I don’t remember where I found this story, but it hit home and I wanted to share since my last post was something like this.
If anyone knows where to find the original tale, I’ll be happy to link to it. This is my ‘memory’ of how it went.
There was once a fisherman sitting on the beach, bringing in his catch. An MBA guy walks up to him and begins asking about his fishing business.
“So, how much money are you making here?”
“Enough to live on the beach, feed my family. I fish in the morning and have the whole day to myself. I surf every evening, visit the pub.”
The MBA asks, “How would you like to let me help you? You could work for me, I could pay a wage, and help you start up a fleet of boats.”
“What for?”
“To be rich. You’d start with another boat, hire on crew. It’ll be long hours in the beginning. Eventually, you’ll move up with additional boats, and additional crew who will need to be managed. The more boats you manage, the more money you’d make. Eventually you’d hire managers to manage the boats.”
“Sounds like a lot of work,” the fisherman said.
“You’d make a whole lot more money. I could make you rich.”
“What would I do with all of that money?”
“Well,” the MBA man thought about it, and then smiled, “you could retire in twenty years or so, and live with your family on the beach, surf every day, and visit the pub. Enjoying your hard earned life.”
What would you use your riches for?
And why are you waiting?
Photo by Auroqueiro.
thanks to you for the last new entry.