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An American businessman
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 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,
"Only 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."
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 , how long
will this all take?"
To which the American
replied, "15-20 years."
"But what then?"
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? 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."
"You mean being a
Harvard MBA, you have to
go thru all that to
finally get to where I
already am?"
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