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![]() Hi Sandy,
I think Oprah Winfrey fits the pattern.... She came from a background of insecurity and hardship (poverty). I'm sure her race also made her feel that the odds were against her, which would add to the feelings of insecurity in her industry which she probably had.... I think in these kind of circumstances, people can generally have two reactions.... They can have a feeling of resignation, that "it's no use", and they give up.... The other reaction is they work harder than everyone else does to succeed. I'm sure in Oprah's case, she worked harder than probably anyone else to achieve the success she's had. How she transformed a routine talk show her very uplifting and inspirational TV show is quite remarkable - I have no doubt she put a lot of effort into creating that transformation! From what I know of her, Oprah seems to fit the pattern.... She had some great hardship in her childhood, and probably her hard work towards success is driven by a need to find "security" from the danger of returning to those times of hardship. Anyhow, that's a possible theory! Not every highly successful entrepreneur fits this pattern, but according to Dr. Gilding's study, it seems that quite a lot of them do.... Interesting, isn't it? Another thing Dr. Gilding found is that many of the entrepreneurs he interviewed were hesitant about talking about their times of hardship and insecurity in their childhoods.... Instead, it was something he happened to "stumble" upon. This could by why this has often been overlooked. - Dien |
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