Designed to Succeed: A Faith-driven Blueprint to Building the Life You Were Created to Live

Success May Not Be What You Think It Is

Grammy Award winner Kevin Olusola of the multiplatinum a cappella group Pentatonix and international life coach Donovan Dee Donnell have seen it all. They've had the applause, money, and everything people said they should be living for, only to discover that success as the world understands it is a hamster wheel--an exhausting chase that leads to emptiness.

In Designed to Succeed, Kevin and Donovan challenge our deeply held notions about success. They reconceptualize what it means to be a high performer, showing us that it is sustainable only in partnership with God, who designed each of us with gifts and a purpose. In Designed to Succeed, you will discover:

• How to break free from false identities and performance traps so you can experience a fulfilled life
• How to develop a practical framework for aligning your decisions and desires with your God-given purpose
• How to balance ambition with authenticity to attain a deeper, truer, sustainable success

You were designed to succeed, but attaining that lasting success is not achieved by listening to what other people tell you it is. It begins when you align with God, embracing the unique purpose he designed you for. Only then can you get off the hamster wheel. When you do, you will step into authentic, enduring success that will leave you fulfilled, empowered, and energized for all that is to come.

Kevin Olusola is an American musician, beatboxer, cellist, producer, singer, and songwriter. Kevin is best known as the beatboxer of the three-time Grammy Award–winning, multiplatinum-selling vocal quintet Pentatonix. The group boasts more than ten million albums sold and over twenty million subscribers on YouTube, and it is well-known as an arena-touring act around the globe. His solo music fuses classical music and popular styles to a genre of its own. Kevin has performed at classical musical festivals such as the Amsterdam Cello Biennale, opened the TED Conference in Vancouver, and was chosen by Quincy Jones to represent him in concert at the 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival on the same program as Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea.

Kevin was raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, in a Christian home by his father, a Nigerian psychiatrist, and his mother, a Grenadian nurse. Along with his brother and sister, Olusola was taught to put his faith in God. An outspoken Christian, Kevin uses social media and technology to connect with and minister to Christian creatives all around the world. Kevin strives to faithfully follow God’s plan and chooses to use his platform to guide aspiring artists who strive to include God in secular industries.

Donovan Dee Donnell, a former male exotic dancer who experienced his own transformation through Christ, lives out his purpose as a published author, international life coach, and keynote speaker, creating and leading trainings in the fields of leadership, entrepreneurship, relationships, personal development, mental health, and suicide prevention throughout the US and abroad in Brazil, Costa Rica, and South Africa.

Known as the “Thought Life Coach,” Donovan has helped countless individuals in clarifying their purpose and obtaining personal success without compromising their faith, morals, or identity. His signature approach of confronting life’s greatest complexities through a biblical and psychological lens has unlocked breakthroughs for many seeking the freedom to live a fulfilled life. For more, visit www.donovandeedonnell.com.

Award-winning author and storyteller Mark Tabb has authored and coauthored over forty books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller and Mom’s Choice Award winner Mistaken Identity. His book Convicted: An Innocent Man, the Cop Who Framed Him, and an Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness and Friendship, written with Jameel McGee and Andrew Collins, received a 2017 Christopher Award. His other New York Times bestsellers include The Light Within Me with Fox and Friends coanchor Ainsley Earhardt, A Promise to Ourselves with Alec Baldwin, The Unusual Suspect with Stephen Baldwin, and The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story. For more, visit www.marktabb.com.