Can Oprah Really Improve Your Life?
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Blogger Robyn Okrant is conducting an experiment where she attempts to live as Oprah Winfrey advises on her show, website and magazines for an entire year and is documenting the process on her site, Living Oprah.
The motto on Oprah’s website is to “Live Your Best Life” and Okrant is wondering if her life will change positively if she follows the star’s suggestions. The New York Times reports that she adheres to Oprah’s instructions down to the last detail. If Oprah were to tell viewers that they must see “27 Dresses,” “I go do it,” she says. Okrant even dyed her hair with a product that Oprah recommended in her magazine and wears clothing that was featured in a makeover episode.
So far, Okrant has spent over 2,000.00 on the experiment. Besides a more blissful life, like many bloggers, she’s hoping for a book deal (an agent has already been secured).
Even if living by the preachings and recommendations of Oprah causes Okrant to live a more fulfilling life, her goal isn’t to be Oprah. She smartly notes that “It’s possibilities that keep me moving forward.”


