Good Girl Gone Superstar

Just four years ago, Rihanna was a 15 year old young girl living in the beautiful Barbados parish of Saint Michael. Performing in her musical trio with her two classmates. Her first connection to the music industry came when she met a vacationing music producer named Evan Rogers from New York City. After an impromptu performance for Evan, he was absolutely certain she would one day make history. Soon after, Evan and Rihanna traveled to the Big Apple in search of a record deal. It took just one meeting with Jay-Z for Rihanna to score her big break. Jay, who had just recently been appointed the President of Def Jam Records, was so taken by the young singer's arresting natural talent that he signed her to the legendary label on the spot.

With two successful albums under her belt in just two years, Rihanna dropped her third and most critically acclaimed LP, Good Girl Gone Bad in 2007. The album's first single, "Umbrella," was the undisputed number one pop song of the summer and dominated the pop, urban and crossover charts for eight weeks in the U.S. "Umbrella" was also the #1 single on the UK singles chart for eleven consecutive weeks and went on to win "Video of the Year" and "Monster Single of the Year" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.

After making an enormous impact on both the music and fashion worlds, Rihanna decided it was time to give back to the community that had given her such tremendous support from the beginning. In 2006, she created the non-profit organization, Believe, which is dedicated to providing medical services, school supplies and toys for children in need.

Rihanna's hunger for success and dedication to her passion has created space amongst the industries elite. This young and strong women will not let anyone get in the way of her pursuit. With all of the current issues she is facing, we hope her the best and pray she makes good choices as she pursues her future success within her passion.

Rihanna's Passion has been Identified

Passion: Pursuit of Passion (happyness)

What would you do if you made good money and had a respectable job and then realize it is not what you wanted to do? Would you drop everything to accomplish your goals? Would you be content and forget about your dreams? Life is about choices, and the choices we make define who we are. Chris made a choice to become a stock broker and then made the choices to pursue his dream. This is not Superhero story. It is a story about a man that made a choice to not give up.

Chris Gardner was 26 years old when he decided that becoming a doctor was not what he wanted and his current marriage that he was in was not the match he needed to be successful. He then began a relationship with another woman and had his first child. Then again, Chris was not happy with his situation, he wanted more out of life, he was hungry to find his passion and decided to pursue it once he found it. This attitude caused another strain on his new relationship.

One day while at work as a sales representative Chris ran into a gentlemen that was getting out of his Ferrari, Chris stopped and asked the man what he did. He replied " I am a Stock Broker" and from that point on Chris did whatever it took to become a stockbroker. He was accepted into a trainee program. But on the day of his training, he found out that his hiring manager was fired, to make matters worse, Gardner's relationship with Jackie was falling apart. She accused him of beating her — an accusation that Gardner denies to this day — and left him, taking their son with her to the east coast. He was taken to jail and a judge ordered that he stay there, for ten days, as punishment for being unable to pay $1,200 in parking tickets.

10 days later right after he was released Chris walked into Dean Witter Reynolds and landed the training program for the firm. Chris took the trainee position and was only paid a thousand dollars a month stipend. In 1982 he received his license and was recruited by Bear Sterns. But, the struggle was just beginning, his child's mother returned and left his son with him and he had to move out of his living conditions because they did not allow children. For a year he and his child were homeless, that did not stop Chris from pursuing his dreams. He finally saved money for a rental house in Berkeley, California and the rest is history. In 1987 Chris started his own brokerage firm and in 2006 he sold it in a multi-million dollar deal.

Chris Gardner's Passion has been identified.

Passion: The Recipe for 30 Minute Meals

"My life has been a total accident—a very happy, wonderful accident that I didn't and couldn't have planned."

