There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village.
\nAs he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish.
\nThe businessman was impressed and asked the fisherman, \u201cHow long does it take you to catch so many fish?\u201d
\nThe fisherman replied, \u201cOh, just a short while.\u201d
\n\u201cThen why don\u2019t you stay longer at sea and catch even more?\u201d The businessman was astonished.
\n\u201cThis is enough to feed my whole family,\u201d the fisherman said.
\nThe businessman then asked, \u201cSo, what do you do for the rest of the day?\u201d
\nThe fisherman replied, \u201cWell, I usually wake up early in the morning, go out to sea and catch a few fish, then go back and play with my kids. In the afternoon, I take a nap with my wife, and evening comes, I join my buddies in the village for a drink \u2014 we play guitar, sing and dance throughout the night.\u201d
\nThe businessman offered a suggestion to the fisherman.
\n\u201cI am a PhD in business management. I could help you to become a more successful person. From now on, you should spend more time at sea and try to catch as many fish as possible. When you have saved enough money, you could buy a bigger boat and catch even more fish. Soon you will be able to afford to buy more boats, set up your own company, your own production plant for canned food and distribution network. By then, you will have moved out of this village and to Sao Paulo, where you can set up HQ to manage your other branches.\u201d
\nThe fisherman continues, \u201cAnd after that?\u201d
\nThe businessman laughs heartily, \u201cAfter that, you can live like a king in your own house, and when the time is right, you can go public and float your shares in the Stock Exchange, and you will be rich.\u201d
\nThe fisherman asks, \u201cAnd after that?\u201d
\nThe businessman says, \u201cAfter that, you can finally retire, you can move to a house by the fishing village, wake up early in the morning, catch a few fish, then return home to play with kids, have a nice afternoon nap with your wife, and when evening comes, you can join your buddies for a drink, play the guitar, sing and dance throughout the night!\u201d
\nThe fisherman was puzzled, \u201cIsn\u2019t that what I am doing now?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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