Recording artist Ciara (full name Ciara Princess Harris) has had quite the impact on the music industry.
“I’m a military brat,” she told theThe Spokesman-Review.
“I’ve lived in Germany, New York, California and lots of other places.
My mom was in the Air Force, and my dad was in the Army.”
I do think part of that made me kind of tough.
The truth of it is, it helped me with being able to accept cutting things off …
Traveling seems to have given Ciara a love for other cultures and languages.
I love learning languages."
She spent years honing her dance skills, which were sharpened during her time as a high school cheerleader.
“I was really excited,” Ciara said of the impressive appointment.
“It was big, like, ‘OK, we in the house right now.'”
Her attention was divided that year, though, between her two passions.
“They were so rockin’ and beautiful and powerful.”
The group came close to landing a record deal, but never signed on with a label.
However, their manager saw promise in Ciara and helped her pursue a solo career.
Somewhatpulling a Beyonce, it wasn’t long before the singer was climbing the charts.
“I think it was a step ordained for Ciara from God.”
She has since achieved every single one, and then some.
“My third goal was to have longevity.
It’s been 13 years since my first album release.”
Making lists is something that Ciara does regularly to help her realize her dreams.
“I’m a big believer in writing down what you want in general,” she explained toEssence.
“I’m a believer in seeing it, speaking it, and writing it down.
“Yes, I would always dream about it,” she toldAJC.
“I’ve been able to live vicariously through my sister-in-law, Anna Wilson, who goes to Stanford.
When the opportunity came along, I jumped right in.”
That doesn’t mean she’s abandoned higher education altogether, though.
In 2019, Ciara took a business course through the Harvard Business Executive Education Program.
It was imperative to have that experience and commit to it.”
Together, they share one child, who’s also named Future.
You’ve got to know where you really want to get to.
And my heart, soul, spirit, and mind just desired to be loved.
To be truly loved the right way.
I knew I didn’t want to cry tears of hurt anymore.
I didn’t want to keep going around in circles."
Ciara slowly healed from the relationship, and threw herself into living life on her own terms.
Ciara always wanted to have kids
Having kids has been a transformative experience for Ciara.
“It’s changed me for the better,” she toldWmagazine.
“It’s made me not sweat the small stuff.
“I want to have as many kids as I can,” Ciara toldInStylein 2019.
“My kids keep me young.
They keep me active.
They give me purpose.
They just make it all make sense.”
“I didn’t know I was going to meet my husband when I did,” she said.
“And that was really a blessing and I believe it was God’s timing.”
“We both knew,” Ciara toldInStyle.
“We both had that light-bulb moment.”
They weremarriedthe following summer.
“I do feel that I’m a better woman because of him,” she said.
You both make each other better.”
Ciara explained toInStylethat she was done with the industry’s bureaucracy and gender inequity.
The label is a part of Ciara’s company,Beauty Marks Entertainment(BME).
She also wants to empower the next generation of women to live their best lives.
In 2016, she spoke toE!
Newsabout her work with I Am That Girl for Women’s Equality Day.
Since her career began, she has been careful about controlling her image.
“I like to let it be helpful.
It allows me to have instantaneous interactions with my fans you didn’t have that luxury before.”
Sometimes sharing a photo is really O.K.
because you never know how it can inspire someone.
While managing everything has been no easy feat, but Ciara hasn’t necessarily been striving for perfection.
Ciara added, “I want that time to be as normal as possible for them.”
After her career got started, she began focusing oneating healthier.
“When I first started in my career, I weighed 20 lbs.
more than I weigh now,” Ciara toldPeople.
You’re using the restroom regularly so your body is really on clock."
However, the multi-talent fulfilled yet another dream in 2022.
In March 2022, Penguin Random House published Ciara’s children’s book, “Why Not You?”
The book, which is fittingly about fulfilling big dreams, quickly became a New York Times Best Seller.
Is a best-selling memoir next?
We can only hope.
“I want to be a billionaire,” Ciara explained toCosmopolitan.
“The more resources, the more you’ve got the option to do.”
No matter how much money she has, though, family will always come first for Ciara.
