Wife She Is Very Small

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A (maybe) true story...

Pablo Picasso was traveling by train on a journey across Spain when he was recognized by one of his fellow passengers, a businessman who was used to getting his own way. After exchanging pleasantries, the businessman told Picasso that while he admired his success, he felt his paintings could be improved.
“How so?”, replied the bemused Picasso.
“Well,” the businessman began, “Your paintings are too abstract – you should paint things more as they really are.”
“Could you explain more specifically what you mean?” Picasso asked politely.
“Certainly!” the businessman replied, pulling a small photo from his briefcase. “Look at this photograph of my wife. This is how she actually looks – not some silly stylized representation.”
Picasso studied the photograph carefully for a few moments, then asked “This is how your wife actually looks?”
The businessman nodded proudly.
“She’s very small,” observed Picasso.
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That story is actually the lead-in to another good article by Steve Errey (The Confidence Guy) called Get Confident Enough to Stop Controlling Everything.  He suggests that sometimes creativity means deliberately allowing things to happen as they will instead of getting attached to a certain outcome...

Allowing things to happen takes real confidence and is one of the most powerful and liberating things you can do. It’s not about ‘not doing anything‘ or ‘giving up‘ – it’s actually an active process and a specific attitude.
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