"What I know for sure" is that there is no strength without challenge, adversity, resistance, and often pain". Oprah Winfrey beautifully describes the truth of life in her book. Read book summary here.

1. WHAT I KNOW
FOR SURE
~ OPRAH WINFREY

2. WHY OPRAH WINFREY’S BOOK?
Awarded:
“World’s most powerful woman”
&
“One of the most influential
people in the world”
- TIME,
.CNN, US
Today

3. BACKGROUND
 Year 1998, during an interview she was asked
“ What is it that you know for sure”
 2014, after 16 years, Oprah quotes in this book
“ I know for sure: Your journey begins
with a choice to get up, step out, and live
fully”

4. CHAPTE
R
1
______ JOY____
“Sit. Feast on your life.” – Derek Walcott

5. CHAPTE
R
1
“When you get the chance to sit out or dance, I hope you dance”
Each day brings a chance to:
o Draw in a deep breath
o Kick off your shoes, step out
and dance
o To live free of regret
o Live with joy, fun and laughter

6. CHAPTE
R
1
“This very moment is the only moment you have for certain”
In each moment, you have a choice
- a choice to either sit in the corner
and live in self doubt
- blend in the shadows of fear
or
- Waltz boldly onto the stage of life
- live the way your spirit is nudging
you to

7. CHAPTE
R
1
“I take my pleasures seriously”
Don’t wrap yourself up in stuff that you forget to really enjoy
- work hard then play well
- laugh so hard with your friends that your stomach hurts
- think about your mistakes, and laugh them off too
- even being able to walk is a gift, be thankful to what you have
“Life is full of delightful treasures, take out a moment to appreciate them”

8. CHAPTE
R
1
“If your life ended tomorrow, what would you regret not
doing”
- When you are close to death,
you will not remember the all
nighters at office, neither the
worth of your mutual fund
- The thought that linger is
“If only”
- If only I had done what I really
wanted to do
You must live now: your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out and live fully
What if she
said yes, I
Should have
asked.

9. CHAPTE
R
1 “Food – a pleasure!”
- Nothing beats a perfect meal
- Have what you love, it will indeed be
the best time of your day
- Run it off, burn it off, but do not let
go of the pleasure
However,
- also remember, tomorrow is still
there, do not finish the world food today

10. CHAPTE
R
1 “Value your body
- Better food is the foundation of a better life
- Eat healthy, value your body, your life will be happy
- Oprah eats from her own farm in the backyard of her house

11. “Feel the real power of now”
CHAPTE
R
1
- Resist projecting into the future
- Resist lamenting into the past
mistakes
- “Delight thyself in the Lord, and He
will give you the desire of your heart”
- When you focus on your today, rest
all will fall into its place

12. CHAPTE
R
2
______ Resilience____
“Barn’s burnt down/Now I can see the moon”
– Mizuta Masahide

13. CHAPTE
R
2 “Leave the past behind”
- Look into your past
- Be fearless to give yourself the
love you did not receive
- You and only you are accountable
for your happiness
- Don’t let the past unmet part of
you crop into your today
- Go back there in the past, and
complete yourself today

14. CHAPTE
R
2 “Adjust your footing”
- Every challenge has the power to knock our knees
- When the ground beneath us shifts, do not panic
- Find the new center of gravity
“Don’t fight it, just adjust your footing”

15. CHAPTE
R
2 “Be your strength”
God
Your StrengthsYou are your strength!
When faced with a difficult decision,
ask yourself,
‘what would I do if I were not afraid
of making a mistake, feeling rejected,
looking foolish, or being alone?’
When you remove fear, you find
what you are searching for!

16. “Difference between succeeding and getting stuck
CHAPTE
R
2
- We all have stand down moments that require us to stand up
- Sit down, breathe, look back and acknowledge where you have come so far
- Ask yourself, what do these hurdles have for me
- Learning from challenges is the difference between succeeding and getting
stuck
“When you see the hurdles for what they are, you never lose faith in the path it takes to get you
where you want to go.”

17. CHAPTE
R
2 “What doesn’t kills you makes you stronger”
- Your strengths come from the
ability to face resistance & walk
through it
- There is no strength without
challenge, resistance & pain
- During the difficult times, 1st just
stand, and then take a step forward

18. CHAPTE
R
3
______ Connection____
“Love is the essential existential fact. It is our
ultimate reality and our purpose on Earth”
– Marianne Williamson

19. CHAPTE
R
3
- You have the power to give
yourself love, affection and
intimacy; no one else can do that
for you
- People crave appreciation and
want to know that you value them
- Life is better when you share it,
expand your circle
Lookinward-thelovingbeginswithyou

20. CHAPTE
R
3
Nothingcanbringyoupeacebutyourself–
RalphWaldoEmerson
- Relationships built on real
love feels good- it should
bring you joy
- Pets represent a deep
connection to caring that’s
unconditional and reciprocal
- Love others, show gratitude
and spread your light

21. ______ Gratitude____
“If the only prayer you ever say in your
entire life is ‘Thank you’, it will be enough.”
- Meister Eckhart
CHAPTE
R
4

22. CHAPTE
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4
I wasn’t feeling much of anything. Too busy doing.
- People today don’t have time to feel
delight in the small pleasures of life
- We get so focused on the difficulty of
our climb that we lose sight of being
grateful for simply having a mountain
to climb
- Note down moments everyday which
make you feel grateful

23. CHAPTE
R
4
- In order to feel gratitude your ego has
to take a back seat
- When you focus on the goodness in
your life you create more of it
- Practice the lost art of just giving,
without expecting anything in return
- The greatest gift you can give someone
is yourself
‘Say Thank you now because you know the rainbow is
coming.’

