Nzinga Imani and Jessie Woo speak candidly about starting from the bottom to being large and in charge on the latest episode of "Listen To Black Women: The Podcast."

Some of my favorite success paragons in my life have been smart enough to realize some of these more discreet habits and shared them with me. Here are the hidden habits of those who reach their goals.

Perhaps your work is not in line with your values. Let’s say, for example, you work in marketing and launch a viral campaign for a company that you…don’t believe in. A company that you think stands for something, perhaps, bad. You saw behind the curtain, and you know that this company doesn’t have great values so while you did, technically, “win” by doing your part of the job well—launching the campaign—you feel that in the grand scheme of things, you promoted values that are in direct conflict with your own

Success and status affect a relationship—whether we want to admit it or not. It can affect it in wonderful ways, like offering financial security and eliminating arguments about how to pay rent or afford a vacation. It can also help the successful person feel more confident and at ease—helping them actually focus less on proving themselves. […]

From your employer to your friends and significant other, it's not you, it's them.

Or does one always have to take the backseat to the other?

After coming to a career crossroad, I decided to focus on my own definition of success.

These celebrities say positive thinking is what helped them rise to the top.

Banish those negative doubts and thoughts of disbelief that permeate the corners of your mind. Now is the time to go after your true calling.

You might know that money is not your main reason for being his woman, but he might see it as a very important aspect of the relationship.

Some of these ladies were homeless, discriminated against and had to drop out of school before they made it big.

These ladies need your attention to be successful, and they're not afraid to do the absolute most at times to get it.