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A Recessionary Fairytale
- 1. A Recessionary Fairytale And why a change of shoes can be a good thing
- 2. Chapter One
- 3. Once upon a time...
- 4. There was a nice young man named Tom
- 5. He lived
- 6. In Dublin In Dublin City
- 7. In this wonderful house.
- 8. With his lovely: &
- 9. Tom was what some might call a... Hot Shot
- 10. Tom was what some might call a... Hot Shot
- 11. He was the CFO of a big company
- 12. He drove a fantastic car
- 13. Occasionally drank expensive wines
- 14. And he wore very fancy shoes
- 15. However...
- 16. All was not well
- 17. Tom often had to work very late through the night.
- 18. He longed dearly to see more of his: &
- 19. But Tom just didn’t have the time
- 20. Sometimes Tom felt that his job was like...
- 21. A Prison
- 22. But he could never leave his job...
- 23. He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the shoes and the fancy wines
- 24. He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the shoes and the fancy wines
- 25. He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the shoes and the fancy wines
- 26. He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the wine and the fancy wines
- 27. He was sure he needed the money, the cars, the wine and the fancy shoes
- 28. And what was more... The world sounded like a scary place...
- 29. And what was more... The world sounded like a rather scary place...
- 30. The Papers told him...
- 31. The Papers told him...
- 32. The Radio told him...
- 33. The Radio told him... Bailouts
- 34. And the TV told him...
- 35. And the TV told him...
- 36. Tom surely couldn’t leave his job, even if he wanted to...
- 37. 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
- 38. Then quite suddenly, and much to Tom’s shock & horror, his company went...
- 40. And just like that, Tom was out of a job.
- 41. Things did not look good for Tom. What’s next...
- 42. At first he was very, very sad indeed...
- 43. But as time went on he noticed...
- 44. He had more time with his &
- 45. And he rarely felt like
- 47. But he still needed...
- 48. To make a living somehow.
- 49. But HOW?
- 50. The Papers still told him...
- 51. The Radio still told him... Bailouts
- 52. And the TV still told him...
- 53. Chapter Three "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." Milton Berle
- 54. Tom was determined to ignore all of these negative voices
- 55. He started to think about how he could
- 56. Create his own job!
- 57. He pondered about the things he loved…
- 59. His City
- 60. And he loved to walk!
- 61. Tom had an... Idea.
- 62. The next morning he jumped out of bed…
- 63. At the crack of dawn, to put his plan into action…
- 64. Just one week later he was up and running!
- 66. Chapter Four Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
- 67. After a couple of tough months things were in full flow…
- 69. Tom gave many visitors a great walking tour of his great city.
- 70. And he was the C.F.O again… but this time it means:
- 71. And he was the C.F.O again… but this time it meant:
- 72. Chief Fun officer
- 73. Chief Freedom officer
- 74. Chief Family officer
- 75. And from then on…
- 76. … even without his old Fancy shoes
- 77. Tom and his family lived happily ever after.
- 78. The End.
- 79. Don’t Forget to Tweet, Tweet :-) Thanks for viewing! Don’t Forget to VOTE!