Summary of

YOU 2.0
Stop Feeling Stuck, Reinvent Yourself, And Become a Brand New You - Master The Art Of
Personal Transformation
By
Ayodeji Awosika
Introduction
Did you ever felt like the world is moving too quickly? While people and things change by the
minute. You may feel like you're stuck in the same place and situation repeatedly. It felt as if
you were stopped in a situation and didn't know how to get out.
We all dreamed about achieving a lot of goals when we were younger. We are led by grownups
who have informed us that to achieve our goals, we must follow a specific path. However, as
we got to the end of the path, we discovered that there were more confusing roads ahead.
You certainly feel lost at this point in your life. You are not the person you once imagined
yourself to be. What you see in the mirror is not the energetic, wealthy, and successful person
dreamed of. You tried your hardest to be that person, but it just didn't work out. We come up
with a lot of excuses and sometimes we are not willing to change at all. Don’t wait for magic to
change your life. Stand up and work on it.
But how long will you stay on that place? When you know, you are meant for something bigger.
Don’t worry because time has come for you to find that ideal you. We will remove all the things
that keeps you from getting the life you really deserve. You will learn tips that will help you in
making that ideal you, real. And that time is now.
The Power of Reinvention
MAIN IDEA
You cannot truly change yourself if you stayed in the past and kept on thinking about your past
mistakes. You learn from your past, and if you continue to do the same thing, that past can
show you what your life will be.
If you wanted to reinvent yourself, begin with getting rid of the parts of your life that doesn’t
suit you. You can unlearn everything that was taught to you and start over. To fully reinvent
yourself, you must let go of a lot of things, even those we loved.
The key is self-awareness, know yourself. Learn yourself deeper, accept and start over.
STORY
Ayodeji Awosika clearly intends to do the opposite of what most self-help books tells you to do.
He expressed his fair share of mistakes in the past, and admits that up until now, he is far from
perfect. But he is no longer that kid who doesn’t care about his life. It took him awhile to finally
get back at his feet and push forward towards the life he deserves to have.
Sadly, people identified themselves on what they are in the past. This prevents them from
moving forward. You can always put off the future if it isn't here yet. However, life has a way of
making you reflect on the time you've spent and wonder what occurred.
But you should not let your past define who you are most importantly not the who you are
supposed to be. You can be just like a Phoenix, fall and rise again as a new being. Look at every
problem as an opportunity to reinvent yourself. This book will show you patterns which you can
also use in the process of reinventing yourself. But you must do it your own.
The Stories that Shape our Lives
MAIN IDEA
Too many stories had been told to us by the world that had formed our lives. We were told to
take a certain path since that was the greatest option for us. But what's best for others isn't
always the best for us. You are living a life that has been patched together by stories that others
have told us to believe. This belief system may or may not lead us to where we should be. It
certainly will not lead us to where we want to be.
We must now identify these stories. The majority of which were born out of fear. We believed
in them because it was written on a rock and what people kept telling us. You can change your
beliefs about yourself if you can discover the stories that make up your identity. That's the start
of changing the script and creating the life you've always desired.
STORY
The author also followed the script given to him by his parents. He went to college and aim for
what the people around him told him he could achieve. But like the rest of the world, also fell
on a pit. He just asked himself, how did he end up there. Growing up, he was always told that
he is a smart kid. But upon receiving these compliments, something formed inside him. Now, he
fears of stepping up because he is afraid, he will lose that compliment.
People around us has a huge impact on how we see ourselves. We believe in them and slowly it
becomes our identity. This made-up personality is the reason why we sometimes feel like we
are never growing up. We feel like we aren’t enough, and we need to do more things. Every
time we try to reason out that we are not what they dictate us to be, we just see things that
confirms they are correct. We must get rid of that concept.
How do we escape these stories? Evaluate yourself and look at the pieces of you that doesn’t fit
the person you wanted to be. Your identity should not be defined by other’s opinion about you.
Rebuild yourself from bottom to the top. You don’t need to be more because you are already
enough. When you begin to reinvent yourself, you will realize that you already have everything
in you.
How to Examine Your Life
MAIN IDEA
You can make your own decisions. Whatever the circumstances are, whether you join wrong
crowd or study for exams, it is still your decision to be made. The position we have right now is
a result of the decisions we made, our priorities and the things that we care for. We sometimes
put the blame in the world, in the government, and sometimes to our parents. Yes, the
environment and the people around us had influence us, but it was still our choice.
Start meditating about your past decision, if you made the different choice, what kind of life will
you live? This is not a way to live on regrets, but to learn from them. Face them and stop the
cycle of blame. Admitting what went wrong is the beginning of avoiding it.
STORY
The author feels like his problems’ root cause are two things. First is his hometown and the
second one, is his decisions. He grew up in Milwaukee, an extremely segregated community.
