Oprah Winfrey – Coaching Quotes and Tips

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Oprah Winfrey – Coaching Quotes and Tips – Contents

Career Advice Quotes by Oprah Winfrey
Business Advice Quotes by Oprah Winfrey
Leadership and Management Advice Quotes by Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey Biography
Interesting Facts and Insights about Oprah Winfrey
Books by Oprah Winfrey
Books about Oprah Winfrey
Books recommended by Oprah Winfrey on her “Oprah’s Book Club”
Common Questions about Oprah Winfrey
Videos about Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey Quotes

Career Advice Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”

“Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.”

“All stress comes from resisting what is.”

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

“What I love most about reading: It gives you the ability to reach higher ground. And keep climbing.”

“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.”

“Everybody has a calling. And your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you were meant to be, and to begin to honor that in the best way possible for yourself.”

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
– Oprah Winfrey

Business Advice Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

“When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.”

“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.”

“One of the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.”

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”

“Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the doorbell.”

“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.”

“In the midst of Difficulty lies Opportunity.”

“The miracle of your existence calls for celebration every day.”

“One of the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.”
– Oprah Winfrey

Leadership Advice Quotes by Oprah Winfrey

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”

“I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.”

“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”

“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”

“You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe.”

“You get to know who you really are in a crisis.”

“You teach people how to treat you.”

“One of the greatest gifts you can give is your undivided attention.”

“It makes no difference how many peaks you reach if there was no pleasure in the climb.”

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”

“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.”

“It makes no difference how many peaks you reach if there was no pleasure in the climb.”
-Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey Biography

Oprah Winfrey (born 1954) is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ran in national syndication for 25 years.

Dubbed the “Queen of All Media”, she was the richest African American of the 20th century and North America’s first black multi-billionaire. She has also been sometimes ranked as the most influential woman in the world.

Interesting Facts and Insights about Oprah Winfrey

Born: Orpah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.
Name: Her first name was spelled Orpah (not Oprah) on her birth certificate after the biblical figure of that name in the Book of Ruth.
Mississippi: Oprah Winfrey was born in Mississippi, to an unmarried teenage mother. Her mother, Vernita Lee (1935–2018), was a housemaid.
Genetics: Oprah Winfrey’s matrilineal line originated among the Kpelle ethnic group, in the area of modern-day Liberia.
Poverty: Winfrey spent her first six years living in rural poverty with her grandmother, Hattie Mae (Presley) Lee (1900 – 1963).
Milwaukee: At age six, Winfrey moved to inner-city Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with her mother.
Sexual Abuse: Winfrey was molested by her cousin, uncle, and a family friend, starting when she was nine years old.
Pregnant: When Oprah Winfrey was 14, she became pregnant, but her son was born prematurely, and he died shortly after birth.
Nashville: Oprah Winfrey’s father sent Oprah to live with Winfrey’s biological father, Vernon Winfrey in Nashville. Vernon made Oprah’s education a priority.
High School: Winfrey became an honors student, was voted “Most Popular Girl,” and joined her high school speech team at East Nashville High School. She also placed second in a nation in dramatic interpretation.
University: Oprah Winfrey won an oratory contest, which secured her a full scholarship to Tennessee State University, where she studied communication.
First Job: Oprah Winfrey’s first job as a teenager was working at a local grocery store.
Miss Tennessee: At the age of 17, Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant.
News Job: A local black radio station, WVOL, hired her to do the news part-time. Oprah Winfrey worked there during her senior year of high school, and again while in her first two years of college.
Nashville Media: Oprah became the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville’s WLAC-TV.
Baltimore: Oprah Winfrey moved to Baltimore’s WJZ-TV in 1976 to co-anchor the six o’clock news.
Chicago: In 1983, Oprah relocated to Chicago to host WLS-TV’s morning talk show, AM Chicago.
The Color Purple: In 1985, Winfrey co-starred in Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
Oprah Winfrey Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show, began in 1986 and soon became the number-one daytime talk show in America.
Harpo: Harpo Productions (also referred to as Harpo Studios) is a multimedia production company founded by Oprah Winfrey (the name “Harpo” is “Oprah” spelled backward).
Beloved: In 1998, Winfrey produced and starred in the film Beloved, based on Toni Morrison’s novel of the same name.
Finale: The series finale of The Oprah Winfrey Show aired in 2011.
Oprah Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ran in national syndication for 25 years from 1986 to 2011.
Oprah’s Book Club: Oprah’s Book Club was a book discussion club segment on The Oprah Winfrey Show, highlighting books chosen by Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey started the book club in 1996, selecting a new book, usually a novel, for viewers to read and discuss each month. The club recommended 70 books during its 15 years.
Oprah’s Book Club 2.0: In, 2012, Oprah announced the launch of Oprah’s Book Club 2.0, which incorporates the use of various social media platforms and e-readers.

