Quote: Why I Hate Labor Day by James Altucher

Here’s a story that is the CENTRAL CORE of my work life right now and I think can be the central core for anyone who wants it, who visualizes it, who moves towards it.

Story: there’s a fisherman who fishes all day, cooks the fish, eats with his family, plays the guitar with his friends, goes to sleep.

A Harvard MBA comes up to him and says, «you have a great business here. We can expand and sell fish into all the different markets, then franchise and manage a big business.»

The fisherman says, «Why would I want to do that?»

The Harvard MBA says, «well then in 20 years you can have an IPO.»

The fisherman says, «Why would I want to do that?»

The Harvard MBA says, «well then you would have millions of dollars. Imagine what you could do with that money!»

So the fisherman did imagine: he would wake up early, he would fish all day, he would cook the fish for his family, and then he’d go out and play the guitar with his friends.

End of story.

via September 2, 2013: Why I Hate Labor Day.