Self-compassion is ability to be present to your shortcomings and vulnerability, your humanness, and still perceive yourself as precious, lovable human being you are.

Practice compassion for yourself because...

· You are human, fragile, vulnerable and you need it as a traveler in a scorching desert needs a regular drink of cool, clear water to survive.

· Without it you will not have strength to achieve your greatest aspirations, because you will need self-compassion to deal with failures along way.

· You can be with and connect with others only to degree that you can be with and connect with your own humanity.

Practice compassion for yourself today. Start this very moment. Meet your deepest need, take time for yourself, feel deeply your emotions. This is what you were born for and you will blossom as a result.

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With extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. With extra money 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 negotiate directly with 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 enterprise."

"How long would that take?" asked Mexican.

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

"And after that?"

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

"Millions? Really? And after that?"

"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta, and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends!"

That story should be a lesson to all of us. Don’t let everyday grind of trying to build a successful business blind you of what is really important. Don’t be so focused to reaching a goal that you wear blinders to everything around you.

This is how we treat our business at RightStuffCo. We have a lot of laughs along way. Your business should be enjoyable and not a dredge. Learn a lesson from smarter man in this story.