Homeless to Harvard - What gets Liz Murray moving forward?

[Jennifer Griner]

Liz Murray rose from the streets of New York City to become an international speaker, author and life coach.

Yes. Liz Murray, homeless child of drug-addict parents, Harvard grad, winner of Oprah's "Chutzpah Award," subject of the Lifetime film Homeless to Harvard, and hero to millions, used to shoplift self-help books.

That fact tells you a lot about her. When she wandered the New York City streets with hope at low tide, Murray would head to a bookstore's self-help section and walk out with Covey's and Tony Robbins' books. "I didn't have any mentors," she says. "So I thought, Oh cool, these people can tell you how to fix your life."

How did that turn Liz Murray's life around?

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