Be successful like Oprah Winfrey

As a person, born in poverty and raised by a single teenage mother, Oprah became pregnant at 14; her son was born prematurely and died in infancy.

She became a billionaire in 2003 and In 2021, Oprah Winfrey holds a net worth of $2.7 billion and is ranked the most influential woman in the world.

How did this happen? What is the secret behind this huge transformation?

Here, I’m gonna reveal some of the staggering secrets behind incredibly successful talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey.

Anyone can master these success habits to achieve their goals:

· Making time for oneself

Oprah has a lot of things in the pipeline, be it never-ending meetings, phone calls but she makes time for herself and It’s important to ‘disconnect’, We all know life happens but it’s important to do something different, sit alone in peace, and talk to oneself everyday.

Here’s how to make time for oneself:

· I’ll do what’s best for me: I can walk out alone or practice my favorite hobby. In fact, I practice skincare to ‘make time for myself’ because I feel contentful while doing so! Whatever works best for you and gives you satisfaction can be your ‘time off’.

· Leave electronics: When I’m making time for myself, the motto is to cut off from my daily schedule. Frankly, we’re always on our screens but to find myself, I’ve to let go of the digital world and let my feelings sink in.

· Plan in advance: I’ll schedule time for myself in advance and make myself a priority and I believe, to feel joy and peace, one has to go off his to-do list and make space for his emotions and feelings.

· Being of service

“You must find a way to serve”, Oprah said.

Greatness comes from service. Don’t just serve, Give significance to your service. Service is the cornerstone of success but giving importance to service is as important.

Experiences can never be forgotten. People can forget about my blunders, but they can never forget the way I made them feel. I’ll show up every single time for people who need my help or just need me to listen to them.

I’ll find my talents and abilities and start serving to achieve success. First, I’ll figure out ‘why am I doing this? is it helping people around me in any way?’

If yes, I’ll get going.

· Being a great reader (Have incredible public speaking skills)

Apparently, Oprah is a great reader and speaker which made her get her first job when she was 16.

When I’ve great speaking skills, I can easily influence people around me and control my environment.

Having these skills means I can express my ideas easily and share solutions effectively. Ultimately, this will help me establish a relationship with my audience and built trust.

· Filling up your cup

Everything that happens to me is to make me ‘better’ and prepare me for the worse coming up in the future. Take every experience as a ‘Life lesson’, instead of taking everything negatively.

‘You’ve to find something that gives back energy to you, It can be a spiritual practice or meditation’, Oprah explains.

This way I will fill my cup and now that my cup is full, I can give enough to other people and help fill more cups.

If I don’t fill my cup, I’ll end up tired and exhausted and will not be able to provide service. That’s the reason to be prosperous, it’s my responsibility to ‘fill my cup’.

· Connecting yourself with the source

If I can connect myself with the power, the source, anything can be possible.

What is the source?

The source is the place from where we come, where everything starts, and the cause of everything.

We have a lot of names for the sources. You can call it God, Hope, Power, Allah, or Jesus. I’ll link myself to the higher power to get hope and to believe in myself.

Look for an internal source for approval. We tend to ask other people If something is right or not, but if I link myself to the higher power, I’ll become capable of taking every decision of my life myself without any external help.

How do I connect myself to the source practically?

If my mind is full and I have a lot of things going on, I’ll not be able to connect myself to the internal energy. When I’ve fewer things on my schedule not only I’ll feel peaceful but also connected, to my inner soul, the source.

Takeaway:

There’s a lot to learn from Oprah but if you adopt these 5 habits into your daily life, you’re on the road to success. Oprah indeed proved, no matter where you are from, who you are and how you look everything is possible if you ‘believe and work for your goals’.

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