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Is Your Light Under a Bushel?
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Article Overview: Is the world seeing your strongest talents now, or will we have to wait until you are dead to recognize your best work? I know we all want to be part of something that goes beyond our own lives, but it's also reasonable to want to be part of something great today. This is not about being modest; it's about living a double life; one in which your daily work has no connection to your passion. Where you have to hide your true talent in order to "make a living." Do you have a secret talent that you're not sharing?
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Is Your Light Under a Bushel?
On Friday, a one-woman show opened at the Chicago Cultural Center. It's honoring the photography work of Vivian Maier. This is the first time the work of Ms. Maier has ever been seen. Unfortunately, Vivian Maier won't be able to attend the show. She died two years ago at the age of 83.
For more than 50 years Vivian worked as a nanny for a number of families in Chicago. No one knew she was a photographer. Her photos were stored in a public storage facility. After her death, when she didn't show up to pay her storage fees, the contents of her space were turned over to an auction house.
John Maloof, a 29-year-old eBay entrepreneur, purchased the bulk of the 100,000 photo negatives and more than 1,000 rolls of undeveloped film for $400.
The photos were taken around Chicago during the 1950s-1990s. Her work is now being described as perhaps "one of the greatest artistic photographic collections of our time." And obviously, her photographs will be seen as very valuable.
Like Vivian Maier, Emily Dickenson lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. No one knew Emily was a writer until after her death. Only about a dozen of her poems had ever been seen. When they cleaned out her room they found more than 1,800 of the finest poems every written in the English language.
Vincent van Gogh suffered from anxiety and increasingly frequent bouts of mental illness throughout his life and died, largely unknown, at the age of 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Most of his 2,000 artworks were produced during his final two years. Today, his pieces are among the world's most recognizable and expensive works of art.
So, is the world seeing your strongest talents now, or will we have to wait until you are dead to recognize your best work? I know we all want to be part of something that goes beyond our own lives, but it's also reasonable to want to be part of something great today. This is not about being modest; it's about living a double life; one in which your daily work has no connection to your passion. Where you have to hide your true talent in order to "make a living."
Do you have a secret talent that you're not sharing?
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About the Author: Dan Miller RSS for Dan's articles - Visit Dan's website Dan is the author of the widely acclaimed 48 Days To The Work You Love and No More Mondays. He writes regularly for many popular magazines and web portals, including CBN.com, Crosswalk.com, In Touch, AARP and Success magazines and the Zig Ziglar newsletter. He has been a guest on CBS' 'The Early Show,' MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Mathews,' 700 Club's Living the Life and Fox Business News with Dave Ramsey Show...to hit some highlights. He hosts a weekly podcast that is consistently ranked #1 under Careers on iTunes. Dan is also a frequent speaker and guest on popular radio programs like Moody Broadcasting, Crown Financial, Janet Parshall’s America, American Family Radio, and Prime Time Chicago. Committed to personal priorities, Dan and wife Joanne have been happily married for over 41 years. Each of their three grown children works in the family business in some capacity, and they enjoy spending time with their 6 grandchildren. Click here to visit Dan's website   Why are you burying your talent Dont Wait for Perfect Today may be the most important day of 2012 FEAR and RISK What is holding you back Monday Prayer for Work |
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