philanthropist and entrepreneur Oprah Gail Winfrey Oprah Winfreys life Born in 1954. by mistakes of tow young Teena. Father and Mother never married. Wrong Name was given instead of Ruth or Orpah. Live with her Grandmother in the farm, with animal as only friends. Oprahs family was so poor when she was a kid her clothes were made of potato sacks 6 Years, send Back to mother to stay with her tow Sibling in poor and Dangerous area, and at 8 years Oprah send to live with her father and within one years return to live with her mother leaving the safety of her fathers Home..
Repeated sexual abuse since 9 years by trusted friend of her mother.
Becoming pregnant at 14; her son died in infancy and she lost to be mother. (had chosen not to be a mother because she had not been mothered well)
Ffirst half sister died of causes related to cocaine addiction at 43 Y,
Winfrey's half-brother, who died of AIDS-related causes in 1989
Anyone can go from rags to riches. Dont look to your past
Oprah Winfreys life 2.5 Years with Help of Grandmother , Oprah able to read. Entertained herself by "playacting" in front of an "audience" of farm animals. Skipping kindergarten by writing an notes to teacher and Promoted to third Grade after. AT12 Year, with Father, making speeches at social gatherings and churches. one time earned five hundred dollars for a speech. Father saved her life. complete weekly book reports, no sinner without five new vocabulary words. Winfrey became an honours student, was voted We are each responsible for Most Popular Girl, and joined her high school speech our own life team at East Nashville High School, placing second in no other the nation in dramatic interpretation. person is or At 16, She won an oratory contest and got full even can be. scholarship from TSU . Miss Black Nashville and Miss Tennessee.
At 17 she work as reporter for local radio station.
1.What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come. What I know for sure is that if you want success, you cant make success your goal. The key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead work toward being significant, and the success will naturally follow. The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance--and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning." 15 Inspiring Business Lessons from Oprah Winfrey
1.) Be True to Your Self
2.) Respond to Prejudice with Excellence 3.) If You Havent Fallen, You Havent Walked 4.) Find the Good in the Bad 5.) Challenge the Status Quo 6.) Follow Your Gut 7.) Make Your Own Luck 8.) Help Yourself by Helping Others 9.) Say Thank You More 10.) Know How to Slow Down 11.) Choose Your Friends Wisely 12.) There is No Big Secret 13.) Its Easier to Succeed While Doing What You Love 14.) Own Everything You Do 15.) Youre In Charge