I stumbled upon this earlier today. (Well, Jenni gave it to me.) Brilliant. Brilliant, Brilliant. It's Neil Gaiman's commencement speech from earlier this year. He's a successful writer; which is what all of us want to be, right?
Video link:
http://vimeo.com/42372767Watch it. Watch it now.
Quote:
The moment that you feel that, just possibly, you're walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself. That's the moment you may be starting to get it right.
And here's a transcript link for those of you who can't watch the video for whatever reason.
http://www.uarts.edu/neil-gaiman-keynote-addressSeriously. Watch/read it. now. Best advice
ever.