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Jay Sabree


Last Updated: 10/27/2009

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Gender: Male
Status: In a Relationship
Age: 32
Sign: Virgo

State: Ontario
Country: CA
Signup Date: 2/5/2009
February 8, 2009 - Sunday 

Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes

What Really Matters In Life

A vacationing American businessman was standing on the pier of a quaint
coastal fishing village in southern Mexico when a small boat with just
one young fisherman pulled into the dock. Inside the small boat were
several large yellow fin tuna.

The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.

"How long did it take you to catch them?" the American casually asked.

"Oh, a few hours," the Mexican replied.

"Why don't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" the American businessman then asked.

The Mexican warmly replied, "With this I have more than enough to support my family's needs."

The businessman then became serious, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

Responding with a smile, the Mexican fisherman answered, "I sleep late,
play with my children, watch ballgames, and take siesta with my wife.
Sometimes in the evenings I take a stroll into the village to see my
friends, play the guitar, sing a few songs..."

The American businessman impatiently interrupted:

"Look, I have an MBA from Harvard, and I can help you to be more
profitable. You can start by fishing several hours longer every day.
You can then sell the extra fish you catch.

With the extra money, you can buy a bigger boat. With the additional
income that larger boat will bring, you can then buy a second boat, a
third one, and so on, until you have an entire fleet of fishing boats.

Then, instead of selling your catch to a middleman you'll be able to
sell your fish directly to the processor, or even open your own
cannery. Eventually, you could control the product, processing and
distribution.

You could leave this tiny coastal village and move to Mexico City, or
possibly even LA or New York City, where you could even further expand
your enterprise."

Having never thought of such things, the Mexican fisherman asked, "But how long will all this take?"

After a rapid mental calculation, the businessman pronounced, "Probably about 15-20 years, maybe less if you work really hard."

"And then what, senor?" asked the fisherman.

"Why, that's the best part!" answered the businessman with a laugh.
"When the time is right, you would sell your company stock to the
public and become very rich. You would make millions."

"Millions? Really? What could I do with it all?" asked the young fisherman in disbelief.

The businessman boasted, "Then you could happily retire with all the
money you've made. You could move to a quaint coastal fishing village
where you could sleep late, play with your grandchildren, watch
ballgames, take siesta with your wife, and stroll to the village in the
evenings where you could play the guitar and sing with your friends all
you want."

The moral of the story is: Know what really matters in life, and you may find that it is already much closer than you think.

Submitted by Lauren C. --- New Jersey
www.motivateus.com





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