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Negativity can push you to greatness

Guest post by: Swiyyah Muhammad

Article Overview: When Obama first ran for president he would hold meetings and nobody would show up.

Negativity can push you to greatness

When Obama first ran for president he would hold meetings and nobody would show up. There was never an African American president before, and he was so young and no one knew him. Everyone advised him to wait but he didn't listen. Everyone being against him, he made him self try harder. America wasn't ready for the first black president but he was ready, and with a winning campaign he won in the end. He believed in his self and allowed the negativity to push him to greatness.

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