 The point is, the more ships you sent out, the more likely you were to have ships that came back with treasure. And that's where we get our expression, sending out your ship or waiting for your ship to come in. That's where that expression comes out. The more ships you send out, the more that will come back with treasure. Motivational speaker Charlie Tremendous Jones said, a lot of people are waiting for their ship to come in, even though they never sent one out.