Friday, February 05, 2010

The benefits of failure

I am sorry for stealing this blog post (topic as well as content) from a fellow MBA blogger (MBA Bubbles). But I could not stop myself. It is just too good. J.K.Rowling (author of Harry Potter book series) delivers a commencement address at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association.
Each and every line of this speech is so important and so true. Some of the lines are forever embedded in my memory. Before I admire it more and more, you should yourself watch it and experience it. Here it goes:

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




For the full text version and video visit http://harvardmagazine.com/commencement/the-fringe-benefits-failure-the-importance-imagination

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