How to make a Rachael Ray:

Rachael's Passion for food begun at an early age. Rachael Ray's family growing up owned several restaurants and managed several in New York as well. While she was in her early 20's Rachael moved to New York to take her bit out of the Big Apple. She landed several jobs that would give her plenty of experience in the food industry. Rachael did not want to make the Big Apple a long term stay so she moved back to Upstate New York. This plan worked out perfectly, from there she started managing pubs and restaurants which helped her land a job as a food buyer in Albany for a gourmet market. While she was at this job she saw a need to help people that were overwhelmed by cooking. So she started offering a 30 minute meal class to local customers. In a short amount of time the cooking class created a buzz and caught the eye of the local news channel and the news asked her to appear in a weekly segment for cooking. This, along with a public radio appearance and the publication of her first book, led to a Today show spot and her first Food Network contract in 2001 and the rest is history. Rachael has been the target for many critics who say that she is unqualified for teaching people how to cook because she has no formal training. That is very true, She has no formal training in cooking. Rachael is a true measure of the American Dream. She wins because of her desire to succeed when opportunity knocks.

Rachael Ray's story has inspired us all. More times than none, we think that people with great success have some type of magic potion. That is simply not the case. These people LOVE what they do and it is their passion. They work day in and day out pursuing their dreams. They are not driven by the thought of being rich, They are driven by pursuing their passion. Behind every instant success story is ten years of hard work.

Rachael Ray's Passion has been identified.

Passion: The Comeback Kid

1991 Donald trump led his business to bankruptcy. In 1995, he combined his casino holdings into the publicly held Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts. On Wall Street in 1998 it had fallen into single digits as the company remained profitless and struggled to pay just the interest on its nearly $3 billion in debt. In 2004, Trump's individual ownership was reduced from 56 percent to 27 percent. Trump relinquished his CEO position but retained a role as Chairman of the Board. Hurdle after hurdle and Trump never said to himself "YOU'RE FIRED."

Donald Trump is the son of a wealthy real estate developer Fred Trump. Donald was strongly influenced by his father in his eventual goals to make a career in real estate development, and upon his graduation from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, Donald Trump joined his father's company, The Trump Organization. From that point on Donald emerged himself in the company taking on several projects. Some of these projects would fail and some would be of great success but nevertheless "The Donald" kept working on his legacy.

Throughout the years he has turned his name into a International Brand, in every major city you will find some building with the name Trump on it. Do not be mistaken his company did not build all of these buildings. He's had many developers pay to market their properties and Donald Trump be the public face for their projects. According to Forbes, this portion of Trump's empire, is actually ran by his children, it is by far his most valuable with a valuation of $562 million.

In conclusion, Donald Trump is a master at building. He has built great structures all over the world and has successfully built an International Brand that bares his name. "Trump"

His love for his passion has created great success and great failures, but in the end it is what we do about those failures that define us.

Donal Trump's Passion has been identified

Passion: A B.I.G. Story

Christopher George Latore Wallace was born in a struggle. His mother and father gave birth to him on May 21, 1972. His mother a pre-school teacher and his father who left his mother to raise him alone was a politician and welder . Christopher was a great student and very smart, receiving several awards in English. Christopher was nicknamed “Big” do to his large size. Growing up in the middle of the crack epidemic in the late 1980’s, he began dealing drugs at the age of twelve. At the age of seventeen Christopher dropped out of school and became further involved in criminal activity leading him to probation and ultimately landing him in prison for nine months

As a teenager he recognized his passion (Music) and began rapping. He would go on to record a demo album, soon to be named in The Source’s Unsigned Hype column. The Demo was soon heard by Sean “Puffy’ Combs at Uptown Records, Christopher was soon signed to Uptown Records, but Sean Combs would be be fired shortly after and Christopher would follow him to a place more like home “Bad Boy Records”.

His story goes on, but how about you listen to his first solo hit “Juicy”. This song will give you a taste of what his life was like.

No matter the struggle, find your passion and you will create your legacy!

Christopher George Latore Wallace’s Passion has been Identified

Passion: The Definition of Passion - Leona Lewis !

Born in London Borough of Islington, to social worker parent Aural Josiah and Maria Lewis.

Leona Lewis was put through theater school very early at the age of five. At the age of six she decided that she wanted to be a singer. She went to school at Ambler Primary School in Finsbury park and also attended Sylvia Young Theatre. She was later enrolled in Italia Conti Academy and then BRIT School. There she learned Guitar and Piano and worked very hard to write her very own songs.

Leona wrote her first song at the age of 12. At the age of 13, she won the Lady D under-eighteen talent show at Hackney Empire. Although her focus and passion was music she would become a keen dancer and actor.

