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What I learned from reading the transcripts of Young Oprah on Her Life and Career and Oprah on Career, Life and Leadership. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- Come and build in-person relationships at the Founders Only conference ---- (1:00) Oprah fired her agent and replaced him with a Chicago lawyer named Jeffrey Jacobs. "I heard Jeff is a piranha. I like that. Piranha is good." (3:00) I will just create. And if it works, it works. And if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be. (4:30) Dr. Julie Gurner’s Ultra Successful newsletter Dr Julie Gurner's Website (7:00) Imitation precedes creation. — Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King. (Founders #210) (9:00) On getting demoted from anchor to talk show
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Stephen King's autobiography cover

The speaker refers to a maxim from Stephen King's autobiography about imitation preceding creation, relating it to Oprah's journey.

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Estee Lauder's autobiography cover

The speaker references Estee Lauder's autobiography, highlighting its importance and the power of visualization discussed within it.

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The Color Purple cover

Oprah read 'The Color Purple' and could not put the book down, feeling a connection to the story.

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings cover

Oprah discovered Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' and felt it was essentially her story, realizing she was not alone in her experiences.

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Distant Force cover

There's this book called Distant Force, which is like the history of the company Teledyne that he built. If you already have access to Founders Notes, I'd highly recommend going and reading all the highlights from Distant Force because the book is so difficult to find.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has two autobiographies cover

One of my favorite books I've ever read for the podcast is, uh, Arnold Schwarzenegger has two autobiographies. They're both great. And they're both some of my favorite books.

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