Most of you will agree that mindset is the key to succeed in today’s world. It is the thing that differentiates businessmen from those who look for jobs. With all respect to people doing jobs, business requires a long-term mindset most of the times, whereas a lot of people get into jobs to make money instantly.
Today, we are sharing an answer to a question someone asked on Quora. In the answer, the writer has given an example of a Samosa seller a manager of some company met and discussed the same topic. Here’s the answer:
In Delhi, there is a Samosa vendor. His shop is in front of an MNC. His Samosa are tasty. Many of the employees prefer lunch at that place.
One day, a Manager came to the guy selling samosas. While he was eating samosa he asked the shopkeeper- “You have maintained your shop nicely and have good management skills. Don’t you think that you are wasting your talent and time by selling just Samosas? Think, if you were working like me in any big company, you would have been a manager like me, isn’t it?”
Poor samosa guy, he smiled at the manager and said: “Sir, I thought my work is better than your work. Do u know why? 10 years back I used to sell samosa in tokari (Leaf basket). At same time you got this job. That time I was earning Rs. 1,000 a month and your salary was 10K. In this 10 years of journey, we did progress a lot. I now own this shop and two other and became a known ‘samosa-wala’ in this area and you became a manager. Now you are earning Rs.1 lakh per month and so m I. So surely, I can say that my work is better than yours. It’s because of my kids future.
Let me explain –Please pay attention. I started my career from zero but my son won’t have to suffer the same. One day my son will take over my business. He wont’t have to start from 0. He will get fully established business, but in your case, the benefits will be taken by your owner’s kids, not by your kid.
You can not offer your same post to your son or daughter. They have to start from ZERO again. Whatever you have suffered 10 years ago, your kids have to suffer the same.
My son will extend my business from now and when your kid will be manager my son will be far away. Now tell me who is wasting the Talent and Time.