As a teenager Leona Lewis would go on to write and produce a number of songs including her demo album, Twilight which was never released. She also recorded a version of Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin You’ with music producer Marley J. Wills. Unable to secure a contract Leona Lewis took a number of jobs to pay to get into a recording studio, including waitressing at Pizza Hut and receptionist job at chiropody surgery in Stoke Newington High Street.

With no luck and her dream fading away, Leona considered placing her music career on hold to attend a University, before her finance Lou Al-Chamaa, that she has known since they were ten years of age persuaded her to enter X Factor.

Since winning she has been Nominated for three Grammy awards, Her second single, "Bleeding Love", was the biggest-selling single of 2007 in her home country, topped over thirty international singles charts including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, the Republic of Ireland, France, Italy, Germany and Russia, and has since become the biggest selling single of the twenty-first century by a female, propelling Lewis to international fame.

Like Pablo Picasso, Leona Lewis begun her journey within her passion at a very early age.

Leona Lewis’s Passion has been identified

Passion: Born an Artist

October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973
Born in Malaga, Spain, Picasso's first word was pencil. Growing up with a father who himself was an Artist (Painter), Picasso was encouraged to learn the art. Beginning at the age of seven, Picasso was trained by his Father in figure drawing and oil painting. During this time Picasso's formal education suffered because of his passion for Art. For him his passion was so deep that nothing else mattered.

In 1891 Picasso and his Family moved to La Corun so his father could become a Professor at the School of Fine Arts. In 1895 after the death of Picasso's sister, they moved once again to Barcelona. This would mark the success of Picasso's career. With the move Picasso's Father transferred to the School of Fine arts and persuaded the officials at the academy to allow his son to take the entrance exam for the advanced class. This process usually takes students a month and Picasso did it in one week and of course was admitted in to the advanced class.

Picasso's formal education would suffer more as he attended Royal Academy of San Fernando, the foremost art school in the country, which led him to stop attending class soon after enrollment. Shortly after, Picasso traveled to Paris in 1900 (the art capital of Europe). He met his close friend and room mate who would teach him the language and literature. Sleeping in the day and working at night Picasso would perfect his skill with every piece of work.

In 1907 Picasso joined the art gallery that had recently been opened in Paris by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. Kahnweiler a German art historian, art collector who became one of the premier French art dealers of the 20th century. He became prominent in Paris beginning in 1907 for being among the first champions of Pablo Picasso.

During his life Picasso had a number of mistresses in addition to his wife. Picasso was married twice and had four children by three women.

Picasso spent his entire life in the arts and would never separate his life from his passion. It shows here that success and achievement is measured by how much time you invest in your passion.

“Everyone wants to understand art. Why don’t we try to understand the song of a bird? Why do we love the night, the flowers, everything around us, without trying to understand them? But in the case of a painting, people think they have to understand. If only they would realize above all that an artist works of necessity, that he himself is only an insignificant part of the world, and that no more importance should be attached to him than to plenty of other things which please us in the world though we can’t explain them; people who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree.” - Picasso

Pablo Picasso's Passion has been Identified

Passion: Find your Passion in 2009

I wont bore you with a typical New Years Eve Blog talking about what and how you should end your New Year or what and how you should be planning for success. No, that's not what we do here at Trigeia Inc.

It's very Simple JUST ;

Find Your Passion
&

Thrive in Your Passion

Passion: House Mom To Rich Mom

Many people never find their passion, and if your lucky enough to find it many are not bold enough to jump in with out restraint.

On the eve of June 2nd 2003 Stephenie Meyer was dreaming of "two people having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire"- quoted from her website www.StephenieMeyer.com.

Stephenie was so excited that she began writing what she had envisioned in her mind. Since that day on, she did not spend one day not writing her story. It is funny how sometimes things pop in our heads and many of us pay no attention to them, while others will take that vision and run with it until. In Stephenie's Bio you will find that she is an ordinary Mother and Wife. A woman that has known her husband since they were four years of age, a woman that is strong in her faith and surrounded by good people.

