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Wed, 28 Jul 1999 13:49:48 +0100
Hiya All...
Sometimes it's worth taking a closer look at your ambitions...
Wishes & Dreams...
- ANDREA
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An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican
village when a small boat docked with just one fisherman aboard. Inside
the small boat were several large Yellow-fin tuna.
The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and
asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied that it only
took a little while.
The American then asked "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more
fish?"
The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs.
The American then asked "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my
children, take siesta 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, senor."
The American 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 NYC
where you will run your expanding enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But senor, how long will this all take?"
To which the American replied, "15-20 years."
"But what then, senor?"
The American 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, senor? Then what?
The American 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 where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your
amigos."
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