REJECTION IS COMMON TO ALL

"Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection." - Marilyn Monroe

Have you ever asked the question “WHY ME?”, after you have been disappointed; you weren't picked for the promotion, did not pass the interview, your show of love and affection turned down, your calls not returned, or even something as simple as not getting back a smile after you offered one?

The truth is that rejection hurts, but you must also keep another truth in mind, “it happens to everybody”. In answering the question, who can be rejected? The simple answer is, EVERYONE.

Robert Fulton, the American engineer and inventor was among the brilliants minds of the 18th century widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat, he is also credited with inventing some of the world's earliest naval torpedoes for use by the British Navy. In 1800, he was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to design the Nautilus, which was the first practical submarine in history. But the story was not all rosy, after Fulton got the idea of using steam to power boats, he excitedly shared this breakthrough invention with Napoleon, to which Napoleon replied “What, sir? You would make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a