Saturday, December 17, 2005
TIME MANAGEMENT
TIME MANAGEMENT
Author Unknown
Dec 17, 2005
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 overachiever s 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.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, take away my doubts, anxieties and fear. Teach me to
have more faith in you and the Father. Amen.
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