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to Tom Talks list There’s a somebody in there A 47-year-old son sent his father one of his pen-and-ink cartoons that had just been published. Attached was a note that read, “Finally, I’m somebody…” Steady and responsible, successful in his career, a wonderful husband and a supportive father, he was still seeking personal recognition for the artistic talent he valued so highly. “But as things stand now,” writes Robert Fuller in Somebodies and Nobodies, “when it comes to recognition, it’s feast or famine. A few get the lion’s share which means a great many others must settle for the crumbs.” Happily, it doesn’t need to be this way. Unlike so many other things in life, there’s an endless supply of recognition. There’s no need to be stingy with it or wait to pass it out until someone passes away. A young woman starting her career turned down parties and just about anything that stood in the way of completing her moonlighting publicity assignments for an author. While she certainly liked the money, the big paycheck came when the author sent her a two-word email, “Good job.” It was the right recognition. And it comes as no surprise that more work kept coming her way. How much unhappiness, dissatisfaction, negativism and pain is caused by making each other feel like nobodies? Maybe the best way to be somebody is letting others know they are, too. Tom is president of Mosinee Insurance Agency, Inc. 715-693-2100; tomh@mosineeins.com Back to Tom Talks list |
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