Big Stone

One day a professor was giving a lecture on time management to MBA students. Eagerly he stood before the class and said.

 "Okay. It's time for the quiz."

Then he filled the bucket with a fist-sized stone, He fills continue until no more stones enough to put in a bucket, he asked, "Do you think this bucket is full?"

Everyone in the class said, "Yes!"

Then he said. "Really?" Then from the table he took out a bag of small pebbles, pebbles He poured it into the bucket and then shake the bucket so that the gravel that drops down to fill the spaces left between the rocks. 
Then, again he asked, "Well, Is this jar full?"

This time the students fell silent. Someone answered, "Probably not." 
"Excellent." he replied. Then he took out a bag of sand and poured it into the bucket. Falling sand filling the gaps left between the rocks and gravel. Once again, he asked, "All right, Is this jar full?" 
"Not yet!" said the whole class.

Once again he said, "Good. Well done." Then he grabbed a bottle of water and began pouring water into the bucket to the brim. Then he turned to the class and asked, 'Do you know what the purpose of this illustration? 

A student with a spirit finger and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always do it."

"Oh, no," he replied. "That's not the point. The fact of the illustration teaches us is: if you do not enter the" big rocks "first, then you'll never get them all."

What is a "big rock" in your life? Your children, your partner, your education; The things that are important in your life; teach something to someone else; Doing work that you love; Time for yourself, your health, your friend, or all that valuable.

Remember to always enter the "Big Stone" was first or you will lose everything. If you fill it with little things (sort of gravel and sand) then your life will be full of little things that worry and it should not be necessary. 



Because then you will never have a real time you need for things big and important.

Therefore, every morning or evening, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself: "Is" Great Stone "in my life?" Then do it the first time. "