Oprah Winfrey and Adlers Theory

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Her grandmother showed her the light, only for it to be taken away. She was stripped of life and surrounded by her weaknesses, her loneliness, leaving her to feel powerless. At a young age, she had no one to depend on but of herself, so the feelings of inferiority consumed her like a black fog. She abandoned the absentness of her mother and the sexual abuse in what she was supposed to call her “home” to make it through on her own. She had no goal in mind other than to hide and survive. Finally, the man she could refer to as her father showed her a path out of her darkness. She was not cradled, nor pampered, nor abused. He showed her strictness and taught her to believe in herself as he believed in her. With this hope he created life and gave meaning to young adult who had never been given a chance. Her one single goal was consciously only of personal superiority and to melt away her inferiority. She became assertive and competitive and fought for what many thought was impossible. At a rapid pace, she began to believe in herself and that little girl who was psychologically unhealthy, bloomed into a psychologically healthy young woman whom future achievements were limitless. She created her own opportunities and gained her success. Her goal was no longer personal gain, but for the goodness of society. Helping those whom cannot see the light and offering them the opportunity and faith that her father once bestowed upon her, has become her style of life. She may have been the only child, but she did not have what many would assume. The only thing she possessed that resembled an only child was her strength to never lose her primacy and power. Every individual in her life created her present self. Her name is not, nor ever will be, forgotten. She is the one and the only Oprah Winfrey. Oprah’s life did not begin easy but this is what shaped her future. From a mere three
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