I read a great story some random blog that I can’t remember (I’ll insert link here if I find it again). I’ll summarise it anyway:
A businessman sees a fisherman at a small Mexican village coming in from sea with a small catch of fish.
The businessman asks, ‘Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?’.
‘It’s enough to support my family. I sleep late, fish a little, take a siesta, play with my kids, catch up with friends… I have a full life’
The businessman gets agitated and brags about his Harvard MBA, ‘I can help you become more successful. Just spend more time fishing to get yourself enough for a bigger boat. Hire more people to catch fish for you. Start a business and eventually you could have an empire and expand the enterprise globally.’
The fisherman looks perplexed, ‘How long with that take?’
’15, maybe 20 years’
‘And then what?’
Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta, yadi yadi yadi…
Classic! 
Moral of the story is, you may be where you want to be already. And also, don’t spend too long chasing dreams, climbing the wrong ladder, when you may already have all you need.
This story was told by Tim Ferris in the 4 Hour Work Week.
Brilliant story! Whether its true or not doesnt matter. When hes old he wont have any money, but his kids will certainly be around to look after him!
Wow.. This is a life lesson for sure. I agree completely with the fisherman. People usually don’t see what they have until they loose it.And when they realize what they’ve done wrong it may be too late. So value what you have and be happy with your family. Everything else is detail.
If it is a brilliant story, perhaps with little but take the time to have fun and take care of your family is most important, the childhood years of the children can not be recovered or provide the satisfaction of sharing with the children.
Thanx…. Brilliant story!
This story was told by Tim Ferris in the 4 Hour Work Week.
Whether its true or not doesnt matter. When hes old he wont have any money, but his kids will certainly be around to look after him!