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Change the World Without Losing Yourself

Harvard Business Review

There was Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech, delivered at the age of 34, and Neil Armstrong walking on the surface of the moon at the age of 38. New infrastructures have arisen to support it, from the Stanford Social Innovation Review , TED and Good , to the Social Enterprise Program at Harvard.

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Why Great Success Can Bring Out the Worst Parts of Our Personalities

Harvard Business Review

There is no questioning the fact that Musk’s talent for entrepreneurship, defined as the ability to translate original and useful ideas into practical innovations, is truly outstanding. In fact, it’s far more likely that exceptionally talented people like Musk, Hughes, Jobs, Getty, and Armstrong succeed despite these traits.