Ciara on How She Lost 60 Pounds in 4 Months After Giving Birth

On her personal version of success: "Success begins with self-belief. Once you've got that, then you have to envision what you want to achieve . . . There's a video of me at my high school graduation, and when I was asked where I thought I'd be in a year, I said, 'I see myself having a number-one record.' A year later, 'Goodies' was number one and sold five million copies. Four years ago, I wrote down that I wanted to be the face of a fashion campaign, and this fall, I'll be the new face for designer Roberto Cavalli. I truly believe that if you put your goals in writing, speak them out loud, and work for them, they will happen."

Read the full interview in the September 2015 issue of Shape magazine, available on newsstands Aug. 18.