The Tico fisherman and the Wall Street Analyst

The whole point of success of SMEs...as they plunge into the Stock Market....this story makes you laugh at the simplicity of the whole issue, and cringe at the same time, coz maybe somewhere down the line, its not that easy. How to create that personal balance between time for your success in the external world and time for your inner peace.

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The Tico fisherman and the Wall Street Analyst



An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Costa Rican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin Tuna.

The American complimented the Costa Rican Tico on the quality of fish and asked him how long it took for him to catch the fish.

The Tico replied " only a little while ". The American then asked why he did'nt stay out longer and catch more fish. The Tico said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs.

The American then asked, "Then what do you do with the rest of your time?"

The Tico 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 Wall Street executive and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat and a web presence. A scalable go-forward plan would provide capital for several new boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you would directly sell 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 San Jose, Costa Rica, Los Angeles and eventually to New York City, where you would outsourse tasks to third party clients to help you run your expanding enterprise in a vertical market."

The Tico 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 will announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You'll make millions"

"Millions, senor.....then what ?"

The American said "Then you'll retire, move to a small coastal fishing village where you can sleep late, fish a little, play with your children, take siesta with your wife , stroll into the village each evening where you'll sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

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QUOTE OF THE DAY :

"For the lack of a better word, GREED is Good."
(A dialogue delivered by Michael Douglas in the movie THE WALL STREET)