15 OPRAH WINFREY INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FOR BUSINESS OWNERS

OPRAH WINFREY

AMERICAN HOST

OPRAH GAIL WINFREY, OR SIMPLY OPRAH, IS AN AMERICAN TALK SHOW HOST, TELEVISION PRODUCER, ACTRESS, AUTHOR, AND PHILANTHROPIST. SHE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER TALK SHOW, THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW, BROADCAST FROM CHICAGO, WHICH RAN IN NATIONAL SYNDICATION FOR 25 YEARS, FROM 1986 TO 2011. WIKIPEDIA

BORN: 29 JANUARY 1954 (AGE 68 YEARS), KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES

NET WORTH: 250 CRORES USD (2022) FORBES

PARENTS: VERNON WINFREY, VERNITA LEE

HEIGHT: 1.69 M

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: HARPO PRODUCTIONS, OXYGEN

SIBLINGS: PATRICIA LOFTON, JEFFREY LEE, PATRICIA LEE LLOYD

FULL NAME: ORPAH GAIL WINFREY

“CREATE THE HIGHEST, GRANDEST VISION POSSIBLE FOR YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE.” 

WHY IS OPRAH SO FAMOUS?

SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN WOMAN TO OWN HER OWN PRODUCTION COMPANY. SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD IN HER FIRST MOVIE, THE COLOR PURPLE. WINFREY WAS ONCE TELEVISION'S HIGHEST-PAID ENTERTAINER AS THE SUCCESSFUL HOST OF A SYNDICATED TELEVISION TALK SHOW THAT REACHED 15 MILLION PEOPLE A DAY.

“YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR LIFE. YOU CAN’T KEEP BLAMING SOMEBODY ELSE FOR YOUR DYSFUNCTION. LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT MOVING ON.”

WINFREY FOUNDED AND IS CHAIR AND CEO OF A MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION COMPANY, HARPO PRODUCTIONS, AND FOUNDER OF O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE. SHE IS ALSO A SPOKESWOMAN AND PARTIAL OWNER OF MANY BRANDS, INCLUDING WW. HER GENEROUS PHILANTHROPIC WORK REACHES LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL PLATFORMS.

“THE REASON I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE SO FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL IS MY FOCUS HAS NEVER, EVER FOR ONE MINUTE BEEN MONEY.”

OPRAH WAS CROWNED MISS BLACK TENNESSEE IN 1972. SHE STOPPED DOING BEAUTY PAGEANTS WHEN HER CAREER TOOK OFF. SHE STARTED HER OWN PRODUCTION COMPANY CALLED HARPO PRODUCTIONS. "HARPO" IS OPRAH SPELLED BACKWARDS.

“LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO RIDE WITH YOU IN THE LIMO, BUT WHAT YOU WANT IS SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE THE BUS WITH YOU WHEN THE LIMO BREAKS DOWN.”

OPRAH WINFREY IS CONSIDERED A ROLE MODEL TO MANY INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE OF HER TOUGH CHILDHOOD, WONDERFUL CHARITY WORK, HER SCHOOLS, AND THE TRUE RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER FANS. OPRAH STANDS OUT AMONG MANY PEOPLE ON HER ABILITY TO FEEL OTHERS' PAIN AND HELP THOSE PEOPLE GET THROUGH THEIR TROUBLING TIMES.

“THINK LIKE A QUEEN. A QUEEN IS NOT AFRAID TO FAIL. FAILURE IS ANOTHER STEPPING STONE TO GREATNESS.”

OPRAH TRIUMPHED OVER EVERYTHING THAT IS ENOUGH TO KEEP A PERSON DOWN, POVERTY, VIOLENCE, ASSAULT, AND MANY OTHER EVILS. A TRUE EXAMPLE OF INSPIRATION, OPRAH WINFREY IS ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF THE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT MOVEMENT. HER ACTIONS AND WORDS NEVER FAIL TO IMPRESS AND INSPIRE PEOPLE IN THE WAY SHE INTENDS TO.

“I’VE COME TO BELIEVE THAT EACH OF US HAS A PERSONAL CALLING THAT’S AS UNIQUE AS A FINGERPRINT — AND THAT THE BEST WAY TO SUCCEED IS TO DISCOVER WHAT YOU LOVE AND THEN FIND A WAY TO OFFER IT TO OTHERS IN THE FORM OF SERVICE, WORKING HARD AND ALSO ALLOWING THE ENERGY OF THE UNIVERSE TO LEAD YOU. ”

 OPRAH WINFREYHAS A HIGHER NET WORTH THAN DEGENERES, CLOCKING IN AT AN ESTIMATED WHOPPING $2.5 BILLION COMPARED TO DEGENERES' $500 MILLION.

“THE THING YOU FEAR MOST HAS NO POWER. YOUR FEAR OF IT IS WHAT HAS THE POWER. FACING THE TRUTH REALLY WILL SET YOU FREE.”

