Best on audiobook ❤️

Really liked this book, although some of the mentions of weight and the idea of “worth” being tied to how someone carries weight seem to reflect an outdated view on health.

I love oprah , i've been watching her show since i was 12 or 13 years old. I admire her a lot , her generosity, her accomplishments, her sence of solidarity. This book was full of life lessons, i highlighted most of the book hhhh . I recommend it

This book is like reading your girl friend’s diary. Except, I don’t know anything about Oprah so I keep wondering why I’m reading it. What I Know for Sure feels like an elaboration on every kitschy catchphrase you’ve seen on Instagram. Each lesson is summarized by one of the quotes on your mum’s refrigerator magnet. You will not uncover any revolutionary ideas or uncharted territory here.

“my most essential goal in life is to remain connected to the world of spirit; everything else will take care of itself.” Ah, when I read this, I instantly know I am not the right audience for this book and again wonder what I am doing reading it. I picked it up on a whim and I guess I thought it would be more of a rags-to-riches, work ethic, business savvy kind of story.

Sign number 2 that this book isn’t for me – her mantra is the bible verse “Delight thyself also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart”. I always feel like this kind of attitude, particularly coming from rich people, makes it seem like - don't you see? If you just gave grace to God as well as I do your life wouldn't suck. It makes it seem like celebrity is religiously ordained (eye roll).

I get it’s the theme but the repeated use of “What I know for sure” felt super redundant. Oprah undoubtedly experienced hardships, but you couldn’t understand the weight of them because the next sentence would be rushing to turn the episode into a Hallmark line. There’s no in-depth exploration or somber reflection.

"You don't live your life, life lives you." Ok, ok, I'm out - DNF @ 70%.
I’m glad many people took heart from this book, but I wasn’t one of them.

Was hoping this would be more auto-biographical, its just a random assortment of lessons from her lifetime with lashings of sunshiney optimism. Got very tedious towards the end.

A collection of essays from Oprah Winfrey's newpaper article "What I Know For Sure" in which Winfrey imparts wisdom and life lessons she has learned.

Words that helped me calm myself down, rebalance myself.

3 stars!
I love Oprah and everything she does, she can be such a huge inspiration to women, black people and just everyone. But this book just really didn't do it for me.
I spend the first 100 pages reading this on the bus back and forth between my work out sessions. But the last couple of pages I read them at home, in my bed. Which for some reason didn't do this book justice. I truly loved the first 100 pages, but the last 100 I just thought "yeah.. yeah, well duuuh.. get over with it already!" I was like reading the same thing over and over again.

I liked how we saw more into her life and how she used them to make her point more realistic! But sadly, it just wasn't for me