When you hear the name Oprah Winfrey you think, rich, successful, entrepreneur who is known for doing so much for others less fortunate than herself. However, this is a woman to whom that life was not always kind. Even though Oprah has this strong independence and urge to do great in undeveloped countries, she wasn’t always like this her entire life. Her great accomplishments were all due to her hard past and a determination to make something better of herself. Who knows what terrible things Oprah felt about herself in her teen years when life disappointed her with hardship after hardship? I want to draw you readers into seeing that life is a non-stop battle. Some things may come easier than others but by believing in yourself and fully understanding who you are as a person, you will get ahead of the game and on your way to future success.
Oprah was born on a farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi to a single mother who eventually left her to her grandmother. Little did Oprah know that her grandmother, and church she attended as a child, would view her as gifted. Oprah was a great reader at a young age that used her talents to recite poems and bible scriptures.
Her happiness was soon stolen from her when she moved to Milwaukee at the age of six to live with her mother. At this time in Oprah’s life she was being molested by family relatives up until she was 14 and left the house to survive on her own. In her young teenage years Oprah had no one to guide or support her in her decision making, and she made her mistakes out in the world.
Her life drastically changed when she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to live with her father, Vernon Winfrey. Vernon made sure his daughter understood the importance of education. He saw the potential in Oprah and molded her into an honor student who won a full scholarship to Tennessee University. After University, Oprah became a co-anchor woman at WJZ-TV, which later opened doors to her first talk show “People Are Talking.” In less than a year, Oprah was the first voice people woke up to with her show “AM Chicago.” The show was such a hit that it was renamed “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
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| January 2nd, 2007 cutting of ribbon for the opening of Academy |
An example of her benevolence is the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, which she established in South Africa to further the education of less fortunate girls there. Its creation shows that she believes the girls can do great things with their lives.
Oprah truly took life one step at a time letting her career decisions take her to new places that eventually made her a world renown icon that today people of all ages will continue to be inspired by.
Oprah truly took life one step at a time letting her career decisions take her to new places that eventually made her a world renown icon that today people of all ages will continue to be inspired by.
