Imagine if Thomas Edison had given into all naysayers after he failed 9,999th time in his attempt to invent incandescent light bulb!

Listed here are a few famous individuals who faced plenty of naysayers in ther lives:

- "How long will you go on training all day in gym and living in a dream world?" - Arnold Schwarzenegger's family's pleas for him to get a "respectable" job instead of following his goal to become Mr. Universe.

"Liquidate business right now and recoup whatever cash you can. If you don't, you'll end up penniless." - The attorney of Mary Kay Ash weeks before she opened her first store.

"It's a cutthroat business and you've got no chance of success." - Accountant for Estee Lauder, founder of cosmetic s empire.

"You can't play piano, and God knows you can't sing. You'd better learn to weave chairs so you can support yourself." - Advice given to Ray Charles by one of his teachers.

"You're foolish to try to sell sparkling water in land of Coca Cola drinkers." - Advice given by a consulting firms to Gustave Leven, on trying to launch Perrier in United States.

Escaping habit in your thinking requires freeing your mind from usual way of doing things. Many of great inventors and entrepreneurs of 20th century had to think “outside box” of complacency and pride. Charles F. Kettering, great engineer of General Motors, once stated, “ Slowly but surely, habit dulls blade of awareness." Remember, creative thinking is not just for those “creative people.” It should be practiced by all those who are looking to change their situation or continue growing in their profession. Don’t wake up at age of 80 and realize you’ve built your career on autopilot. Read more of Jonathan's articles at www.careercalling.com/Archives.htm