Last year, after the Covid lockdown had kept everyone going crazy inside, my professional musician friends got together to have a mini concert in my gallery parking lot.
It was so much fun! The local community showed up and brought beer and wine, we threw pillows on the ground and everyone gathered around to enjoy the music.
Unexpectedly, a few art pieces sold that night. So I decided to share the wealth at the end of the night with the musicians. I called them into my office one-by-one so I could privately give them a little cash.
The first musician came into my office and I thanked her and held out a $100 dollar bill. She said “oh no, no, I can’t take that. We were just having a good time!” I made her take it, but she gave me a fight!
The second musician came in next, and we had a similar exchange. I made him take the $100 bill also.
Then the third musician came in and I told him the same thing as the others, about how much I appreciated his music and I wanted to share in the sales revenues that night. He looked at me and said “Thank you” and he graciously took the $100 bill and went on his way.
It got me to thinking about how some of us graciously accept the abundance that comes to us while others resist it. And I started to think about how the WAY YOU ACCEPT MONEY translates to the way you are financially.
In my latest podcast, I share more on this topic and I also tell about a time that a friend offered me $10,000 FOR FREE and what I did and how I regret it now.
Tune into the ART MONEY SUCCESS podcast episode #12 HERE.
Please, leave me a comment below if this article resonates with you, and if you have any suggestions for someone who is having trouble being a good receiver!
Maria xxoo
