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This is the wonderful story of Bernard Lachance, who ultimately got to appear on Oprah after this YouTube came to her attention.

Lachance did not have a publicist, an agent or a manager. He just had initiative and had saved money to rent the Chicago Theater for one of his shows.

He posted this YouTube clip inviting Winfrey and her best pal Gayle King to come to his show. He also walked the streets of Chicago selling tickets to the show and having people mark out their seat on his t-shirt.

Gayle King and a camera crew subsequently sought him out by the theater where he was selling his CDs and his tickets.

Oprah was unable to come to the actual show, but had him on her show shortly thereafter where he sang “The Impossible Dream.”

It cost Lachance $18,000 to rent out the Chicago Theater. The Oprah show he was ultimately featured on was one about following your dreams and alos featured Black Eyed Peas Will.i.am and “Saturday Night Live” stars Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis.

While all of us don’t have $18,000 to rent out a theater, we do all have impossible dreams and those are the very best ones to pursue. Take heart and be inspired to do more on your own behalf. The dream realized will be all the more sweeter when it comes to fruition.