Do not Waste Time & Energy on the Small Stuff

 

Impossible
Through some strange and powerful principle of “mental chemistry” which she has never divulged, Nature wraps up in the impulse of strong desire “that something” which recognizes no such word as impossible, and accepts no such reality as failure. – Napoleon Hill

 

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

 

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.  

 

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

 

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

 

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.   Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

 

He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "Yes."

 

"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter - like your job, your house, your car.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff."

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued "there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.

 

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination. ~Tommy Lasorda

 

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

The Power of Simplicity - that is what the story demonstrates. If I may add my two cents worth... the story underlines the need to give priority to the IMPORTANT over the URGENT. Once the Important is in place, we can attend to the Urgent. If we fail to do that, we become perpetual slaves to the great tyrant called Urgent.

 

Opportunity wastes no effort looking for the person who is wasting time through idleness or destructive action.
Opportunities somehow always seem to gravitate toward busy people who can hardly keep up with those they already have. Logically, it would seem that opportunities would make an effort to seek out individuals who have an abundance of time available, but instead opportunities appear for those who have goals and dreams and a plan for achieving them. We often think of opportunity as a living, moving thing, something that actively seeks out a willing recipient. In fact, the reverse is true. Opportunities are ideas or concepts that exist only in the minds of those who recognize them. When you have no goals or plans, opportunities mean nothing to you. They become opportunities only when you recognize them as ideas that you can implement to help you move toward your goal. – Napoleon Hill

 

There is no difference between the Jar The Pebbles The Sand & Your Life.  The only difference is how you handle it, the choice is yours.  We are a team of volunteers at “Mentoring For Free”  offering  such advice in the world of “NETWOTK MARKETING”  Be a leader and complete the task required to save you working on the small stuff!  Do not forget the mind requires training and this can be obtained at the link below!  Trust in your  Ability your Faith & your Desire to win..                                                                  

The world is ready for you!

 

"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak." -  Hans Hofmann

 

Remember to unlock the Secrets by down loading the book “Success in 10 Steps

 

Do ask about the link “Mental Cleanse” it is based on the book by Napoleon Hill   “Think & Grow Rich"

 

Gray Lawrence                      (International Marketing Coach & Mentor)

A Mentor with A Servant’s Heart

Technorati Tags: Gray Lawrence,Mental Cleanse,A Mentor with A Servant's Heart,Think and Grow Rich,Network Marketing,Success in 10 Steps,Time,Opportunity,Goals