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Power Your Life with the Positive: Life Lessons and Secrets to Success from Luminaries and Everyday Heroes
Library of Congress Cataloging
ISBN: (print) 978-1-63353-748-4 (ebook) 978-1-63353-749-1
Library of Congress Control Number: 2018937910
BISAC category code: SEL027000 – SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success
Printed in the United States of America
To the Reader:
There are so many influences that can bring us down in life, making us feel as though nothing is possible and that our goals and dreams are unattainable. Maybe you find yourself surrounded by such negativity. Does it have to dictate what you are able to do in your own life? Absolutely not!
Through my radio show, magazine, and web series, I have interviewed over seventy-eight hundred guests from all walks of life. They might seem different at first glance, but each is a great example of someone who has accomplished amazing things while facing difficult circumstances. Power Your Life with the Positive draws on my interviews with forty such individuals, people who have overcome challenges, set goals, and exceeded them … often bouncing back from difficulty to find their way to achievement.
But Power Your Life with the Positive does not end with the stories it tells—it continues with yours. After each profile, you will find questions and inspirational quotes to prompt thought, journaling, or discussion on what you have just read. To focus discussion and thought, as well as providing more “nugget-sized” inspiration, Power Your Life with the Positive includes “text-box” nuggets in each profile that you can draw on
for yourself.
Nothing in life is impossible. Your goals and dreams are worth fighting for. Let these examples give you the fuel you need to power your life with the positive and leave the negativity behind.
—Cyrus Webb
Table of Contents
Profile #3: Take Pleasure in Learning Actor, Producer, TV Personality, and Author LeVar Burton
Profile #5: Start Where You Are and Don’t Give Up Producer and Author Peter Engel
Profile #6: Recognize the Power of Your Gift Singer and Actress Antonique Smith
Profile #7: Your Gift Is Bigger Than You Actor, Choreographer, and Author Darrin Dewitt Henson
Profile #9: Be Confident, Even on the Bad Days Supermodel and Author Tess Holliday
Profile #11: Stand in Your Power Singer and Actor Willie Taylor
Profile #12: Consistency Is the Key to Longevity Singer Johnny Gill
Profile #13: Blaze a Trail. Light the Way. Singer Keith Sweat
Profile #14: Take Advantage of a Second Chance Media Personality and Author Rolonda Watts
Profile #15: Let Your Love Motivate YouActor Bruno Gunn
Profile #16: Don’t Be Afraid to Act Actress and Author Tina Alexis Allen
Profile #17: Adapt as Your World Changes Comedian and Actor Jamie Kennedy
Profile #18: Don’t Despise Small BeginningsRecording Artist Ruben Studdard
Profile #19: Learn from Others, but Be YourselfAuthor, Actress, and Producer Omegia Keeys
Profile #20: Own the Responsibility You’ve Been GivenActor, Writer, and Director Philip K. Boyd
Profile #21: A Setback is a Reset, Not the EndFitness Trainer and Model Branden Nicholson
Profile #22: Create Your Own Lane Actor and Producer Chris Greene