I didn't want to go in as someone who believed she was less than her, which could be easy to do. My number one intention was to be Oprah's equal. Not that I am one who believes in luck but it was nice nonetheless. Shooting the show was scheduled for 9 am Wednesday morning, Feb 14th, Valentine's Day. Take a walk down Michigan Avenue which I love to do? No way. Yum! (When is Body Bootcamp again?!)Īnd let's not forget the blizzard we were in the entire time we were in Chicago. Of course, we also had to meet up with one of our producer friends, Jennifer Bryne, from Starting Over at the new hot Ralph Lauren restaurant. Andy went shopping for Oprah appropriate clothes and I prepared for my meeting with the producers. When we got to Chicago, we were both exhausted but of course we had no time to sleep. I might have slept two hours, Andy slept about twenty minutes. Remember, it was about 11 pm in Colorado which means it was 1 AM in NY and the storm was coming. I mean, I had to pack and call Andy Paige.Īndy Paige, for all of you who remember Starting Over, was not only one of the original six women in the SO house but also turned into the Beauty and Style Expert on the show for Season Two and Three.Īndy and I discussed what I should wear and quickly decided she also had to fly to Chicago. Well, not only did I have to catch an earlier flight, a limo had to pick me up at 3 am in order for me to catch a 6:30 am flight to Chicago. I received a call again from the producers at 10 pm telling me I had to catch an earlier flight in order to beat the storm. Well, it was Monday night all right, the night before the huge snowstorm in Chicago. At 7 pm the call came in: they wanted me to come to Chicago to tape an Oprah show where I would share my story and be the expert on Resilience. We chatted Sunday night and then off and on all day Monday. This time the call came from the producers Sunday night (yes, they work on weekends) asking about my availability for an upcoming show. I wondered if this time, I would be intimidated or nervous or scared. Now, back then Oprah was a talk show host and not the icon she is today. So I wrote a letter to Oprah all those years ago and miraculously, a few weeks later someone called me and within a day I was talking to Oprah. I was just at a place in my life where I had to tell somebody, in reality, I wanted everyone to know my story because I couldn't keep it a secret any longer. I didn't have any books back then, had no idea I would become a Life Coach.
I had been on years before sharing my story. Here was one of the most powerful women in the world asking me questions! It was surreal and it was completely natural. Well today was the today that I had been waiting for for a long time.yes, I was on Oprah.
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