In America, many hard-working citizens are focused on making money rather than having a job that has value to them. The Pew Research Center found that millennials, a dominant generation in American, would rather make less money working on a meaningful job than a high paying job that is boring. Three people who focused on having a job that is meaningful to them are Huang Yongyu, Oprah Winfrey and Tenzing Bodosa. These three people have different careers: Mr. Yongyu is an artist, Oprah Winfrey is a self-made millionaire, and Mr. Bodosa is a tea grower. Risk taking and being creative were the elements needed for these individuals to strive in their career. From reading, watching, and hearing about the stories of Huang Yongyu, Oprah Winfrey, and
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An Encyclopedia Britannica entry about Winfrey describes her as a risk taker when it came to her services and job. A Britannica article states, “She became an outspoken crusader against child abuse and received many honours and awards from civic, philanthropic, and entertainment organizations.” When Oprah started her career, she knew that there would be racial obstacles that she needed to overcome for her career to have value. But she took her chances and went straight to work. She risked her entire career and reputation when she created her own production company, Harpo Productions which was a huge hit. Oprah is teaching us that we must take actions that make us uncomfortable to see what the reward …show more content…
And it is important to know that their actions have gone unnoticed until they did something that made them inspirational to others. My role model is my former principal, Julie Difilippo. Being a principal for an all-boys school is no easy task, especially since it is run by donations by huge organizations. She would set up fundraisers and used our accomplishments to attract investors. She dedicates her life helping low income students as myself succeed and “break the cycle of poverty.” Her selfless acts and has helped seven graduating classes become more than students, she helped convert us from boys to young men. She never gave up on me and risked everything because she saw something in me that others just did
An Encyclopedia Britannica entry about Winfrey describes her as a risk taker when it came to her services and job. A Britannica article states, “She became an outspoken crusader against child abuse and received many honours and awards from civic, philanthropic, and entertainment organizations.” When Oprah started her career, she knew that there would be racial obstacles that she needed to overcome for her career to have value. But she took her chances and went straight to work. She risked her entire career and reputation when she created her own production company, Harpo Productions which was a huge hit. Oprah is teaching us that we must take actions that make us uncomfortable to see what the reward …show more content…
And it is important to know that their actions have gone unnoticed until they did something that made them inspirational to others. My role model is my former principal, Julie Difilippo. Being a principal for an all-boys school is no easy task, especially since it is run by donations by huge organizations. She would set up fundraisers and used our accomplishments to attract investors. She dedicates her life helping low income students as myself succeed and “break the cycle of poverty.” Her selfless acts and has helped seven graduating classes become more than students, she helped convert us from boys to young men. She never gave up on me and risked everything because she saw something in me that others just did