Attending BYU she majored in English with a concentration in literature. In her Bio she say "I heard many lame jokes about English majors' future careers in the food services industries, and to all the people who made those jokes, I now say, "Ha, ha" (to be heard in the voice of Nelson Muntz)."

Stephenie Meyer is an example for us all, to keep your eyes and ears open and listen to your Passion. If you are lucky enough to have found your passion don't be afraid because your opportunity to share your passion with the world may be right around the corner, and when it arrives find your inner Stephenie. When you've written the story and you find that getting it published may be to hard, suck it up like Stephenie and push through every obstacle in your way and you just may get your big break.

Oh and by the way this normal mother and wife in 5 years has sold more then 25 Million copies of her Twilight Series along with a motion picture. She is now being described as the next J.K. Rowling.

Stephenie Meyer's Passion has been identified

Passion: Olive Oyl to Super Model

Born July 20, 1980, Gisele Caroline Bündchen was raised in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul. While in school she was teased for being so skinny, kids in her class would call her Olive Olye. Like most Kids being teased she took the abuse but would someday have the last laugh.

When she was 13, at her mothers request she entered into a modeling course with her fraternal twin Patrícia and her sister Gabriela. Shortly after her enrollment she went to Sao Paulo to walk the city, during that time her and her friends sat down to eat and it was at that time her life would be changed forever.

Gisele Bundchen was discovered by a modeling agency and went on to be selected for a national contest but would place 2nd. She would then later place 4th in the world contest. In 1996 she moved to New York City to start her Modeling career beginning with "Fashion Week". Three years later she debuted on the cover of "Vogue Magazine". Since the start of her career she has been on over 7,000 magazines and now is bringing in an estimated 35 million dollars a year.

Gisele Bundchen's early interest and still hobby volleyball was once a large part of her life and at one time she was interested in becoming a professional volleyball player, playing for the Brazilian national team.

Giseles Bundchen's Passion has been Identified

Passion: J.K. Rowling - A Story of Her Passion for Writing

Born 31 July 1965 to Peter James Rowling and Anne Rowling west of England. J.K. spent the majority of her time as a young girl telling stories to her sister (also described as her best friend in her biography. When she was eleven she met Sean Harris one of the first people that she shared her serious ambitions to become a writer and one of the only people who told her that she was destined to write and be great at it. In 1983 she went on to study at the University of Exeter, forced to study French by her parents, when she wanted to study English. She now wishes she would have stood her ground with her chosen major.

In 1990 after she left the university and began working at Amnesty International, she then decided to move in with her boyfriend in Manchester. One day as she was traveling back to London on a crowded train, Harry Potter had entered her mind. This was a moment that she will never forget. Time froze during the four hour train ride as she gave all her thoughts to the most exciting story that she had ever sketched out in her mind since the age of six. That evening when she got home she began writing "Philosophers Stone" and since then she has never stopped.

In December of 1990 her mother passed away giving another edge to the great story that she would be known for. Harry's character would now have deeper embeded emotions regarding his parents deaths.

In 1991 J.K. Rowling moved to Portugal where she would live for 3 years, during those three years she got a job working at the language institute teaching English. This job was prefect, giving her the freedom that she required to write her novel. J.K. fell in love and married a Portuguese man and even though her marriage did not work out she did gain something more valuable to her, her baby girl Jessica.

In 1994 they both moved with her sister in Edinburgh. With the intent to get a job teaching J.K. Rowling knew that she would first have to finish her novel, Then Finally after many months of balancing her child as a single mother and writing she finished the book. Once it was finished she sent out for agents to represent her to find a publisher. After many declines in 1996 she found a publisher with the help from her agent Christopher.

Since Harry Potter became a reality J.K. Rowling has become the First U.S.-dollar Billionaire from writing books-suggested by Forbes

J.K. Rowling's Passion has been Identified

Passion: Striaght Up Now Tell Me !

Paula Julie Abdul born on June 19, 1962. Since the Beginning she has climbed straight to the top. From an LA Laker Cheerleader to a sought after choreographer at the height of the music video industry. As you know that was not all, she moved on to becoming a Pop- R&B singer with many Hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Selling over 53 million records and 6 number 1 singles on billboards Hot 100.

