If your efforts are "in vain," they are ineffectual. Seeing yourself as the center and your worth as based on your human efforts and other people's opinions is ineffectual.
Today, know that you are indeed Love's beloved, Love's center. At the same time, so is everyone else. We are all expressing Love, Spirit, Creativity, Intelligence, Healing in our own unique ways. Trust the way Love works through you, even if you can't see the full picture. Trust the way Love is working in other people's lives, even if you can't see their full picture. Give, but also accept gifts. Let others give to you their skills, their healing wisdom. Other people's skills and wisdom do not diminish yours, but are a gift to you.