The Oprah Effect: Ultimate Star-Maker Moves On As Should We
Robert Pagliarini
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" is over. While many are shedding tears at her departure, this is great news for authors, businesses, experts, entertainers and charities around the world! Before you go thinking I'm an Oprah hater, I am not. I am actually a huge Oprah fan. I think she's done a tremendous amount of good in her 25 years hosting the show. Oprah created stars and best-sellers. An appearance on her show changed people's lives forever. But when you spend all your time focused on the near impossible, you cheat yourself and others of your message and gift. So, why is it great news that Oprah is off the air?
It means you can get back to building fan bases, followers, and, as
As an author of a couple of books, I can tell you first-hand about the intoxicating pull of Oprah. When my first book came out, I daydreamed about getting on the "Oprah" show. I was obsessed with it. I bugged my publicist nearly every day about it. When I was writing my second book, "The Other 8 Hours: Maximize Your Free Time to Create New Wealth & Purpose," I'd fantasized about walking onto the "Oprah" stage and sharing my wisdom with an intrigued and impressed
When I talked to other professionals, authors and entertainers, I started to get nervous. Everyone was saying the same two things: (1) I've got a great message for the "Oprah" show and (2) Oprah would be crazy not to have me on. After hearing this over and over and over from authors, musicians, start-ups, charities and others, I got a terrible sinking feeling. Everyone thinks they have something perfect for the "Oprah" show, and they are counting on an appearance for their success.
Here's how the marketing plan looked for millions of hopeful authors, musicians, businesses and non-profits: Get on "Oprah." That's it. This was the extent of their plan. "All I need to do is to get on "Oprah," and then the world will see how great my [fill in the blank] is!"
Everyone wants the quick fix, to take the easy route (myself included). Why struggle when Oprah, the big shot in your field, the popular blogger, the powerful agent or the business reporter can make your life so much easier? It's because every moment you clamor to get their attention, you're not getting the attention of the people who really matter -- your clients or audience. There's nothing wrong with swinging for the fences sometimes, but it can't be your only path to victory.
"Oprah" is over. Now the real work begins.
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