At 9, she was abused. At 14, she gave birth to a child who sadly passed away shortly after.
At 19, she was fired from her first TV job — told she “wasn’t fit for television.”
At 22, she faced constant rejection and criticism. At 23, she hit rock bottom and nearly gave up on broadcasting.
But she leaned into the one thing she did better than anyone else: Connecting with people.
At 32, she launched The Oprah Winfrey Show. By 35, it was the #1 talk show in America.
At 41, she won an Academy Award nomination for her role in The Color Purple.
At 49, she became the first Black woman billionaire in history.
Today, Oprah is worth over $2.5 billion and is one of the most influential women on earth.
The lesson? Your past doesn’t define you.
Your pain can become your power.
Keep showing up. Keep building. Keep believing.
