Fwd: Logic vs. MBA
Grace Maina
From: "Karen Kaaria" <ka...@highchem.co.ke>
To: "kaaria geoffrey" <gka...@highchem.co.ke>, "muchiri ndarathi"
<enda...@highchem.co.ke>, "irene dimba" <idi...@highchem.co.ke>, "Grace
Maina" <GMa...@highchem.co.ke>, "'Grace Nderitu'" <Gnde...@highchem.co.ke>,
"gerald mugambi" <gmug...@highchem.co.ke>, "rael karambu"
<rkar...@highchem.co.ke>, "weru wangari" <weru.w...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:24:26 +0300
Subject: Logic vs. MBA
Hi, I found this very relevant. Just
read.
Subject: FW: Logic vs. MBA
A boat docked
in a tiny Greek island.
[http://www.famillelewis.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0236..jpg]A tourist
complimented the local
fishermen on the quality of their
fish and
asked how long it took them to catch.
[http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=greek+island+market#focal=4e12920eab9c141ba47ad7de4b31abde&furl=http://media.lonelyplanet.com/lpi/766/766-14/681x454.jpg]"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 afternoons we have a snack at
the
beach
Or go into the village to
see our friends at the Kafenio,
have a few
drinks and play tavli.
[http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=playing+backgammon+greece#focal=28ff5e6b179c3e0ca70958f3be2253d1&furl=http://img1.photographersdirect.com/img/2302/wm/pd525225.jpg]In
the evenings we go to a
taverna play the bouzouki and sing a
few
songs, maybe break a plate or two.
[http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=+greek+taverna+party#focal=ffcc30e1263db6dabec05fe9af505f70&furl=http://www.anokato.nl/images/fotoalbum/sumeladans3.jpg]We
have a full life."
The
tourist interrupted,
[http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=girl+greek+island#focal=342f46696e0abd87d36155ca9946b988&furl=http://www.modeling.gr/Photos/35...@200x200.jpg]"I
have an MB A 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
the larger boat will bring,
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 Athens or even
London!
[http://image24.webshots.com/24/6/40/94/37364094FDRPaH_ph.jpg]>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, that's exactly what we are
doing
now. So what's the point wasting
twenty-five years?"
asked the Greek
fishermen?And the moral of this story
is:Know where you're
going in life....you may already be
there!
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