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A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented
the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it
took him to catch them.

"Not very long," answered the Mexican.

"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the
American.

The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his
Needs >and those of his family.

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

"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta
with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a
few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs . . I have a full life."

The American interrupted, "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?" asked the Mexican.

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 Mexico City, Los Angeles,
or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.

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

"And after that?"

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

"Millions? Really? And after that?" said the Mexican.

"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."

And the moral is: Know where you're going in life... you may already be
there.

-- Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:29 pm --

What did I do this year? Thanks to Allah so far two mandates: one with http://www.ihrpm.com during 04 February- 02 July and during 08 August - current and the second one with http://www.igcgroup.net during 24 July - 05 August; 2011 الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.. Details of other assignments executed this year will be provided at the beginning of early next year insha'Allah - Thanks to Allah- I have also a native proficiency in Arabic and I have an Arabic teaching and tutoring experience. My focus is teaching “The Standard/ Formal Conversational Arabic”- working for Global LT, INC. http://www.global-lt.com as tutor here in Dubai

-- Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:17 pm --

Having goals is incredibly important: There is a Latin phrase associated with military actions: “Amat victoria curam.“ It translates as “Victory loves careful preparation.” You would be amazed at what you can accomplish with planning

-- Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:51 pm --

A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.