“Have no fear of perfection. You will never reach it.”—Salvador Dali
JK ROWLING
As an adult, I’m still in awe at the magical world, plot, and characters in Harry Potter. The Harry Potter franchise has generated an estimated revenue of over $25 billion worldwide. JK Rowling, the author behind the iconic series, knows a thing or two about failure. In fact, she credits her struggles as the driving force behind her massive success as a writer. Not only did she overcome the challenges of being an unemployed, newly divorced, young single parent, but she learned from it.
In 2008, Rowling gave an acceptance speech at Harvard. She shared her insights as a wise, motivated, and self-determined person who faced the difficulties of balancing her own ambitions with the limitations others placed on her. She wanted to be a writer, but her parents didn’t believe she could find success in that career path. But Rowling proved them wrong, and she did it all through hard work, determination, and a willingnes…