WINFREY'S MEDIA EMPIRE MADE HER A BILLIONAIRE IN 2003 AT AGE 49, BUT SHE BEGAN LIFE AT THE OTHER EXTREME. BORN IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI TO AN UNMARRIED TEEN MOTHER, SHE GREW UP IN POVERTY AND ENDURED YEARS OF SEXUAL ABUSE.

“ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS IN LIFE TO LEARN IS WHICH BRIDGES TO CROSS AND WHICH BRIDGES TO BURN.”

SHE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE ONE OF THE MOST GIVING CELEBRITIES. SHE SUPPORTS WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CHARITIES, ANIMAL RESCUE CHARITIES, AIDS CURE CHARITIES, AND DISASTER RELIEF. IN 1998 SHE FUNDED HER OWN CHARITY CALLED OPRAH'S ANGLE NETWORK, THIS HELPS UNFORTUNATE FAMILIES EVERY YEAR HAVE A BETTER LIFE.

“CHALLENGES ARE GIFTS THAT FORCE US TO SEARCH FOR A NEW CENTER OF GRAVITY. DON’T FIGHT THEM. JUST FIND A NEW WAY TO STAND.”

OPRAH IS THE HOUSEHOLD NAME. HAVING BUILT AN EMPIRE FOR HERSELF AND STILL MAKING AN EFFORT TO DO GOOD FOR OTHERS, THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS WE ADMIRE OPRAH. THROUGH HER JOURNALISTIC WORK AS WELL AS HER PRODUCING, ACTING AND PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS, SHE IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

“BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE; YOU’LL END UP HAVING MORE. IF YOU CONCENTRATE ON WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE, YOU WILL NEVER, EVER HAVE ENOUGH.”

EXPERTS AGREE THAT OPRAH IS A LEADER TO EMULATE. SHE IS UNIQUELY ABLE TO INSPIRE HER TEAM AND EXECUTE HER VISION WHILE MAINTAINING MASS APPEAL. “SHE IS A REMARKABLE BUSINESSWOMAN,” SAYS SRINI PILLAY, CEO OF EXECUTIVE COACHING COMPANY NEUROBUSINESS GROUP AND PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

"THE BIG SECRET IN LIFE IS THAT THERE IS NO BIG SECRET. WHATEVER YOUR GOAL, YOU CAN GET THERE IF YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK."

BEING STRONG IN HER AREA OF SELF-WORTH. HAVING A DEEP SENSE OF PURPOSE. DEEPLY TRUSTING HERSELF. STAYING CONNECTED TO NATURE.

“I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE BLESSINGS OF WEALTH, BUT IT HASN'T CHANGED WHO I AM. MY FEET ARE STILL ON THE GROUND. I'M JUST WEARING BETTER SHOES.” 

 

OPRAH BOOK CLUB FEBRUARY 2022: IN HER NEWEST BOOK, SOCIOLOGIST MARTHA BECK STATES THAT “INTEGRITY IS THE CURE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SUFFERING.” THROUGH A FOUR-STEP PROCESS, BECK GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE HERO'S JOURNEY AND SHOWS HOW YOU CAN FIND INTEGRITY AND PURPOSE TO MAKE YOUR LIFE FEEL WHOLE.

“SOME WOMEN HAVE A WEAKNESS FOR SHOES...I CAN GO BAREFOOT IF NECESSARY. I HAVE A WEAKNESS FOR BOOKS.” 

THAT BIRD HAS MY WINGS

OPRAH'S NEW BOOK CLUB PICK IS THAT BIRD HAS MY WINGS, BY JARVIS JAY MASTERS. WRITTEN FROM DEATH ROW IN SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON, MASTERS PLUMBS THE DEPTHS OF A CHAOTIC CHILDHOOD, YEARS SPENT IN CONFINEMENT, AND THE UNEXPECTED HOPE THAT SHARING HIS LEGACY WILL HELP OTHERS.

"YOU LOOK AT YOURSELF AND YOU ACCEPT YOURSELF FOR WHO YOU ARE, AND ONCE YOU ACCEPT YOURSELF FOR WHO YOU ARE, YOU BECOME A BETTER PERSON.” 

SHE DEMONSTRATES HER FEARLESSNESS BY TRUSTING AND LOOKING UP TO THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR HER SUCCESS AND PROGRESS. THIS IS AN INSPIRATION BECAUSE WINFREY IS PORTRAYING HOW SHE IS ABLE TO LIVE A BRAVE LIFE, AND IS LEADING OTHERS TO ALSO BE CONFIDENT AND BOLD IN WHATEVER THEY WANT TO ACHIEVE.

“WHEREVER YOU ARE IN YOUR JOURNEY, I HOPE YOU, TOO, WILL KEEP ENCOUNTERING CHALLENGES. IT IS A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE THEM, TO BE ABLE TO KEEP PUTTING ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER — TO BE IN A POSITION TO MAKE THE CLIMB UP LIFE’S MOUNTAIN, KNOWING THAT THE SUMMIT STILL LIES AHEAD. AND EVERY EXPERIENCE IS A VALUABLE TEACHER.” 

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