It was then to her success as a judge on American Idol

Since she was very young she showed interest in Dancing from camp to camp and finally on low budget musicals and then the rest is history.

On November One of Paula's obsessive fans was found dead outside Paula's home. This fan happened to also be a contestant on American Idol. It has also been told by Paula that she repetitively told producers and Simon of American Idol, that this possible contestant is stocking her and she does not want her to audition for the show because of her personal safety. Simon and Producers ignored Paula's concerns and allowed this contestant to be on the show. After watching "The View" this morning it seems as if American Idol is preparing to BE with out the great judge Paula in the near future. This is shown through the addition of a new female judge this upcoming season.

Paula has been fortunate to not only find success but to also find her passion at such an early age. It is apparent that success does not come with out obstacles and those that find your well being not having any affect with their pockets. The most important thing is our happiness and as long as you have your passion it is ok to stand up for your self and trust their will always be another opportunity. You will find that once you are in your passion you will create your own luck and opportunity.

Paula Abdul's Passion has been Identified

Passion: Fueling a Passion "A Childhood Dream"

Ever since Anousheh Ansari was a young girl growing up in Iran, she had stars in her eyes. On September 18, 2006, she made a childhood dream come true and paid a reported $20 million to become the world's first female space tourist.

"Ever since I was a kid, I've always dreamt of traveling to space," she says.

In 1984, Anousheh and her family immigrated to America from Iran. Anousheh was just 16 years old and didn't speak English. After seven years of hard work, she graduated from college with a master's degree in electrical engineering.

Anousheh went to work for MCI, where she met her husband, Hamid. The business-savvy couple decided to pool their money together and start their own company. "We knew we would succeed … but the level of success was a little bit more than what we expected," she says.

In just seven years, Anousheh and Hamid sold their corporation for $750 million, making her one of the wealthiest businesswomen in the world. She put her money toward a life-long dream and bought a seat aboard a Russian spacecraft!

She hopes her tale of determination, struggle, and ultimate triumph will inspire children and women everywhere to dream big, study hard and see obstacles as merely problems to be solved.

She is currently working toward a master’s degree in astronomy from Swinburne University.

Through out her career she has been able to realize her dream and contribute to the growth of her Passion.

• A member of the X Prize Foundation’s Vision Circle, as well as its Board of Trustees.
• She is a life member in the Association of Space Explorers
• She is on the advisory board of the Teacher’s in Space project.
• She also was awarded an honorary doctorate from International Space University.

There is something to say about a woman that not only finds a way, but a person that can easily forget her passion because of the success of her company's and business career. Ansari would not forget about her passion instead she uses her success to fuel her passion and accomplish her childhood dream.



Anousheh Ansari's Passion has been Identified

Article's and information from Oprah.com and www.anoushehansari.com

Passion: A True Rock ! Steady and Strong

While saving a friends life Eric took six bullets in the back ending a promising professional football career.

Eric stands by what he has always preached that "It is not what your going through, it is how you go through it"

It is rare that you find a man that no matter what his circumstance, he continues to pursue his passion.

We have learned through Eric's experience and his mentor ship that a mans passion never changes, but what does change is the direction in which he pursues and lives within his passion. With Eric's age it is promising that he will never play professional football again, although we are sure that he will continue to Mentor and Coach within his passion.

We are blessed to know Eric but more importantly thank you Eric for your guidance as we pursue and live within our passion.

Eric Arrington's Passion has been Identified

Passion: Britney Spears Says Dancing Is Her Therapy

Many of you remember a few months ago when we took the task on to identify Britney Spears Passion. We did and we came up with Music. We were wrong! and we apologize for our mistake. After watching Britney's documentary millions of people including us heard Britney say this

Britney Spears Says Dancing Is Her Therapy!

She said: `If I have a lot of nervous energy, when I start dancing it goes away and I just feel emotion. It`s like a roller coaster.

I'm sure that many of you would agree that once you are in your passion all Fears, Nerves, Doubt, the world in general no longer exist, at that moment it is just you doing what you love and it feels RIGHT.

