{"product_id":"from-poverty-to-power-okwudili-iloka-9789785787924","title":"From Poverty to Power: One Man's Journey in Search for Self-actualization and Fulfillment","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat does a jobless young graduate do when life closes every door? He builds a new one.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOlamide Essien graduates with hope, ambition and determination, only to spend six years facing unemployment, rejection and frustration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen one ordinary encounter changes everything.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA conversation with a tricycle (keke) rider forces Olamide to look again at what he has been dismissing. Where others see only a tricycle and another difficult day, he begins to see a seed. That shift in vision becomes the beginning of a journey from job seeker to entrepreneur, from dependence to wealth, and from personal success to service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Poverty to Power follows Olamide's rise while uncovering the principles behind it. At the heart of the book is a simple distinction: the national economy determines many of the conditions under which you operate, but your personal economy determines what you do with the conditions available to you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough Olamide's story and the commencement address in which he looks back on the choices that shaped his life, you will discover: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy defining your greatness is the first step to meaningful success\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to recognise possibilities hidden inside ordinary or overlooked opportunities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy action, discipline, integrity and reputation can turn a small beginning into larger opportunity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow stewardship and service shape a healthy personal economy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the right seed can still fail in the wrong ground, and when wisdom means changing the ground rather than abandoning the principle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow success can grow beyond wealth into purpose and service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis is not a promise that circumstances do not matter. Sometimes the ground really is wrong. But even then, one question remains: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat will you do with the seed in your hand?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Poverty to Power is an inspirational Nigerian story about vision, enterprise, stewardship, wealth, purpose and the possibilities hidden inside ordinary beginnings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Okwudili Iloka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9785787923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789785787924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aquqo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Okwudili Iloka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665456861439,"sku":"9789785787924","price":20.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1a38dc3-1d7d-4f95-b83b-83ba239eadd3.jpg?v=1792012072","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-poverty-to-power-okwudili-iloka-9789785787924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}