Oprah Winfrey is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Born in rural poverty, and raised by a mother dependent on government welfare payments in a poor urban neighborhood, Winfrey became a millionaire at the age of 32

Several assessments regard her as the most influential woman in the world. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media,” she was the richest African American of the 20th century and North America's first black multi-billionaire, and she has been ranked the greatest Black philanthropist in American history!

In 2015, Winfrey purchased a minority stake in the publicly traded company Weight Watchers for a reported $34 million. By 2020, the value of those shares had increased to as much as $430 million. She also is an investor in True Food Kitchen, a restaurant chain founded by author Andrew Weil.

How did she manage to do this?
She had rules for success. Let's discover the top 10 rules for success according to Oprah Winfrey, rules that will most definitely inspire and empower you to live your life in a more beautiful, purposeful, and authentic way.

★ Ask Yourself What The Next Right Move Is
Winfrey believes that success isn’t one giant leap — it’s a series of baby steps.

Just know your next right move, and do that. One step at a time and you’ll arrive at success eventually!

★ Seize Your Opportunity
Oprah does not chalk up any of her success to luck. Instead, she insists there’s been grace and blessings, but there’s also been opportunity.

Life is about preparation, and being prepared to make the most of the opportunities you receive. The key to being successful is to recognize the opportunity in front of you and seize it!

★ Learn From Your Mistakes
Oprah used to give over her power to people who didn’t mean her well. But she learned that it was within her control to stop giving that power away.

Each time you experience a setback, ask yourself what you can learn from it. Don’t be scared of making mistakes – everybody makes mistakes. Look at those past mistakes as teachable opportunities. The key is to learn as much as you can from them, and then move forward.

★ Work On Yourself
This means continually working on your personality, your skill set, and your network so that you are in the best possible position to make a difference. Once you’ve worked that out – start doing it.

Start giving the world your gifts, but remember to keep working on yourself. Your real work is to figure out where your power base is and to work out the real reason you’re here.

★ Run The Race As Hard As You Can
Oprah did that by not worrying about anyone else. She knew she could only control herself – not the competition.

It’s not about anyone else, it’s about you running your race as hard as you can. You have control only over your own performance. That’s what brings you success: building yourself up, not looking behind you to see where your competition is.

★ Believe
Oprah’s grandmother was a maid, and her hope for Oprah was that she would become a maid and have the opportunity to work for some good people. But Oprah had another dream. She always knew that she would live a big, fulfilling life; she had that strong belief in what her future held.

It’s OK to have big dreams for yourself; we all do. But you have to believe that the life you aspire to lead will one day be yours. Do the same, and hold firmly to that belief, even in the most difficult of times, and you’re likely to get exactly where you want to be.

★ People Are More Alike Than They Are Different
Oprah believes there’s no difference between each other. We’re all seeking the same thing, we all want to reach our fullest potential.

Sure, we all go about that in different ways, because we all have different skills and different passions, but at the end of the day, we all just want to be true to ourselves and be, as Winfrey might say, the “truest expression” of ourselves.

★ Find Your Purpose
If you’re going to be successful, according to Winfrey, you need to figure out why you’re here on earth.

Most entrepreneurs already feel like they know their purpose, but if you don’t, stop! Put everything on pause, take some time to find your real purpose. The moment you figure out what you’re supposed to be doing, it’s like a light goes on. And the sooner you figure out what you’re supposed to be doing, the sooner you can start doing it.

★ Stay Grounded
Winfrey attributes much of her own personal success to her ability to keep herself grounded.

It’s easy to let your ego inflate, but if you stay compassionate, always seek to understand others, and have others understand you, you’ll improve your chances of success substantially. Keep yourself grounded no matter how high you soar.

★ Relax, It’s Going To Be Okay
Life, and building your dreams can be overwhelming. If aiming for big-time success, we all get scared. Yes, it’s natural to be a little scared, but never lose faith that everything will work out just fine.

⯬🢚⯮ Final Words ⯬🢚⯮

Today, Winfrey is known as one of the most successful television personalities in the country. To go from serious poverty as a child to that kind of financial stability as an adult took more than luck; for Winfrey, it took a lot of perseverance and all the wisdom she had acquired.

Success is not just about financial growth but also career fulfillment and personal fulfillment too.

Find your purpose. Believe in yourself. You can do this. You can create success. You are just as much a winner as anyone else.

Now go and win!😊