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    An old professor gives a lesson on time management to a group of executives. He fills a glass jar with large stones, then pebbles, then sand to demonstrate how fully scheduling smaller tasks leaves no room for larger priorities. When the managers are asked what can be learned, one says fitting more into schedules is possible with effort. The professor disagrees - the lesson is that larger priorities like health, family and career goals must come before smaller tasks, or they may be missed altogether. He advises the executives to identify their "large stones" and put them first in their "Jar of life".

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    An old professor gives a lesson on time management to a group of executives. He fills a glass jar with large stones, then pebbles, then sand to demonstrate how fully scheduling smaller tasks leaves no room for larger priorities. When the managers are asked what can be learned, one says fitting more into schedules is possible with effort. The professor disagrees - the lesson is that larger priorities like health, family and career goals must come before smaller tasks, or they may be missed altogether. He advises the executives to identify their "large stones" and put them first in their "Jar of life".

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    time!!!
    One day an old professor of the school of public management in France, was invited to lecture
    on the topic Efficient Time Management in front of a group of 1 e!ecutive managers representing
    the largest, most successful companies" #tanding in front of this group of elite managers, the professor
    slowly met eyes with each manager, one by one, and finally said, $e are going to conduct an
    e!periment%&'( OF (O)*#" From under the table, the professor pulled out a big glass +ar and gently
    placed it in front of him" ,e!t, he pulled out from under the table a bag of stones, each the si-e of a
    tennis ball, and placed the stones one by one in the +ar" .e did so until there was no room to add another
    stone in the +ar" /ifting his ga-e to the managers, the professor as0ed,1s the +ar full2 "The manager
    replied,3es" The professor paused for a moment, and replied, (eally2
    Once again, he reached under the table and pulled out a bag full of pebbles ")arefully, the
    professor poured the pebbles in and slightly rattled the +ar, allowing the pebbles to slip through the
    larger stones, until they settled at the bottom" 'gain, the professor lifted his ga-e to his audience and
    as0ed, 1s the +ar full2't this point, the managers began to understand his intention" One replied,
    'pparently not4 )orrect, replied the old professor, now pulling out a bag of sand from under the
    table" )autiously, the professor poured the sand into the +ar" The sand filled up the spaces between the
    stones and the pebbles" 3et again, the professor as0ed, 1s the +ar full2 $ithout hesitation, the entire
    group replied in one unison,,o4)orrect, replied the professor" 'nd as was e!pected, the professor
    reached for the pitcher of water that was on the table, and poured water in the +ar until it was absolutely
    full" The professor now lifted his ga-e once again and as0ed, What great truth can we summarize
    from this experiment2 $ith his thoughts on the lecture topic, one manager 5uic0ly replied, $e learn
    that as full as our schedules may appear, if we only increase our effort, it is always possible to add more
    meetings and tas0s" ,o, replied the professor" The great truth that we can conclude from this
    e!periment is6 if we don7t put all the larger stones in the +ar first, we will never be able to fit all of them
    later" The auditorium fell silent, as every manager processed the significance of the professor7s word in
    their entirety" The old professor continued, $hat are the large stones in your life2 .ealth2 Family2
    3our career goals2 Ta0ing dedicated time for yourselves2
    $hat we must remember is that it is most important to include the larger stones in our lives,
    because if don7t do so, we li0ely to miss out one life all together "1f we give priority to only smaller
    things in life 89ebbles and sand:, our lives will be filled up with less important things, leaving little or
    time for the things in our lives that are most important to us" ;ecause of this, never forget to as0
    yourselves, what are the large stones in your life2 'nd once you identify them, be sure to put them
    first in your Jar of life" $ith a warm wave of his hand, the professor bid farewell to the managers
    and slowly wal0ed out of the room"
    If you have read the above, understood it fully and decided to
    transform yourselfit was never a waste of time..have a nice time
    ahead..

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