Inside the small boat are were several large yellow fin tuna. The banker complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The fisherman then replied,
"Only a little while."
The investment banker said, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more fish?"
The fisherman said, "With this I have more than enough to support my family needs."
The investment banker then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
The fisherman said , "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening and spend time with my family. I HAVE A FULL AND BUSY LIFE."
The investment banker scoffed, " I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing; and with the proceeds, buy a bigger; 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 need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to a big town and eventually to the city where you will run your ever-expending enterprise."
The fisherman asked, "But how long will this all take?"
To which the investment banker replied, "15 to 20 years."
"But what then?" asked the fisherman.
The investment banker laughed and said that's best part. "When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock and become very rich, you would make millions."
"Millions?..Then what?"
The investment banker said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would
sleep late, fish a little, play with your children, take siesta with your wife, stroll into the village each evening and spend time with your family."
*if you don't get the message..read again and again ok..hope you will understand after that..
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