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Friday, June 12, 2009
Manage Your Time or Others will Do It for you
Manage Your Time or Others Will Do It for You
Harvey Mackay
I'll never forget an important time management lesson I learned in a seminar many years ago . . . especially how the instructor illustrated the point.
"Okay, time for a quiz," he said, as he pulled out a one-gallon wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on the desk 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 the jar full?"
Everyone in the seminar 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. This caused pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks. Then he asked the group again, "Is the jar full?"
By this time the class was onto him. "Probably not," we answered.
"Good!" he replied as 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 really try hard, you can always fit some things into it."
"No," the instructor replied. "The point is if you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."
So, today, tonight, or in the morning when you are reflecting on this story, ask yourself: What are the 'big rocks' in my life or business? Then, be sure to put those in your jar first.
And by the way, you get the same size jar as everyone else. No exceptions.
What changes from person to person is the size of each rock. I've got a couple boulders in my jar: family first, always. Things like friends, my company, my speaking/writing "hobby," maintaining my network, my volunteer commitments, my health, and my religion all take up a lot of space. The gravel is all the stuff that takes up more than a few minutes but doesn't necessarily happen every day, like a committee assignment, a vacation, learning new software... you get the idea.
And now, the sand. You can decide whether to be that 98-pound weakling who gets sand kicked at him, or the creator of a spectacular sand castle. The sand is the yes/no stuff that absolutely has to fit around everything else after it's in the jar. A little piece of sand in your eye is a big pain, and those are the ones that get the no-thank-you right off the bat. A little sand on an icy street is one of life's little pleasures when you live in snow country as I do. You choose the sand. It's your jar.
In other words, it's your time. Change the rocks, gravel and sand into hours, minutes and seconds. Then decide what your priorities are and how much time you'll spend on them. If you don't, someone else will decide for you and you'll end up with a jar full of heavy, jagged, nasty shards that nobody could touch without getting stabbed by another rock. Do you really want to spend your time working on other people's priorities?
As Benjamin Franklin said, "If we take care of the minutes, the years will take care of themselves." Good time management is taking care of the things that matter most to us first and keeping that jar of rocks in sight all the time.
My friend Lou Holtz has a great formula: W.I.N. -- What's Important Now? Use some of your precious time to figure out what's important in your life and you will win.
Harvey Mackay
I'll never forget an important time management lesson I learned in a seminar many years ago . . . especially how the instructor illustrated the point.
"Okay, time for a quiz," he said, as he pulled out a one-gallon wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on the desk 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 the jar full?"
Everyone in the seminar 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. This caused pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks. Then he asked the group again, "Is the jar full?"
By this time the class was onto him. "Probably not," we answered.
"Good!" he replied as 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 really try hard, you can always fit some things into it."
"No," the instructor replied. "The point is if you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."
So, today, tonight, or in the morning when you are reflecting on this story, ask yourself: What are the 'big rocks' in my life or business? Then, be sure to put those in your jar first.
And by the way, you get the same size jar as everyone else. No exceptions.
What changes from person to person is the size of each rock. I've got a couple boulders in my jar: family first, always. Things like friends, my company, my speaking/writing "hobby," maintaining my network, my volunteer commitments, my health, and my religion all take up a lot of space. The gravel is all the stuff that takes up more than a few minutes but doesn't necessarily happen every day, like a committee assignment, a vacation, learning new software... you get the idea.
And now, the sand. You can decide whether to be that 98-pound weakling who gets sand kicked at him, or the creator of a spectacular sand castle. The sand is the yes/no stuff that absolutely has to fit around everything else after it's in the jar. A little piece of sand in your eye is a big pain, and those are the ones that get the no-thank-you right off the bat. A little sand on an icy street is one of life's little pleasures when you live in snow country as I do. You choose the sand. It's your jar.
In other words, it's your time. Change the rocks, gravel and sand into hours, minutes and seconds. Then decide what your priorities are and how much time you'll spend on them. If you don't, someone else will decide for you and you'll end up with a jar full of heavy, jagged, nasty shards that nobody could touch without getting stabbed by another rock. Do you really want to spend your time working on other people's priorities?
As Benjamin Franklin said, "If we take care of the minutes, the years will take care of themselves." Good time management is taking care of the things that matter most to us first and keeping that jar of rocks in sight all the time.
My friend Lou Holtz has a great formula: W.I.N. -- What's Important Now? Use some of your precious time to figure out what's important in your life and you will win.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Live the Dream
Are you living your dream? Why not?
