Post by Christian Hansen, Bestselling Speaker on Influence Mindset

Have you ever had an idea that you KNEW had potential, but struggled to help others see it? That’s what happened in Florence, Italy, in 1464. The city of Florence had recently finished its cathedral, Il Duomo (The Dome), and wanted a series of statues of Old Testament prophets to guard its majestic roofline. A well known artist, Agostino Di Duccio, was commissioned and personally went to the marble quarries at Carrara to select a block worthy for the project. After selecting a massive 6 ½ ton stone, Di Duccio followed as it journeyed by oxcart to the sea, where it was shipped 150 kms down the coast and up the Arno river to Florence by barge. Eventually the stone arrived, and finally… a year after being commissioned… Di Duccio began carving his statue for the cathedral. Except for one problem.