A Fisherman and an Investment Banker was at the pier of a small coastal village
when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were
several large yellow fin tuna. The investment 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 investment banker then asked, “Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch
more fish?”
The fisherman said, “With this I have more than enough to support my family’s
needs.”
The investment 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
siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening and spend time with
my family, I have a full and busy life.”
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The investment 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 a big town and
eventually to the the city where you will run your ever-expanding enterprise.”
The fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the investment banker replied, “15 to 20 years.”
“But what then?” asked the fisherman.
The investment 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 investment 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 siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings and spend
time with your family.”
The fisherman replied: “isn’t this exactly what I am doing?”
Lesson: rich or poor, we will all go through the stages of life.
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when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were
several large yellow fin tuna. The investment 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 investment banker then asked, “Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch
more fish?”
The fisherman said, “With this I have more than enough to support my family’s
needs.”
The investment 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
siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening and spend time with
my family, I have a full and busy life.”
http://ourownbook.blogspot.com/
The investment 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 a big town and
eventually to the the city where you will run your ever-expanding enterprise.”
The fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the investment banker replied, “15 to 20 years.”
“But what then?” asked the fisherman.
The investment 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 investment 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 siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings and spend
time with your family.”
The fisherman replied: “isn’t this exactly what I am doing?”
Lesson: rich or poor, we will all go through the stages of life.
http://ourownbook.blogspot.com/
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