There were a high number of dropouts and teenage pregnancy. Even if he is guided by his
grandparents, he still falls on a wrong choice of friends. And some of the people he knows were
still doing the same old things.
Even if he left for Minnesota, he was still the trouble some kid up to no good. All these
problems were his fault, but also not his fault. His actions were influenced by his environment.
It was not an excuse, but it is a way in realizing, what made you act that way. If you didn’t know
what are the factors that make you those negative things, then you won’t be able to avoid it.
Certainly, self-awareness is the key.
When you decide to be the person you wanted to be and act on it, then you can do it. Not in a
quick way, but slowly you will see progress. Begin by owning up your mistakes in the past, look
at them as lessons and move forward with what you learn from them.
Surrender and Acceptance: How to Let Go of Your Negative Past
MAIN IDEA
The changes we made in ourselves is like death of the old you and being born as a new person.
Fixing is not always the solution, sometimes, the only answer is to start over. What stops you in
doing that? Because you are afraid of letting go of the person you think you are. But letting that
old person go makes a room for a new one to blossom.
Begin to identify the negative things in you. Start accepting them and letting them go. In doing
so, you will free yourself in the life of wishing you did something in the past. Stop living in the
past, acceptance is what we need here.
STORY
Ayodeji Awosika experienced the life of being a prisoner, for a short period of time. He says that
when you are in there, thinking was ultimately the task you can do. Ayodeji start replaying his
life in his mind. He starts to wonder what his life could be is he didn’t make the wrong choices.
But there was nothing else he can do to change the past. That was the moment he realized; he
needs to do something to change.
Awosika made a lot of tries to restart but he kept on falling back to his destructive pattern. He
accepted his failures and setbacks, and it made a lot of differences. You can do that too. Stop
living in the regrets of the past. Accept them and move on.
Give yourself the opportunity to take the risk. Forget about the what ifs and the opinion of the
world. Its time to be you. Believe in yourself that you can. It was hard at first and there would
be chances that you’ll go back to zero. It is difficult to separate your old identity and your past.
If you continue to think of yourself as the old you, then you won’t be able to move forward.
Don’t go looking for anything else. Begin with where you are right now.
The Key Ingredients to Change
MAIN IDEA
Many people started planning how they will change themselves. Some of them continued to do
so. But there are few who fall back. How do we avoid going back to our old self? Rewards can
be a useful tool in maintaining a new habit. It was better than setting goals sometimes. We are
human beings and rewards are realistic way setting up new routines. This will help you in the
reinvention process.
Our mindset plays a big role in this change. It’s not promoting negativity but thinking of the
worst-case scenario help ignite our will of changing. Our environment also plays a huge role in
the reinvention. It can make or break our process. The people around us have a big impact on
our minds. So, we must choose who we listen to or believe to.
STORY
Ayodeji Awosika battled with his nicotine problem. When started smoking unintentionally, but
when he began, it was difficult to remove to his system. But upon looking at his situation, he
just smokes when he is with people who smokes. So, he stopped hanging out with those kinds
of people and stop going to places that he used to smoke.
Clearly, the environment he was not healthy to the change he is trying to achieve. When
Ayodeji decided that he wanted to reinvent his life, there are also people who opposes his will.
That’s why he permanently removed them in his life.
If you really wanted to do something good to yourself, you are also willing to sacrifice
something in your life. It may be a friend or a family. It may be a mindset or a long-term habit.
But at this point, you have been doing well so far. You had examined yourself and accepted
what cant be change. Don’t let them set you back again. Also, remember the keys in change, it
will surely do a great deal in the process.
Stop Waiting to Be Picked
MAIN IDEA
Technology has been continuously changing. Life keeps on getting better. So there actually no
reason for you to keep on living in the dark. We are in the age where everything is possible, so
you must make use of it. Don’t waste your time in repeating the same thing every day and
wondering how your life will be if you quit your job. With this era, many people quit their jobs
and do what they love with just willingness at hand. They study and work their way to make
things possible.
Excuses is out of the reasons to start having the life you want. Make a move now or forever
regret your chances. If you wanted something to happen to your life, you must do something as
well. Work on the most important aspects of the reinvention process. You’ll be surprised on
how far the changes would be.
STORY
The author could not believe how far he had gone. He never expected that he will be able to
reach this point where he can influence people using his words. Ayodeji is a typical person, who
went to school and graduated. But then he realized he wasn’t meant for something usual.
Although he went through a lot of struggles, he stood again and reinvent himself.
He worked at a video game store as a manager but received the same wage of a Taco crew and
eventually he became a project manager on a web design company. He worked his way up, but
it was still not enough. He wanted a life, not dependent on someone else’s decision. That’s why
one he saw the opportunity to slowly free himself and do what he loves, he took it.