Britney Spears Passion has been Identified CORRECTLY

Passion: Adam Bender "The story of a young boy"

Adam Bender was born with a tumor in his left thigh with the only option to amputate his left leg. Adams mother decided that she could live with her child with one leg but could not live without her child. At the Age of three he began playing soccer, he was the leading scorer. Soon after Soccer, he started playing Baseball, he then moved to Flag Football and started at Quarterback.

Adam is a remarkable boy! A boy that keeps moving forward and never gave in to the obstacles that life threw and continue to throw at him. Even with one leg he never let that be the excuse of why he did not do what he expects himself to do.

Never underestimate the power of true Passion, once you have it you will soon discover the world is your playground.

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Adam Bender's Passion has been identified

Passion: A Simple Buddhist Monk

A man's passion set out before him with out knowledge.

Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama was born July 6th 1935 in northeastern Tibet, to a farming family. At the age of 2 he was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, at which he began down the journey to serve humanity. Beginning his education at age 6 he would spend many year learning and at the age of 23 he was awarded the Geshe Lharampa degree, the highest-level degree equivalent to a doctorate of Buddhist philosophy.

In 1950 His Holiness was called upon to assume full political power after China's invasion of Tibet in 1949. Since then it has been his mission to bring peace to not only Tibet but to all of humanity. His travels have crossed 62 countries spanning 6 continents, consistently advocated policies of non-violence and recognizing concerns for global environmental problems. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and has conitued his path of shinning the light of peace throughout the world.

Who would have known that a man chosen from a small farm would impact the world so gracefully with out hesitation

Tenzin Gyatso's Passion has been Identified
Find more about the Dalai Lama at his website www.dalailama.com

Passion: Stop Making Excuses i DiD

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Lewis Robinson left behind by his mother while a newborn and growing up in an orphanage had a negative impact on his life. Spending many hours of the day feeling that he was un-wanted he found purpose through his Passion of Creating. Once he realized that his past does not define him and that his passion for creating would, he embraced his soon to be future and had every thing he ever wanted Family, Friends and Purpose.

Lewis Robinson's Passion has been Identified

Passion: Leading the Pack

Passion lies within us, trusting in who you are is the key to unlocking the door of a successful journey down the path of your destiny.

From the time that Cesar could manage work on his grandfathers farm he began following his passion for animals. Spending his time herding cows and studying canine behavior was what fulfilled him at an early age. Growing up in a small brick house with no running water, he never focused on what he an his family lacked, but kept his focus on what his passion was. This farm that he lived and worked on was not poor, it was rich with every smile and his very own purpose.

Cesar was separated from everything that he lived for at a very young age, because of this change he would soon learn skills that would drive him towards becoming the greatest dog trainer in the world.

At the age of 21 Cesar decided to cross the border of the United States of America to follow his dream of becoming the greatest dog trainer in the world. After living on the Streets of San Diego for a month he finally got a job and room and board. His first job was with a Dog Grooming Parlor. Cesar quickly gained a reputation as someone who could work easily with the most difficult and aggressive dog. Cesar kept his eyes and ears open for the right opportunity to move to Los Angeles to work in Hollywood as a dog trainer. He was given a job to wash Limousine, although it did not have any dog training in the job description it did come with a car and his ticket to move to Los Angeles. Once in Los Angeles and 4 years of hard work Cesar Millan through word of mouth as the "Mexican that has a magical way with dogs" would leave his mark and reach his dream.

Cesar Millan's Passion has been identified

Passion: We posted this in August. History was made.

Barack Obama is the product of a great nation. A man that will not settle for mediocrity for himself, his family or his nation. The People of United States of America should be very proud of this country. This Country has endured every hardship that anyone or anything wants to throw at us and we continue to persevere and move forward no matter the outcome.

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Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. is the nominee of the Democratic Party for the office of President of the United States in the 2008 general election. He is the first African American to be a major political party's nominee for this office. Obama is currently the junior United States Senator from Illinois.
A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003. After a primary victory in March 2004, Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He was elected to the Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote.

As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel. After announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama emphasized withdrawing American troops from Iraq, energy independence, decreasing the influence of lobbyists, and promoting universal health care as top national priorities.

Barack Obama's Passion has been identified