Comments on: A Reminder From The Mexican Fisherman

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:49:04 +0000

In reply to Jonathan Roy. Interesting take! As much as I feel like I'd enjoy hanging out and "doing nothing" on a beach, I'd probably end up working on/building something in retirement too.

By: Jonathan Roy

Jonathan Roy — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 20:16:31 +0000

My personal conclusion from this story is that everybody has their passion. For the fisherman, it’s to fish and spend time with his friends and family. For the Harvard MBA, it’s to build a big corporation. I don’t think what the MBA guy actually wants is to sell out and go relax on a coastal village. I think he would jump right back in the game and start an even bigger company. Because that’s what he likes doing. It’s not about the destination, but the journey. If you don’t know what you want, then it’s easy to lose focus and get lost, but if you know yourself you should be fine.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:50:20 +0000

In reply to The Roamer. HAH! That's so true - I never caught them! :)

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 10:31:21 +0000

This is where work-life balance is taken from. I like how the fisherman responds and it is really a matter of choice.

By: Tyler @ OddballWealth

Tyler @ OddballWealth — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 23:18:53 +0000

I love that story, it really hits home for me. I think the first time I read the “The Mexican Fisherman”, it was when I was reading either the “4-hour Work Week” or “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”.

I agree with you, everything I read it, it really makes me think about what’s important in life!

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:22:30 +0000

I like this one more everytime I read it. It always reminds me to stop and realize what I have vs. constantly thinking about what I want to have. Cheers buddy! Thanks for sharing.

By: The Roamer

The Roamer — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:35:36 +0000

I first heard this when I was off at university and it was a real ah ha kind of story. Because of its surprise ending.

It’s stuck with me. You always have to evaluate the goal or purpose because if you aren’t careful you might just take the long way and miss out on a lot. The part of the story that never made sense to me was the part where the guy says after building an empire you get to take days and relax and spend time with your kids. But the truth of his scenario is his kids are born already. If he were to take 20 years to build this empire his kids would be grown and gone.

A more accurate statement would be and then you get to spend time playing with your grandkids. If it were said like that I think the trade off would be even more pronounced.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:23:37 +0000

In reply to Free Range Nation. Freakin' love that - thanks for sharing it.

By: Done by Forty

Done by Forty — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 05:14:29 +0000

I’ve never heard that story, but I love it already. Like others have noted, you have to retire TO something, not just away from something.

By: NDQ

NDQ — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:07:45 +0000

You’re right, J. This one is always a great read. A good lesson to recognize the good life when we’re living it.

NDQ