This would not happen if he just waited for a miracle. Same goes to you. If you think life would
stop to sprinkle magic on you, you should wake up. You must rise and do something that will
bring you to the life you really want. Its okay to feel clueless of what to do next. Its better than
waiting for the whole world to fix itself just for you to push forward.
The perfect will never come if you continue to wait. You must start now.
Pivot, Quit or Start Over
MAIN IDEA
A good buddy is like a book. Always willing to assist and guide you. It will never leave you and
will always be there to you. However, the effects of this book may only be effective if you begin
working on it. Take it to heart and put it into practice.
The reinvention process is the best part of this book. You can take or leave the suggestions and
advise. It just wants you to reconsider your life and start afresh on the path to the life you
desire.
We will face moments wherein we have to decide. Do we want to change the course of our
path? Do we want to quit now? Or do you want to start over. The choice is always yours to
make. Decisions can be tricky, so be prepared on what will be the consequences.
STORY
While writing a book, the author faces a problem. Like every other writer, he felt like he wanted
to quit. Because the words won’t come out right. He was not satisfied at that moment. Some
writers will go on a sad moment of doubting. Thinking that they aren’t meant for being a writer.
But Ayodeji is persistent in his goal as a writer. So, he decided at that moment. Although
clueless, he needs to decide so could move forward.
There are moments that the best action is to stop. Quitting, sometimes that is also needed on
some situation. Its not advisable to quit regularly. But in life, you must know which fight you
will continue, or which will you quit, and start over. Just make a careful consideration.
You'll feel motivated about anything if you allow yourself enough time to grow great at it. You'll
have the talents you need to make a real difference if you think about it. Just keep in mind that
you can always go back to square one or start over.
Reinvent for Life
MAIN IDEA
There will always come a point in life when you feel stuck. You begin to lose interest in the
things you once enjoyed. It was all you wanted to do was change something about it.
Reinvention isn't simply for those who have nothing going on in their lives. Or for those who are
completely lost. Reinvention is for everyone who wants to make a long-term change in their
routine. Some of us feel the desire to grow when something feels too familiar.
Perhaps the reason we exist is so that we can continue to grow. The gifts we've been given
should be put to good use. Not only for ourselves, but for others as well. Let us assist others in
reinventing themselves. Bring some brightness into their lives. They don't have to spend the
rest of their life in the same place. They can grow and keep growing.
STORY
Ayodeji Awosika is still in the process of reinventing himself. He admits that he is not perfect,
and he will never be. He extends his gratitude to everyone who believed in him and supported
him in his journey. Ayodeji was once a lost man before and he wanted to help people reinvent
themselves through his book.
Even if he still fails at some point, the idea of reinvention can keep him up to his feet again. It is
like a new beginning for him. A light of hope. Because whenever he fails, the old him will be
buried. The new him will try again using a new path and this time he will succeed.
This book will spark a light in you. Get up and be prepared for a reinvention that you needed.
But expect that there will be fallbacks, but you can always get back up. That is reinvention, the
opportunity to make yourself brand-new and hopeful. So can keep going towards the life and
the person you always wanted to be. Keep on reinventing!
Conclusion
Life can sometimes be tricky. Even if you are in the right track, you could still feel like something
missing. That is because you are living a life that was not meant for you. We all have dreams
and aspirations that we buried deep down because we wanted to be normal. To live a life
following the dictated path. This is how our culture made us, and it now the time to break away
from that.
Ayodeji Awosika gave us patterns that we can try to reinvent ourselves. Reinventing can change
the course of your life. It may sound scary at first. But beginning in scratch is better that living a
life of patches. These patches were stories we heard from people that shaped how we see life.
There are also stories from our own that stops our full potential. We must get rid of these
patches and start examining our lives. Look into it thoroughly and you will see the need to
reinvent.
Our past mistakes also hold us from embracing the life we want. So, we must accept them,
learn from them, and move forward. That is just the beginning. To keep on reinventing, set
some rewards to keep you motivated. Do your thing and stop making excuses. Learn how to
evaluate the situation, don’t get to pressured. You can always start over. Later you’ll just realize
how reinventing became part of your life.
As the author claims, everything is still on you. He is not forcing you to do something. These are
suggestions. He is giving you light, and it’s up to you if you’ll use that light and walk out of the
dark. This book didn’t promise anything because it just wanted to help you. The decision is still
on you. Because only YOU can change your life. Bury the old you. Be the person you always
wanted to be.
Why should you read this summary?

We don't want to continue living a life that doesn’t makes us happy. Or maybe you simply
choose to be content with your situation. But you have dreams and a life that you wish to live.
It's never too late to reach your goals. After reading this summary, you will have a better
understanding of what patterns you might use to achieve the life you desire.
Who will learn from this summary?

 People who experience midlife crisis