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Experts agree that all of us have deep reservoirs of ability – even genius – that we habitually fail to use.
We fail to make use of our talents because we are caught up in the absurd and impossible game of imitating others who, unfortunately, are not worthy of emulation.
Since there is no one on earth just like you, how could you be inferior?
Men and women who have made the greatest contributions to humanity were often scorned by ne’er-do-wells.
If you find yourself bearing the wrath of others because of your dreams or beliefs, you may be wearing the mark of the achiever.
In other words, don’t be afraid if you are criticized – you’re in good company.
You’re in the company of Noah, who was criticized for building a boat in the middle of the desert. You’re in the company of Booker T. Washington, who had the audacity to educate southern blacks. You’re in the company of George Washington Carver, who was urged not to waste so much time on a tiny peanut. You’re in company of Galileo, who was criticized for postulating that the earth revolved around the sun, and of Moses, who led a group of people from nowhere to somewhere for forty years. You’re walking the path blazed by Nelson Mandela, whose unquenchable thirst for freedom liberated a nation.
Optimism means expecting the best, but self-confidence means knowing how to handle the worst.
Excerpted From What Makes The Great GREAT?, Dr. Dennis P. Kimbro, Ph.D, First Main Street Books, 1998.
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