Is your Jar full of Rocks or Sand?
A Philosophy professor one day picked up a large empty jar and proceeded to fill it with small rocks. He then asked his students if the jar was full? They unanimously agreed that the jar was full.
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 his students again if the jar was full. Again, they unanimously agreed that the jar was full.
Then the professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
"Now," the professor said, "I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things: your family, your partner, your friends, your health, your children, and 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. If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. 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."
ABOUT ME
I’m a loyal entrepreneur, co founder of a nonprofit, a published writer, quick-witted, sarcastic, overly sensitive at times, an animal lover, and always myself. Business has been fun. But the pursuit of balance has led me here and I hope to find someone to continue the journey with.
I dig a woman that can throw her hair in a ponytail and go to a sporting event, a hike, play golf, or just hang at home and have great conversation over dinner. But she must also be willing and able to step it up and control the room in a business setting.
