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The Big Rocks of Life
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> One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students and,
> to drive home a point, used an illustration I'm sure those students
> will never forget. After I share it with you, you'll never forget it
> either. As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered
> overachievers 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 smiled and 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. And 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."
>
> The title of this letter is The "Big Rocks" of Life. 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 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 tomorrow.
>
> Author unknown
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