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Invisibility Hurts. Fight It.

By
Real Estate Agent with RAND Media Co

Do you ever feel you've got something important to say, but no one is listening?

Have you written a book, a poem or a screenplay that no one has read? Have you painted or sculpted or composed, but so far you've only been able to impress your closest friends and family?

The longer this goes on, the more frustrated you become.

You read what others have written. You look at other creative works in your field. Of course, they're all well done, but not that different from your own.

Why are some people recognized, but not you?

Sometimes the answer is luck. Sometimes longevity. Sometimes they're just at the right place at the right time.

Let me tell you a story that may inspire you.

When Albert Einstein was a young man, he worked in a patent office reviewing patent applications. He was a low-level clerk, but nevertheless he was always reading and studying and thinking. In his off-hours, he wrote three papers about time, space and light.

He submitted them to several scientific associations - the important ones that decided who became published and famous.

"Be serious," the judges reacted. "These are from a low-level clerk in a patent office. Nothing much of value here."

It wasn't the only bad luck Einstein had run into. He was turned down for promotion as a mid-level patent clerk and rejected for an opening as a high school science teacher.

Several years later, people finally began to realize that Einstein's three papers had answered some of the most important scientific issues of the last few centuries.

The lesson: Keep at it.

Keep producing excellent work. Keep promoting it. Never lose hope.

There are no guarantees in life, but one thing for sure. Those who give up are no different than those who never started. The only cure for invisibility is a determination that can't be defeated.

 

Comments (2)

Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
Realtor in San Diego, CA & Naples, FL

Thanks Jim, good story about Einstein and although there are times we need to have the praise and it isn't there... perseverance does pay off.      Susan

Jun 23, 2010 02:54 AM
Robin Rogers
Robin Rogers, Silverbridge Realty, San Antonio, Texas - San Antonio, TX
CRS, TRC, MRP - Real Estate Investment Adviser

Many times, you are like a book being judged by its cover rather than its contents! Inspirational post, Jim.

Cheers,

Robin

Jul 06, 2010 05:44 AM