Oprah Winfrey Network: The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is a specialty television channel jointly owned by Discovery, Inc. and Harpo Studios. It debuted in 2011 and primarily features lifestyle programming, as well as drama and sitcom programming, and reruns of talk programming from the Harpo Studios library.
O, The Oprah Magazine: Winfrey publishes the magazine: O, The Oprah Magazine and from 2004 to 2008 also published a magazine called O At Home.
Oprah.com: Winfrey’s company created the Oprah.com website to provide resources and interactive content relating to her shows, magazines, book club, and public charity.
Predator Watch List: Winfrey initiated “Oprah’s Child Predator Watch List”, through her show and website, to help track down accused child molesters. Within the first 48 hours, two of the featured men were captured.
Homes: Winfrey currently lives on “The Promised Land”, her 42-acre (17-ha) estate in Montecito, California. Winfrey also owns a house in Lavallette, New Jersey; an apartment in Chicago; an estate on Fisher Island, Florida; a ski house in Telluride, Colorado; and properties on Maui, Hawaii, Antigua and Orcas Island in Washington State.
Best Friend: Winfrey’s best friend since their early twenties is Gayle King. King was formerly the host of The Gayle King Show and was appointed the editor of O, the Oprah Magazine.
Personal Wealth: Winfrey has been listed in Forbes’ list of “The World’s Billionaires”. She has been listed as the richest self-made woman in America worth approximately $3 billion.
Influence: Winfrey has called “the world’s most powerful woman” and “the most influential woman in the world” by TIME and CNN
Politics: Winfrey endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, the first time she endorsed a political candidate running for office. Winfrey is registered as an Independent.
Oprah’s Angel Network: In 1998, Winfrey created Oprah’s Angel Network, a charity that supported charitable projects and provided grants to nonprofit organizations around the world.
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa is a boarding school for girls, grades 8-12, in South Africa. The project was born out of a discussion she had with South African president Nelson Mandela in 2000. Winfrey teaches a class at the school via satellite.
Philanthropy: Winfrey donated $12 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Presidential Medal: President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”
– Oprah Winfrey

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“All stress comes from resisting what is.”
– Oprah Winfrey

Books About Oprah Winfrey

The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on An American Legacy by Deborah Davis, 2011
Own It: Oprah Winfrey in Her Own Words, by Anjali Becker
Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of Misery: An Essay on Popular Culture, by Eva Illouz, 2003
Oprah Winfrey: The Real Story, by George Mair, 1995
Oprah Winfrey: A Biography, by Helen S. Garson, 2004
Oprah: A Biography, by Kitty Kelley, 2010
Oprah: The Gospel of an Icon, by Kathryn Lofton, 2011
Oprah Winfrey by Irene Cooper, 2007

Books by Oprah Winfrey

What I Know For Sure, by Oprah Winfrey, 2014
The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose, by Oprah Winfrey, 2019
The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations, by Oprah Winfrey, 2017
Food, Health, and Happiness, by Oprah Winfrey, 2017
The Wisdom Journal: The Companion to The Wisdom of Sundays by Oprah Winfrey, by Oprah Winfrey, 2018
Journey to Beloved, Novel by Oprah Winfrey, 1998
Make The Connection: 10 Steps To A Better Body And A Better Life, by Oprah Winfrey, 1996
The Uncommon Wisdom of Oprah Winfrey: A Portrait in Her Own Words, by Oprah Winfrey, 1997
The Journal of Daily Renewal: The Companion to Make the Connection, by Bob Greene and Oprah Winfrey, 1996

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Books recommended by Oprah Winfrey on her “Oprah’s Book Club”

A selection of books recommended by Oprah Winfrey on her “Oprah’s Book Club”

A New Earth: Awakening Your Life’s Purpose, by Eckhart Tolle, 2005
A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle
Night, by Elie Wiesel
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, a novel by David Wroblewski, 2008
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, a novel by Ayana Mathis, 2012
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row, by Anthony Ray Hinton and Lara Love Hardin, 2018

Common Questions about Oprah Winfrey?

Does Oprah Winfrey have any children?
- When Oprah Winfrey was 14, she became pregnant, but her son was born prematurely, and he died shortly after birth. Since then, she has not had any other children.
Is Oprah Winfrey Married?
- Stedman Graham is the longtime partner of Oprah Winfrey. Graham and Winfrey were engaged to be married in 1992, but later decided they would rather have a “spiritual union”.
Is Oprah on Twitter?
- Oprah’s Twitter account is @Oprah. She has over 42 Million Followers. See: http://www.twitter.com/oprah
Is Oprah on Facebook?
- Oprah’s Facebook account is @oprahwinfrey. She has 12 million followers. See: https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey
Is Oprah on LinkedIn?
- Oprah’s LinkedIn account is https://www.linkedin.com/in/owinfrey/ She has about 800k followers.
Is Oprah on Instagram?
- Oprah’s Instagram account is https://www.instagram.com/oprah/ she has about 17 million followers