Saturday, January 8, 2011

JK Rowling on the Benefits of Failure

A hotpoint for any aspiring author: JK Rowling delivers a funny and moving Harvard commencement speech on why failure is so important:


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

6 comments:

  1. Aimee, I meant to watch just a few minutes and was sucked in to the very end! My sons even popped up behind me and enjoyed it. It's amazing how similar the stories of writers are. It goes to show you can learn from hardship and become a better person/author from it. Thank you for sharing this!

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  2. She's a WONDERFUL speaker. I'm blown away. Thanks, Aimee!

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  3. This is utterly phenomenal. Thank you so much for sharing it, Aimee.

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  4. I watched this when it was on the once and absolutely adored it! I only hope that for my graduation, we have a speaker half as wonderful, although I am probably not going to my graduation ceremony. The University can spend money on me for once and mail my diploma to me! However, I might change my mind if we have a fabulous speaker :)

    AubrieAnne @ http://whosyoureditor.blogspot.com/

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  5. When things seem down in the dumps, it's great to watch things like this. She is so inspiring. Thanks!

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  6. This is great. I love JK Rowling... she's such an inspiration... and a darn good writer/storyteller to boot!

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