24. CHAPTE
R
5
______ Possibility____
“Soar, eat ether, see what has never been
seen; depart, be lost, but climb.”
- Edna St. Vincent Millay

25. CHAPTE
R
5
‘Whatever you fear most has no power- it is your fear
that has the power.’
- What would your life have been like if you
hadn’t cared so much about what people
thought?
- The true measure of your courage is not
whether you reach your goal- it’s whether you
decide to get back on your feet no matter how
many times you’ve failed.
- You are built not to shrink down to less but to
blossom into more. To be more splendid.

26. CHAPTE
R
5
- Don’t intend one thing and expect
another
- Whatever you situation is right now
you’ve played a major role in creating it
- We build our lives, thought by
thought, experience by experience,
choice by choice
- Discover what you love and then do it!
‘Choose yourself’

28. CHAPTE
R
6
______ Awe____
“In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest.
I love that word.”
– Elie Wiesel

29. CHAPTE
R
6 “The deepest essence of life”
- Take a moment out of your life for yourself
- Enjoy life of the moment, go on a hike, trek etc.
- Enjoy the sound of silence, as it is bliss
- Happiness-”Ask, and it shall be given… seek, and
ye shall find.”

30. CHAPTE
R
6 “Believe in Miracles”
- Miracles happen everyday, if we are open to seeing them
- Miracles are simplest things which we may not notice
- Miracles happen to those who believe in them
- Open your eyes and heart and you’ll begin to see them

31. CHAPTE
R
6 “Live life to the fullest”
- Older we get ,more is the joy in sense of living
- Ask people who escaped death narrowly,
they know the joy of living
- Here, John who missed near death in a plane
became more empathetic after he narrowly escaped his death
- After that incident, he now knows to enjoy every moment of his life

32. CHAPTE
R
6
“Spirituality”
- Living in the present
- World is a classroom, where experiences are
lessons
- The hardest experiences are often the ones
which teaches us the most
- Breathe easy, grow from the experience

33. CHAPTE
R
6
“Spirituality”
- It is being connected to the energy of all
creation
- It is not religion, it is living fearlessly
- With progress, you learn to live with the flow
of your life
- It is to be in the world but not of it

34. CHAPTE
R
6
“Seeking the fullest expression of self”
- Discover the new dimensions of self & Self-
expression
- Know the stillness of the space
- It is an energizing and calming experience
- You’ve always had the power to feel

35. CHAPTE
R
7
______Clarity____
“First say to yourself what you would be;
and then do what you have to do.”
– Epictetus

36. CHAPTE
R
7
“Finding True self”
- It is OK to say “NO” to people
- Always try to find your truest intentions
- We are held responsible for our every action,
thought & feeling

37. CHAPTE
R
7
“This Very Moment”
- Put your needs ahead of anyone else’s
- Then you would have the power to help
others
- Be fully aware of what’s happening in every
moment

38. CHAPTE
R
7
“A Confession”
- Experience in an aircraft over 40,000 feet which
made me think about instinct
- It is very important to know your instinct
- Believe your instinct and it will save you every
single time

39. CHAPTE
R
7
“Every experience, a awakening”
- Give time for Yourself
- Protect your time, it is your life
- Do some physical exercise and give time for
muscles to rest

40. CHAPTE
R
7
“Time- use it to do good”
- Do not let dark energies of others consume you
- How you spend your time defines who you are
- Wasting your time is like wasting yourself

41. CHAPTE
R
8
______Power_____
“When you know better, you do better.”
– Maya Angelou

42. CHAPTE
R
8
“Freedom is a choice”
- It depends on us to get our freedom and
let other’s respect us.
- It is our choice to decide the way we will spend
or use our day

43. CHAPTE
R
8
“Words have the power to destroy & heal”
- Negative words take over our home, profession
and our personality as well
- Do not speak negative about others it shows you
cannot be trusted
- To avoid all these negativity always stay away
from gossips

44. CHAPTE
R
8
“Become the change you want to see”
- Never indulge in doing things which you feel
is inappropriate and can hurt someone
- Instead of demolishing, rebuild
- Instead of misleading, light the way

45. CHAPTE
R
8
“Excellence is the best deterrent”
- Being excellent at your work is the best way to
overcome racism or hatred etc.
- If you want to be successful, be excellent
- Be excellent in giving, graciousness, effort,
struggle and strife

46. CHAPTE
R
8
“Never be in debt focus on need not on desire”
- We should buy things which we really need to be
happy and fulfilled and avoid buying unwanted things
through loans
- The way we spend our money should be in line with
what we are and what we care about

47. CHAPTE
R
8
“Stay healthy”
- Being healthy at full throttle: physically,
emotionally and spiritually
- You have to be in touch with your mind,
body and spirit to live the life you were
meant to be

48. CHAPTE
R
8
“Make a decision and believe in it”
- Always believe in what you do
- Make a decision on what you want to do
- If you are not clear wait and listen to your voice
until it is clear

49. CHAPTE
R
8
“Real power”
- Real power is what comes from the core who you are
- When your life is on course with its purpose you are at your most
powerful

50. CHAPTE
R
8
- Evolving as a human being is very important
- It allows us to know that we are no better or
worse than any other being
“Transformation of consciousness”

51. CHAPTE
R
8
o What we will do for others they will do the same for us
o All of our actions good or bad come back to us
o For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
o If you want happiness you have to give the same to the
world
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”

52. CREDITS
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exists/

53. Thank you