The Black Girl's Guide to Financial Freedom by Paris Woods

Author:Paris Woods [WOODS, Paris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
Publisher: Freedom Unlimited LLC
Published: 2021-08-21T12:00:00+00:00

THE BUSINESSWOMAN AND THE FISHER

This fictional tale usually features men, but I’ve changed the characters to women so that we might imagine ourselves in their places. As the story goes, a smart businesswoman visits a village and meets a local woman who fishes for a living. The businesswoman curiously asks the fisher how business is going, and the local woman responds by describing a typical day.

Every morning, she wakes up and heads out on her boat to catch fish. She knows exactly where to let down her nets, and after just a few hours, she catches enough fish for the day. She sails back to shore and takes her catch to the market for sale. After selling all of her fresh fish, she heads home and spends the rest of the day relaxing with friends and family. Her day usually ends with a nice meal on the beach and a glass of wine with her partner while they enjoy the sunset.

The businesswoman listens intently to the story, then she starts to perk up. “I’m an accomplished businesswoman,” she begins, “and I have to say, I see a lot of opportunity here.” She goes on to praise the local woman’s fishing skills, marveling at how she can support her entire family on only a few hours of catching and selling fish each day.

Then she explains how a few modest tweaks to the business model could really maximize profits. “If you buy a bigger boat and hire other people to work for you, you could catch a lot more fish and make a lot more money selling them to the local villagers,” she explains. “Supply might even exceed local demand, and you could take your business to other cities and maybe across the country.”

The local woman listens patiently to the advice. “I see, and if I followed your advice, what would I do with all of this extra money?”

The businesswoman thinks for a moment before responding, “Well, you could continue to expand your business, buy more and more boats, hire more staff, and make even more money.”

“And then what?” the local woman asks.

“Well, eventually, you would have a multimillion-dollar enterprise. You could retire a very rich woman.”

By this point, the local woman can barely hide a smirk as she continues her questioning. “And then what would I do?” she asks.

“Well,” thinks the businesswoman, “then you could retire and spend the rest of your life however want. You would have earned it.”

“Thank you for the advice,” the local woman responds with a laugh as she turns to get back to living her life, exactly as she enjoys it.

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