Sneak Peek - Steve Harvey Set for Season Premiere of OPRAH'S LIFECLASS, 9/7

In the season premiere of the Emmy award-winning series "Oprah's Lifeclass," Oprah Winfrey and STEVE HARVEY have an eye-opening and inspirational conversation about the keys to success, airing Sunday, September 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
In front of a studio audience and viewers participating worldwide via social media, Oprah welcomes comedian and talk show host, Steve Harvey, to the 'Lifeclass' stage to share personal stories about how he lifted himself up from failure and paved the way to success.

Coming back with an all-new season of his nationally-syndicated "Steve Harvey Show" (September 8), the self-made man with a signature brand of humor, leaves the audience in stitches while doling out practical advice from his latest book, "Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and The Way To Life's Riches." Lessons include: how to find your talents and gifts, let go of excuses, embrace fear and failure, and release what is preventing you from achieving your dreams.

All-new "Oprah's Lifeclass" episodes airing in September include: "Ask STEVE HARVEY Anything!" (September 14); "Oprah & Dr. Shefali: Confessions of Stressed Out Parents, An Intimate Look" (September 21) and "Oprah & Dr. Shefali: the Children Speak Out" (September 28).

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EXCERPT: Steve Harvey: Why Your Talent Isn't Always Your Gift

OPRAH: I thought it was very interesting because in the book you say there is your talent, but then there's your gift. And until you discover what your gift is, you are really aimlessly going through life. You're not really on purpose.

STEVE: No. See, your talent, you can be a good accountant. You can be a good lawyer. That could be your talent.

OPRAH: Yeah.

STEVE: But your gift, your gift is something. See, your talent will allow you to have a wonderful career. But this is what I've learned. Your career is what you paid for. Your career is what you paid for. Your calling is what you made. Your calling is tied directly to your gift. It's the only way.

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OPRAH: Surround yourself with other dreamers. Let's talk about that.

STEVE: You know, if you don't surround yourself with other dreamers, here's what I know. If nine of your friends are broke, you're going to be the tenth one. That's it. If seven of your friends smoke, you're going to be number eight if you stay with that circle of friends. You've got to surround yourself with like-minded people. See, stop telling your big dreams to small-minded people.

OPRAH: Oh.

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About Oprah's Lifeclass

The Emmy award-winning "Oprah's Lifeclass" is a richly interactive worldwide social experience for millions of students who participate in inspiring conversations with Oprah Winfrey on-air, online and via social media. For each episode, Oprah is joined by a hand-picked expert, and together they interact with viewers to share principles and tools that can help people live more meaningful and fulfilling lives. All-new episodes, filmed in front of a live studio audience at Harpo Studios, feature: TV talk host STEVE HARVEY offering lessons from his latest book, "Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and The Way To Life's Riches"; plus, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, parenting expert and author of the best-selling book "The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children," advising families, who are in the midst of a crisis, with illustrations on what beliefs fuel children's misbehavior. "Oprah's Lifeclass" is executive produced by Harpo Studios' Jill Van Lokeren, Jon Sinclair, Dana Brooks Reinglass and Terry Goulder.

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