Somewhat reconstituted.... and maybe or maybe not from "Bob Evans", but
well worth reading!
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Bob Evans
Business Consultant
Anderson, SC
864-222-1932 - Ext. 130
FAX = 864-222-1198
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A while back I was reading about an expert on subject of time
management. One day this expert was speaking to a group of business
students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students
will never forget.
As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered over-
achievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz."
Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on
a table in front of him. Then he 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 said, "Yes."
Then he said, "Really?" He reached under the table and pulled out a
bucket of gravel. Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing
pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big
rocks. Then he asked the group once more, "Is the jar full?"
By this time the class was onto 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 and it went into all
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 up 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 into 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?
A project that YOU want to accomplish? Time with your loved ones? Your
faith, your education,your finances? A 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 or
business? Then, put those in your jar first.
Happy people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They make
the best of everything!"
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