Legacy story: A lesson from Pablo Picasso about your works worth
A woman is walking through the streets of Paris when she spots Pablo Picasso sitting at a cafe drinking coffee. She is overcome with the urge to approach him.
“Oh, Monsieur Pablo Picasso! I’m such a huge fan of your work. I hate to bother you, but I’d wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t take the opportunity to ask if you might make a portrait of me. Please, it would mean so much to me. I’d gladly pay you any amount you ask for it!”
Picasso agrees, and the woman sits with him. He pulls out a sheet of paper and a pencil, and in a few moments, she has her very own Picasso.
“Oh!” she gushes, “It is so beautiful, I’m so honored. I will cherish this forever! Now, what do I owe you?”
“Fifteen thousand francs.” says the artist.
“FIFTEEN THOUSAND FRANCS?!? But it only took you a couple of minutes!” she protests.
“No, madam, that is where you are mistaken. It took me my entire life.”
Moral of the story:
- The worth of your work is not always determined by the time you put into it. You have to take into account your previously accumulated knowledge, experience, and connections. Your service or product is a result of everything you have learned until that very moment.
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