video so others can enjoy it too: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=v3xZ_wpn_Sk * Suppport me: http://www.evancarmichael.com/support/ CONNECT * Twitter: https://twitter.com/evancarmichael * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvanCarmichaelcom * Google+: https://plus.google.com/108469771690394737405/posts * Website: http://www.evancarmichael.com EVAN * About: http://www.evancarmichael.com/about/ * Guides: http://www.evancarmichael.com/zhuge/ * Coaching: http://www.evancarmichael.com/movement/ * Speaking: http://www.evancarmichael.com/speaking/ * Gear: http://believegear.spreadshirt.com/ WEEKDAY SCHEDULE * #Entspresso - Weekdays at 7am EST : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZj-Ik9MmM0-kQSSs3Ua5wExlz1HwRRs * Lunch & Earn - Weekdays at 12pm EST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZj-Ik9MmM1j5wXSEqRxhu_MK0g4TA4M * Top 10 Rules for Success - Weekdays at 8pm EST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZj-Ik9MmM0VWRGYCfuUCdyhKfU733WX WEEKEND SCHEDULE * #Entvironment - Saturdays at 7am EST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZj-Ik9MmM3ZvpIdZoneTe1KYCVcmfbF * #EvansBook - Saturdays at 8pm EST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZj-Ik9MmM1tNSh0CjOsqIg1fw7bAPt4 * #BelieveLife - Sundays at 7am EST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZj-Ik9MmM207_RQCOPAwZdKYXQ4cqjV * Life with Evan - Sundays at 8pm EST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiZj-Ik9MmM19tzfHH_VJOnghbfdRPZjS