Subject: Important lesson >One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business >students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will >never forget. > >As he stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers > he said, >"Okay, time for a quiz" and he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouth Mason jar >and set it on the table in front of him. > >He also produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, >one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more >rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?" > >Everyone in the class yelled, "Yes." > >The time management expert replied, "Really?" > >He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He dumped some >gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down >into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group once more, "Is >the jar full?" > >By this time the class was on to him. > >"Probably not," one of them answered. > >"Good!" he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of >sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the >spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. > >Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full?" > >"No!" the class shouted. > >Once again he said, "Good." Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to >pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class >and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?" > >One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full >your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things >in it!" > >"No," the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration >teaches us is if you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them >in at all. > >What are the 'big rocks' in your life, time with your loved ones, your faith, >your education, your dreams, a worthy cause, teaching or mentoring others? >Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first or you'll never get them in at all. > >So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, >ask yourself this question: What are the 'big rocks' in my life? Then, put >those in your jar first." _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
