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Know Your Worth: The Picasso Lesson on Mastery, Art, and Value
One evening, Pablo Picasso sat at a quaint restaurant, enjoying a quiet meal. The legendary artist was no stranger to admiration, and it wasn’t long before a gentleman approached him with a request. With eager eyes, the man handed Picasso a napkin and asked: “Could you sketch something for me? I’ll pay. Name your price.” Picasso, always prepared with a charcoal pencil, accepted the napkin. With a few swift, confident strokes, he created a masterpiece in mere seconds—a sketch of a goat, uniquely and unmistakably Picasso. The man’s eyes lit up as he reached to take the napkin. But Picasso held onto it and said: “That will be $100,000.” The…


