Invention is not enough. Tesla invented the electric power we use, but he struggled to get it out to people. You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people.
The true poet is one who can capture the essence of a moment in a single word, and who can express the inexpressible in a single line.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.