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If anyone bothered to read my blog posts "Confessions" or "Confessions pt 2" you have realized that my life is a chaotic never a dull (or sane) moment kind of experience. There is something about the strange & unsual even in the company that I keep that is not surprising to anyone that knows me. Well my "crazy significant other was driving me crazy yet again and I decided to react like I do to most problems-get out out of the house and go for a drive, well guess who came along-the source of my insanity!
So the insanity and chaos continued for the next several miles and so did the onset of road rage. I decided to drive to the nearest park for a glimpse of nature to improve on our melancholy. Never made it to the park but did do a u-turn in the middle of a tiny, two-lane road to pick up a print I saw on the side of the road. Now careful before you label me a garbage digger-this was a Van Gogh print of "Nuit Etoilee" or "Starry Night" There it was, my sign to take note of your surroundings and not sweat the small stuff. Van Gogh is a favorite on the list of many but this print seemed to be placed on the curb as a sign of divine intervention.
Now that the print is perfectly placed in it's new home along with some other great freebies and frustration is a faint memory- let's evaluate what can be learned from the curious Vincent Van Gogh? Yes, much can be learned from a man so distraught that he lobbed off his ear! If you're a business owner or just enjoy reading about strange parallels-take a look at the following about knowing your self worth-advice we can all use right?
"Vincent Van Gogh was an artistic genius. His work is an inspiration to artists and coveted by art fanciers. He was a superb artist. He challenged the norms and created powerful art. Van Gogh was unique. He was a master of his craft. He was a prolific artist. Today many of his paintings sell for millions of dollars. But he was a business failure.
If you fancy yourself an expert, a genius, or a Van Gogh of your field - wake up before you're dead. Don't base your business model on Van Gogh. Don't get lost in your art. Van Gogh believed that his magnificent art would sell itself. He didn't like to sell. He didn't believe in marketing. Look at what happened to him. He died poor.
Today Van Gogh's art sells for millions of dollars. However he never saw a penny of that money. Poor man, he died a pauper. His tale is one sad example of a financial disaster. And it's one from which you can learn. A business that neglects selling and marketing will soon be out of business."
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