Strategic Actions And Results

Strategic Actions And Results

One day, a wise old professor told his students they were about to conduct an experiment. He placed a big glass jar in front of him. Then he pulled out a bag of large stones and placed the stones in the jar until there was no room to add another. He then asked, ‘Is the jar full?’ The students replied, ‘Yes’. The professor paused for a moment, and replied, ‘Really?’ Then once again, he pulled out a bag full of pebbles. Carefully he poured the pebbles into the jar. Again, he asked, ‘is the jar full?’ One student replied, ‘apparently not!’ ‘Correct’, he replied now pulling out a bag of sand. The professor poured the sand into the jar. He asked, ‘is the jar full?’ Without hesitation, the entire group replied, ‘No!’ ‘Correct’, he replied. The professor then poured a picture of water into the jar until it was absolutely full. 

The point of the story is we should always focus on our BIG STONE activities first. If we do NOT put the big stones in the jar first, we will never be able to fit them in later. Over 50% of the results we want come from less than 1% of our activities. Things that matter most should never take a back seat to things that matter least.  What Are Your BIG STONES? 

 

 

 

 

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