Watch this --just one more time. I want you to take action on your dream. It is your turn.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR_N9iljeMk
Give me a call.
To your success,
Warren Wandling
Watch this --just one more time. I want you to take action on your dream. It is your turn.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR_N9iljeMk
Give me a call.
To your success,
Warren Wandling
Thursday, January 22, 2009
How to Become an Obstacle Buster
Check it out- How to Become an Obstacle Buster Interview Series
Enjoy listening to my interview with Tom Fulmer!
Tom's energetic and innovative approach to speaking and training instantly engages his audiences. As a Certified Human Behavior Specialist and nationally recognized speaker and trainer, Tom teaches people how to dramatically increase the value they bring to customers, employees, and personal relationships. He is the co-founder of Success Essentials, a company dedicated to helping businesses to increase sales, create stronger relationships with both staff and clients, , and maximize productivity. The Success Essentials Mission is to help you achieve more with your current staff and resources.
http://tinyurl.com/7nh7gz -------Click to listen to this interview
Enjoy listening to my interview with Tom Fulmer!
Tom's energetic and innovative approach to speaking and training instantly engages his audiences. As a Certified Human Behavior Specialist and nationally recognized speaker and trainer, Tom teaches people how to dramatically increase the value they bring to customers, employees, and personal relationships. He is the co-founder of Success Essentials, a company dedicated to helping businesses to increase sales, create stronger relationships with both staff and clients, , and maximize productivity. The Success Essentials Mission is to help you achieve more with your current staff and resources.
http://tinyurl.com/7nh7gz -------Click to listen to this interview
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Journal -
Thoughts from Jim Rohn-
" Get a journal and start writing in it every day! Set your goals. Write about your kid's birthdays, their school and sports activities and special moments. Include your notes from a seminar or sermon. Take notes when at lunch with a friend. Write out your prayer list and/or your daily goals. Think, ponder and dream—and write it down. And then, of course, go back and review often!This process will literally change your life."
Start making small changes in 2009 and you will begin to see BIG results!
Happy New Year!
Regards,
Warren
" Get a journal and start writing in it every day! Set your goals. Write about your kid's birthdays, their school and sports activities and special moments. Include your notes from a seminar or sermon. Take notes when at lunch with a friend. Write out your prayer list and/or your daily goals. Think, ponder and dream—and write it down. And then, of course, go back and review often!This process will literally change your life."
Start making small changes in 2009 and you will begin to see BIG results!
Happy New Year!
Regards,
Warren
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Give it your best
I want you to have a great Monday. Take one action step that will move you towards your goal.
One simple word
-ACTION-
will change everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSM1mvMypWU
To your success,
Warren Wandling
One simple word
-ACTION-
will change everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSM1mvMypWU
To your success,
Warren Wandling
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Do you feel your best?
When you don’t feel your best, let’s face it, you cannot be productive.
For years I have been teaching the importance of having goals in the 7 core areas of your life (Family, Financial, Career, Mental/Self-development, Social, Physical and Spiritual). A primary area, of course is Physical Health.
Let me ask you a few questions…
Do you feel your best?
Are you taking daily action towards improving or maintaining your health?
(Of course with any change in your physical health you should consultant your physician.)
How much energy do you have mid-afternoon?
I have a work out program that I have been following with my personal trainer. I also made a lifestyle change with my eating habits.
It finally occurred to me that I am what I eat…have you had that same thought?
Even though I am working on eating healthily, I know that I cannot get all the nutrients I need in my daily meals.
To learn more email me or give me a call.
To your Success,
Warren Wandling
call me 913-406-9509
For years I have been teaching the importance of having goals in the 7 core areas of your life (Family, Financial, Career, Mental/Self-development, Social, Physical and Spiritual). A primary area, of course is Physical Health.
Let me ask you a few questions…
Do you feel your best?
Are you taking daily action towards improving or maintaining your health?
(Of course with any change in your physical health you should consultant your physician.)
How much energy do you have mid-afternoon?
I have a work out program that I have been following with my personal trainer. I also made a lifestyle change with my eating habits.
It finally occurred to me that I am what I eat…have you had that same thought?
Even though I am working on eating healthily, I know that I cannot get all the nutrients I need in my daily meals.
To learn more email me or give me a call.
To your Success,
Warren Wandling
call me 913-406-9509
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