So, I am back from the dead :) ….. and this time I am committed to keeping this blog rolling and constantly populated with my genuine and genius thoughts. I thought I will start with a story that quiet magnificiently captures my true feelings about “work-life balance”. As someone who is writing this at 3:21 a.m. in the morning, and who has consistently been up till around this time every day these last two months, I agree that I may not necessarily have the moral authority to present this story - but it still does not take away the basic raw message that it so convincingly throws across. Enjoy ….. After all these years, it still brought a big smile on my face :)

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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 yellowfin 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 he 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 Wharton 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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Credits to http://www.withfriendship.com/jokes/america/american-businessman.php and Joshna. I found this again (I read it the first time almost seven years ago) on searching on “american and mexican businessman” on …. guess what ? ….. google ofcourse.

 

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