Oprah Winfrey Speech at Stanford

        The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take that away from you. The secret to getting ahead is the lessons to learn for self improvement and to evolve moving forward in passion and growth. We should all try to get the lesson to enrich ones spirit. There were lessons that Oprah learned while trying to emulate Barbara Walters from beginning of her career.  Oprah was asked to change her name and was also, told that they didn't like way she looked at her new job working for a TV station at the start of her career as a news anchor. However, she didn't like to report on peoples tragedies because she wanted to help those people in tragedies.  As well, she wanted to be spontaneous and didn't always read copy, in her reporting of the news, but was juggling expectations and obligations so she would write in her journal every day to formulate her ideas. When, she lost her job she was put on a talk show and was so happy because this position felt right.  Thus, when doing what feels right makes ones happy she learned.   Therefore, check ego at the door and one must go for it in order to succeed- right decisions come from the gut. When one does not know what to do, Oprah says, get still till you know what to do-personal life and competitive edge in life gets better.  Thus, empathy and joyfulness blossom when doing what we love-trust your heart and success will come to you.

Favorite Quotes

Though I'm grateful for the blessings of wealth, it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.
Oprah Winfrey

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.
Oprah Winfrey

These 2 quotes are very powerful, in that the first one is stating that Oprah is still the same person with same moral and values that she always has had.  Thus, success and wealth has only put on her more expensive shoes but she seems to be so very appreciative of everything she has to from this quote.  As well, the second quote is a very humble approach to being thankful for what you have, and if we are truly thankful meaning thankfulness for health and the family around us one might end up having more-how profound this statement is and powerful. Also, the last part if one focuses on what one doesn't have one will never be satisfied and will be always wanting more. Therefore, these are very wise quotes and the more one reads them the more deeper they are to how they may affect our own lives.  

Inspiration that triggered me to become an Entertainement Agent

People who I admire in the industry and who have inspired me to follow my dreams are the following:
Ariel Emanuel
Oprah Winfrey

Success

The New York Times  has labeled Ari Emanuel as the dominant power player in Hollywood.  Ari Emanuel was born in 1961 in Chicago, Ill.  "This audacious wheeler and dealer is responsible for guiding the careers of more than 1,000 clients as the head honcho of WME Entertainment, a full service talent agency with offices in New York, Beverly Hills, Nashville, and London. It’s an impressive position for a 48-year-old former intern, but one that Emanuel is more than able to handle thanks to his trademark tenacity and unparalleled vision. "

AskMen, Initials. (2011, February 3). Ariel Emanuel celebrity profile, news, gossip,photos. Retrieved from www.askmen.com