Great Minds Of The Century

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement

noreply@blogger.com (yzero) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:13:00 +0000

"poverty itself is romanticized only by fools" - J.K. Rowling

This is a video taken from Harvard University Commencement last June 5, 2008.

I was browsing some of the old stuff that I collected from the internet and found this.
Let me just share to you this once more. She really inspired me and am now a great fan of Harry Potter.

Some of her words..

...benefits of failure...

..the only thing i wanted to do ever was write novels..
..never pay a mortgage or secure a pension..

.. strong will ..

... discipline ...

... friendship ...

... not how long it is but how good it is, is what matters ...

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

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. - Steve Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (yzero) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:27:00 +0000

"I just turned 30... and then I got fired......

How Can You Get Fired From A Company You Started?" - Steve Jobs

I was searching for more inspiring stuff, when I cam across this video in YouTube.
It was a speech by Steve Jobs to a bunch of Graduates at Stanford last 2005.

This video tells us such

an inspiring FAILURE that eventually turned into the GREATEST SUCCESS!

STEVE JOBS is the CEO of APPLE and PIXAR ANIMATION.

"If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. DON'T SETTLE."- Steve Jobs

WATCH NOW SO YOU CAN LEARN THROUGH STEVE JOBS' STORY.

Do You Find This Video Inspiring? Please Leave A Comment. I Would Like To Hear From You.

Transform your problems into blessing.by Bo Sanchez

noreply@blogger.com (yzero) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:41:00 +0000

Have you ever heard of this? Transforming your problems into a blessing? We sometimes think that trials are punishment for our sins. Or some of us think that we are being very unlucky. That life is just based on pure luck. Others would say "May balat ka yata sa pwet." Therefore some of us needs to place some things that would drive bad luck away from us. But I still believe that trials or what we call "punishment" are only a tool or a path towards a greater blessing. We struggle, therefore we succeed. But most of us are afraid of this. We are afraid to take the "road less traveled".

Watch this as Bo Sanchez. inspires us not to be afraid of trials.

A Summary - Work to Live not Live to Work

noreply@blogger.com (yzero) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:29:00 +0000

"The 4-Hour Workweek" Book explains how you can work a lot less and enjoy life more.
Author Timothy Ferriss tells us in his book how we can escape more than 8 hours a day
and work just four hours a week.

Watch this video. It's not that easy to start, but we can try doing this concept.

Change to Positive Point of View by Zig Ziglar

noreply@blogger.com (yzero) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:58:00 +0000

Attitude Makes All The Difference

A video by Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar teaches people all over the world the fundamentals of success. Here he tells a story of a woman with a negative attitude who hated her job, shifted her attitude and changed her life.