{"id":3095,"date":"2012-05-29T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=3095"},"modified":"2012-10-05T10:31:14","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T14:31:14","slug":"the-laziest-book-in-africa-and-im-not-too-lazy-to-get-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/spotlight\/the-laziest-book-in-africa-and-im-not-too-lazy-to-get-one.html","title":{"rendered":"The Laziest Book In Africa &#8212; And I&#8217;m Not Too Lazy To Get One!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okechukwu Ofili is many things to me: one of my favorite co-hosts, an inspiration, and most of all, a good friend. And today, he is launching his second book, How Laziness Saved My Life. I can&#8217;t wait to get my hands on the book! And as if that&#8217;s not exciting enough, there&#8217;s also the chance of me winning a brand new Blackberry phone. Move over, everyone, Vera Ezimora is getting this one!<\/p>\n<p>2 years ago, author, speaker and blogger Okechukwu Ofili shared his stupidity with the world in the hilariously successful \u201cHow Stupidity Saved My Life.\u201d Everything seemed to be going well for the engineer turned blogger turned speaker, but all that changed when he visited the doctors office for a routine check-up and was diagnosed with a life threatening disease. He later found out that his diagnosis was a result of over working himself at his job. After seeing so many people other people burnt out from work, he decided to pen his second book to show that contrary to popular belief, Laziness can actually save your life! The result is the witty HOW LAZINESS SAVED MY LIFE: A collection of radical business ideas for tired, overworked and frustrated people looking for an easier way to get stuff done!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/cover-wordpress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3096\" title=\"How Laziness Saved My Life by Okechukwu Ofili [Book Cover]\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/cover-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/cover-wordpress.jpg 615w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/cover-wordpress-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>How Laziness Saved My Life is a hilarious attack at the way corporations and businesses push themselves and their employees to the brink of stress. With chapters such as\u00a0<strong>\u201cThree Things I Learned From Getting Kicked In The Head\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>\u201cWhy We Need Fewer Meetings and Managers\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Ofili is able to poke fun at the work institution as we know it but at the same time offers up simple solutions for Managers and Entrepreneurs for getting the most out of themselves and their employees without killing anyone in the process. If you have ever been stressed at work or felt like strangling your Manager then you need to get this book.\u00a0But don\u2019t take my word for it, after all I am just the author writing in third person\u2026see what others are saying about it:<\/p>\n<p>Grabs you from the first page and never lets you go\u2026until you are done or NEPA takes light.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013Okechukwu Ofili<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><p align=\"center\">The book is so intelligently written and wickedly funny, it is as if I wrote it myself.\u00a0<strong>\u2013Okechukwu Ofili<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0HOW LAZINESS SAVED MY LIFE is a must read for Managers and Business Leaders! Get a copy for your boss and one for your bosses cat\u2026it\u2019s that good!\u00a0<strong>\u2013Okechukwu Ofili<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #696969; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The book is currently available on Amazon at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/getlazy\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/getlazy<\/a>\u00a0and at major Nigeria bookstores including Silverbird Lagos, Silverbird Abuja, Silverbird Port-Harcourt, The Hub Media Lagos, Laterna Lagos and Terraculture Lagos. You can reach the author at:<\/p>\n<p>BB: 3300ED8F<\/p>\n<p>twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ofilispeaks\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/<wbr>ofilispeaks<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/ofilispeaks\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/facebook.com\/<wbr>ofilispeaks<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BONUS STUFF:<\/strong>\u00a0To celebrate the release of his second book. Ofili will be giving away a Blackberry 9930, an Amazon Kindle Fire and other awesome prices (no kidding). All you have to do is take a simple picture. See the poster below for more information:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/contest-book-twitter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3098\" title=\"How Laziness Saved My Life - Book Contest - Okechukwu Ofili\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/contest-book-twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/contest-book-twitter.jpg 434w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/contest-book-twitter-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ofilispeaks\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Ofili<\/a>\u00a0is an award winning\u00a0<del>ninja<\/del>\u00a0motivational speaker, author, success coach and\u00a0<del>mind reader<\/del>\u00a0entrepreneur who blogs about life, success and entrepreneurial excellence. Follow him on BB pin:<strong>3300ED8F<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ofilispeaks\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/ofilispeaks\" target=\"_blank\">facebo<wbr>ok<\/wbr><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/visitor.r20.constantcontact.com\/manage\/optin\/ea?v=001ZfiuR_73g8pkpG5OS08xcw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to his blog<\/a>\u00a0for more success TIPS!\u201d His latest book is titled HOW LAZINESS SAVED MY LIFE, to find out how it saved his life click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/getlazy\" target=\"_blank\">amzn.to\/getlazy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> If you do contest for the Blackberry, please make sure not to win it. I want it more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okechukwu Ofili is many things to me: one of my favorite co-hosts, an inspiration, and most of all, a good friend. And today, he is launching his second book, How Laziness Saved My Life. I can&#8217;t wait to get my hands on the book! 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