JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

TED has pointed us towards JK Rowlands 2008,  Harvard University commencement speech, “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling offers some powerful, heartening advice to dreamers and overachievers, including one hard-won lesson that she deems “worth more than any qualification I ever earned.”

Please, grab a cup of tea, a quiet space and take 20 minutes out of your day to watch this. Then share it with your friends.

[via TED.com]

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