Know where your going..

I stood there in amazement and watches the medium-sized boat sails closer to the dock where i'm standing. The brush-out green colour boat looked as if it has been around for quite sometime. I stared at them blankly and listens to their colloquial conversations. Then, a tall, Canadian tourist was standing next to me and was amazed with the fishermen catch for the day.

The tourist complimented the local fishermen

on the quality of their fish and asked

how long it took them to catch the fish.

"Not very long." they answered in unison.

"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"

The fishermen explained that their small catches were

sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.

"But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children,

and take siestas with our wives.

In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.،،

We have a full life."

The tourist interrupted, and said:

"I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!

You should start by fishing longer every day.

You can then sell the extra fish you catch.

With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."

"And after that?"

"With the extra money from the larger boat,

you can buy a second one and a third one

and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers.

Instead of selling your fish to a middle man,

you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants

and maybe even open your own plant.

You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! !

From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?"

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years." replied the tourist.

"And after that?"

"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, " answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions!"

"Millions? Really? And after that?" asked the fishermen.

"After that you'll be able to retire,

live in a tiny village near the coast,

sleep late, play with your children,

catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife

and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."

"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years?" asked the Fishermen.

The guy froze and i smiled looking at them. How that short conversation really mean something to me. Guess you should know where you're going in life...you may already be there!!