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This is part of a series of post on successful people and how they have integrated the 8 Cylinders of Success in their lives in their own words. Buy the book if you want to find and align your 8 Cylinder of Success.
1. Principles » Your Dashboard
What beliefs equate to success to me?
Excellence. Fearlessness. Spirituality. Joy. Significance. Personal Evolution.
“I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that’s how I operate my life.”
“I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.”
“If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit.”
“It isn’t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are – not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within – that you can begin to take control.”
“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.”
“I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace – a connection to what matters.”
“The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance – and then even the small steps and little victories along your path with take on greater meaning.”
“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.”
2. Passions » Your Keys
What do I love doing and why?
Giving. Touching Lives.
“I don’t think you ever stop giving. I really don’t. I think it’s an on-going process. And it’s not just about being able to write a check. It’s being able to touch somebody’s life.”
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”
“What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”
“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”
3. Problems » Your Fuel
What social, scientific, technical, and/or personal problem do I want to solve?
How does one self-love? How does one overcome fear (of failure)?
“Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way.”
“ I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.”
4. People » Your Motor
Whom do I want to serve?
Those who feel disempowered.Women.
“I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on this planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.”
“I am a woman in process. I’m just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.”
5. Positioning » Your Lane
What do I want to be #1 in the world at?
Self-mastery. Finding truth.
“Use what you have to run toward your best – that’s how I now live my life.”
“I’m a truth seeker. That’s what I do every day on the show – put out the truth. Some people don’t like it, they call it sensational, but I say life is sensational.”
“We are each responsible for our own life – no other person is or even can be.”
6. Pioneers » Your Pace Cars
Who are my models, mentors, and/or guides?
Phil Donahue. Sojourner Truth. Harriet Tubman. Ida B. Wells. Madame C.J. Walker. Fannie Lou Hamer.
”If there never had been a Phil, there never would have been a me. I can talk about things now that I never could have talked about before he came on the air. There’s room for both of us.”
“I am where I am because of the bridges that I crossed. Sojourner Truth was a bridge. Harriet Tubman was a bridge. Ida B. Wells was a bridge. Madame C. J. Walker was a bridge. Fannie Lou Hamer was a bridge.”
“For everyone of us that succeeds, it’s because there’s somebody there to show you the way out.”
7. Picture » Your Road Map
What’s my vision for myself and my world?
Personal Freedom. Making Good. Sharing. Royalty. Making A Difference In Others’ Lives. Brightness.
“Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi. I knew there was a way out. I knew there was another kind of life because I had read about it. I knew there were other places, and there was another way of being.”
“I don’t think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.”
“My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.”
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”
“When I look into the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.”
“What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people’s lives.”
“Even the wildest dreams have to start somewhere. Allow yourself the time and space to let your mind wander and your imagination fly.”
8. Possibility » Your Destination
What would be possible in the world with me that is not possible without me?
People choosing their own paths.
“Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.”
“Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.”
“ Devote today to something so daring even you can’t believe you’re doing it.”
“Your mistake does not define who you are…you are your possibilities.”
“Everyone has to learn to think differently, bigger, to open to possibilities.”
Purpose » Your GPS
Demonstrate Greatness Beyond Imagination.
“What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.”
“All my life I have always known I was born to greatness.”
