Interview with Carol about BOOMER life
 

Oprah Boomers Best

Oprah…if not the most visible and famous boomer is pretty darn close!  Did she have lots of good luck or was it just plain hard work and being at the right place at the right time?  The reality is that you can have the best opportunities, and even be great, but if you do not connect with your audience you will never reach the great pinnacles of success.  For example, there are a gazillion great singers out there, and only a handful make it to the top… and even fewer remain there!!  That is another issue today…the fifteen minutes of fame can be cut off at any given time.  Movie stars, celebrities, and musicians are only as good as their last movie or last song…They can be forgotten very fast.  Making headlines today for doing negative things is very much in fashion, and brings a wave of attention.  But like everything else it does become yesterday’s news.

What has kept this famous baby boomer on top for so long?  It is quite possible that her reign of fabulous could go on indefinitely…Where there is an exciting topic she has the most interesting and popular guest.  In my humble opinion her interviewing skills far surpass any of the other talk show hosts.  Her generosity has been unapproachable. She has brought fame and fortune to many with just a mention of their name or book. I have sweet dreams at night thinking of getting my book mentioned on the Oprah Winfrey show.  Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz have fame that many physicians and psychologists could only dream about. So what is the downside…She has the perfect life as we gaze through the looking glass.  Her only issue seems to be her weight, which has fluctuated more than her rising ratings from her show.  She has a trainer, special chef and yet we all have seen her go up and down the size ladder for many years.  Food issues can be more serious in some ways than alcohol addiction.  It is mainly because we have to eat to stay alive.  Nothing stimulates the taste buds like eating…You can give up alcoholic beverages and never even have to deal with them, but food is all around and avoiding it is impossible.  Just walking down the street and passing a bakery can ruin any well planned diet. So you have a poached egg on dry toast, and not only are you hungry and not satisfied, but you may crave something intensely sweet.  And Oprah goes to many functions and parties, and having to dissect healthy food choices from gourmet dinners has got to take more will power than one can have. All food served in restaurants and at parties is made to taste good, and you know what that means in terms of calories and fat content.

 Every author or person with their special cause would sell their first born to be on her show…And when her book club choices come out…we are all waiting with baited breath.…It is hard to fathom how many books could be sold by this one inclusion.

She certainly has enough money to retire… and perhaps just play, but she goes on.  She has done so much good in her life by helping people with her angel network, her special giveaways, her voice and more.

So I raise my glass with diet soda to her to go on for a long time!