Warren Cassell - OHabits: 40 Success Habits of Oprah Winfrey and the One Bad Habit She Needs to Stop!

OHABITS

40 Success Habits of Oprah Winfrey and
the One Bad Habit She Needs to Stop!

WARREN CASSELL

OHabits

40 Successful Habits of Oprah Winfrey and
the One Bad Habit She Needs to Stop!

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This book is dedicated to the following persons:

First, to my wife Cleo and children Warren II, Anjanique and Chloe;

Then to all my friends and especially Beresford Mack who I know will hold me accountable should I fail to exhibit the said habits;

And finally to Oprah: Your life has been a series of lessons for me. I have learnt and now I am teaching. Thanks for being an inspiration.

Writing this book was fun, believe me. I looked forward to staying up late to read and put my thoughts on paper as I studied the habits of a woman I admire so much and have been wanting to meet for the past several years. The task was not a one-man endeavor. First, I have always said that this book was divinely inspired. Its then fitting that I thank God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit for giving me the idea, strength, resources and making the divine connections that enabled me to land a publishing deal.

Then, I would like to thank my wonderful wife Cleo, for not only making the first edits, but for also putting up with my ramblings about the book. Thanks to my son Warren Jr. and daughter Anjanique who assumed the role of Assistants, sorting the research material and all the Oprah magazines that assisted me in gleaning Oprahs success habits. Thanks also to my parents and my sisters who encouraged me from Maryland and offered support in several ways. Thanks also to my assistant Dennissia Gerald who is probably saying to herself Finally!!!!

Thanks to my business partner and bona fide friend Beresford Mack who saw the vision for this book the minute I shared it with him and he supported the endeavor.

To my Lawyer Leon Chaku Symister, thank you for your professional guidance and for constantly reminding me that men who are born to be hung cannot drown.

Thanks to Shirley Spycalla, Dr. Sheron Burns and Gracelyn Cassell who read my manuscript, gave comments and made suggestions. Thanks to Karen Allen who formatted the manuscript and to Jane Grell who made the final edits.

Thanks to Arielle Ford for introducing me to Meg McAllister. And thanks to Meg for putting me in touch with the wonderful people at Morgan James Publishing and for providing excellent service as a publicist. You are truly the best publicist in the World! Thanks also to Rick Frishman and David Hancock for accepting the manuscript and placing confidence in it, and to Lyza Poulin and everyone else at Morgan James Publishing.

Thanks to my spiritual director, Rommel Lawrence who always had an encouraging word and who always reminded me to give God ALL the glory!. I am also grateful to Verna Brandt who is like a mother to me and encouraged me to complete this book.

Special thanks to Ernestine Cassell, Dieje Daly, Shauna Harley and Idabelle Meade who gave me all of their past issues of the Oprah Magazine from which I was able to glean the habits of Oprah. Thanks also to Alphonsus Arrow Cassell, Sheron Burns and Nerissa Golden who bought current issues whenever they travelled (since the magazine cannot be obtained on Montserrat).

Heartfelt thanks to my inner circle of friends such as Mary Gerald, Meredith Lynch, Victor James Jr., Siobhan OGarro, Deryll Hughes, Ivenia Benjamin, Kevin West, Donaldson Romeo, Stanford Ryan and Dawn Davis who stood with me through my most difficult times even while many others took flight. I want to say thanks to Claude Gerald who made it his business to call me and give me positive words of encouragement which allowed me to suppress the negative energy and to press on with my book during what was the most trying time of my life. To the other persons who contributed in some way and I may have forgotten to mention Thanks.

Lastly, and certainly by no means least, thanks to Oprah for inspiring me. Little did you know that you would impact the life of a young man on a tiny island called Montserrat. I have followed your progress and studied your meteoric rise for the past twenty years. In doing so, I have learnt a lot that has assisted me to be a better person and in turn inspire others to become more meaningful citizens in society.

The story behind the birth of this divinely inspired book is interesting. For several years, I admired Oprah and wanted to build an empire like hers in the Caribbean. For years I wrote to her and got no response and was about to have a chance to meet her.

After years of trying to contact her, my intention from the outset was not to write this book but to get Oprah to appear on my television show. I got an idea (which I believed had to come from God) for a reality show and wanted Oprah to be in it. I also wanted her to appear on my television show The Warren Cassell Show. I flew to Hollywood from Montserrat and got a producer to agree that he will produce the reality show if I could secure Oprahs appearance. I had already been studying Oprah and following her progress for the past seventeen years. I felt I knew everything about this woman and her support staff to the point where securing her appearance was no problem. I sent her, her best friend Gayle and her assistants and producers flowers everyday for a week just to get their attention. Then one day I received a letter from her publicist stating that she was unable to participate given her heavy schedule. I was devastated. Hundreds of persons would kill to get the attention of a Hollywood producer and I had one yet I needed Oprah.