A Recessionary Fairytale And why a change of shoes can be a
good thing
Chapter One
Once upon a time...
There was a nice young man named Tom
He lived
In Dublin In Dublin City
In this wonderful house.
With his lovely: &
Tom was what some might call a... Hot Shot
Tom was what some might call a... Hot Shot
He was the CFO of a big company
He drove a fantastic car
Occasionally drank expensive wines
And he wore very fancy shoes
However...
All was not well
Tom often had to work very late through the night.
He longed dearly to see more of his: &
But Tom just didnt have the time
Sometimes Tom felt that his job was like...
A Prison
But he could never leave his job...
He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the shoes and the
fancy wines
He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the shoes and the
fancy wines
He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the shoes and the
fancy wines
He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the wine and the
fancy wines
He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the wine and the
fancy shoes
And what was more... The world sounded like a scary
place...
And what was more... The world sounded like a rather scary
place...
The Papers told him...
The Papers told him...
The Radio told him...
The Radio told him... Bailouts
And the TV told him...
And the TV told him...
Tom surely couldnt leave his job, even if he wanted to...
Chapter Two Trying to predict the future is like trying to
drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out
the back window - Peter Drucker
Then quite suddenly, and much to Toms shock & horror, his
company went...
And just like that, Tom was out of a job.
Things did not look good for Tom. Whats next...
At first he was very, very sad indeed...
But as time went on he noticed...
He had more time with his &
And he rarely felt like
THIS in the mornings!
But he still needed...
To make a living somehow.
But HOW?
The Papers still told him...
The Radio still told him... Bailouts
And the TV still told him...
Chapter Three "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."
Milton Berle
Tom was determined to ignore all of these negative voices
He started to think about how he could
Create his own job!
He pondered about the things he loved
He loved PEOPLE...
His City
And he loved to walk!
Tom had an... Idea.
The next morning he jumped out of bed
At the crack of dawn, to put his plan into action
Just one week later he was up and running!
Or, up and WALKING
Chapter Four Life is what happens to you while you're busy
making other plans - John Lennon
After a couple of tough months things were in full flow
Tom gave many visitors a great walking tour of his great
city.
And he was the C.F.O again but this time it means:
And he was the C.F.O again but this time it meant:
Chief Fun officer
Chief Freedom officer
Chief Family officer
And from then on
even without his old Fancy shoes
Tom and his family lived happily ever after.
The End.
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