Best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert was once an "unpublished diner waitress," devastated by rejection letters. And yet, in the wake of the astounding, popular success of her memoir Eat, Pray, Love, she found herself identifying strongly with her former self and former life.
With beautiful insight, Gilbert reflects on why success can be as disorienting as failure and offers a simple—though hard—way to carry on, regardless of outcomes.
This is a short, inspiring talk for anyone facing challenges in life—it's not just for writers!
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