Here’s a 1,000-gram iron bar. Raw, it’s worth about $100.

Turn it into horseshoes → $250

Make sewing needles → ~$70,000

Craft watch springs and gears → ~$6 million

Shape precision laser components for lithography → ~$15 million

The lesson? Your true value isn’t just what you’re made of—it’s how you mold your potential into something exceptional.