Don’t Let Criticism Destroy your Dreams

Albert Einstein wrote a series of multiplication tables on a chalkboard:

After writing 9 X 10 = 91, the classroom erupted in chaos. Students began laughing at Einstein and ridiculing him because he’d made a mistake. The answer is obvious, even to an elementary school student. The old guy had finally cracked.

Once the buzz died down Einstein spoke, “Despite the fact that I analyzed nine problems correctly, no one congratulated me. But when I made one mistake, everyone started laughing. This means that even if a person is successful, society will notice his slightest mistake. So don’t let criticism destroy your dreams. The only person who never makes a mistake is someone who does nothing.”