We were eating at a sandwich shop (jimmy john's) the other day and noticed this story on the wall. I thought it was interesting - one of those stories that puts things in perspective. Here's the story:
A wealthy investment Banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The Banker complimented the Fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Fisherman replied, ‘only a little while.’
The Banker then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish?
The Fisherman said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs.
The Banker then asked, ‘but what do you do with the rest of your time?’
The Fisherman said, ‘I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.’
The wealthy banker scoffed, ‘I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually New York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise.’
The Fisherman asked, ‘But, how long will this all take?’
To which the Banker replied, ‘15 - 20 years.’
‘But what then?’ Asked the Fisherman.
The Banker laughed and said, ‘That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions!”
“Millions - then what?”
The Banker said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siestas with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”
7 comments:
I really like that story! Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting story!
That's a good story! I like it. I'm glad you liked the pictures of Ian. You are welcome to take save them to your computer if you want. I wish you had a girl too so I could make cute hats and headbands for her! I have actually only sold them in person so far but we are trying to sell them from our blog. Anyway, it's going slow so far but it's still really fun. : )
Oh, I forgot to tell you, I checked out etsy.com and I think it would cost too much for me to put the crocheted stuff on there because we're not selling them for a whole lot. Thanks for the idea though. It was worth checking it out. : )
And on my other comment I realized after I submitted it that I had a typo. : ( I don't think there is such a thing as a take save... lol. I meant to just say save. Oh well!
Amei essa estoria, eh bem a mentalidade de algumas pessoas que eu conheco. Adorei!!!
Gostei demais dessa história, Semíramis! Obrigada. :o)
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Oi Semiramis! Estou aqui no Brasil deixando a familia curtir a Julia. Passei so pra deixar um ABRACAO em todos voces. Vem ca, e menino ou menina...
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