Her OWN network: Oprah Winfrey is ready for cable (AP)

NEW YORK – As her many fans know, Oprah Winfrey champions a few golden rules: Take charge of your life ... look beyond yourself to learn how others took charge ... always remember if you can dream it, you can do it.

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That's a rule worth keeping in mind especially now, as the long-awaited OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network gears up for its premiere on New Year's Day. The bold ambition of this venture would spark doubts if there were anybody else's name attached. Consider: a cable network started from scratch (actually, repurposed from Discovery Health, whose channel it will claim) and all-dependent on just one person's identity, vision and marquee power.

Her OWN network: Oprah Winfrey is ready for cable (AP)