The MBA and the Fisherman

I found this little story some time ago.. not that I'm a conformist type of person, though, it's interesting to give some thoughts on what really matters in life every now and then.

The MBA and the Fisherman
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 yellowfin 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 Los Angeles 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.

The fire

Esta es mi alternativa para quienes les gusta la música fuerte, con letra positiva ;)

Quote

"The programmer, like the poet, works only slightly removed from pure thought-stuff. He builds castles in the air, from air, creating by exertion of the imagination. Yet the program construct, unlike the poet's words, is real in the sense that it moves and works, producing visible outputs separate from the construct itself. The magic of myth and legend has come true in our time. One types the correct incantation on a keyboard, and a display screen comes to life, showing things that never were nor could be." ~ Freed Brooks, The Mythical Man-Month

Out of the blue!

Have fun!

Increible

Que lo que hagas sea tan increible que para algunas personas sea casi imposible de creer.

Individual

Cada ser humano que quiera superarse debe entender primero que nadie se puede superar por el. La superación es personal, individual e intransferible (como un ID o Cédula :P).

Potencial humano

Creo profundamente en el potencial que todos poseemos como seres humanos.

Considero que si todos nos esforzaramos por explotar este potencial el mundo sería completamente distinto. Si en lugar de quejarnos propusieramos soluciones.

Es por ello que yo hoy les propongo un reto para demostrarles de cuánto son capaces.

1. Evaluen que es lo que más les gusta hacer.
2. Tomen el resultado del paso anterior y piensen en una idea innovadora o algo que quieran hacer respecto a eso.
3. Refinen la idea y luego comiencen hoy mismo a trabajar en ella.

Así es, no hagan un plan. Solo visualicen un objetivo y muévanse día a día en el camino para llegar a el.

Yo les aseguro el 100% que pueden lograrlo; si es que realmente se lo proponen. Si no se esfuerzan, si lo olvidan y lo abandonan, entonces nunca sabrán cuál es su verdadero potencial.

Se atreven?