The best way to get the last word is to apologize.
MARCH
The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them.
FEBRUARY
The secret of patience is doing something else in the mean time.
JANUARY
We found this short story in our email and thought it was an excellent thought for the New Year.
The ROCKS of your LIFE
An expert on time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point used an illustration those students will never forget. As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz." Then he pulled out a one-gallon wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on the table 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 this jar full?" Everyone in the class 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 causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks. Then he asked the group once more, "Is the jar full?" By this time the class was on to him. "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied. 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 gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Is the 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 try really hard, you can always fit some more things into it!" "No," the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."
What are the 'big rocks' in your life? A project that you want to accomplish? Time with your loved ones? Your faith, your education, your finances? A cause? Teaching or mentoring others? Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first or you'll never get them in at all. So, tonight or in the morning when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this question: What are the 'big rocks' in my life or business? Then, put those in your jar first.
DECEMBER
It's better to aim for the sun & hit an eagle than to aim for an eagle & hit a rock.
NOVEMBER
Time flies, but remember you're the navigator.
OCTOBER
Obstacles placed in our way often prove whether we truly wanted something or just thought we did.
SEPTEMBER
The Optimist, The Pessimist,
The difference is droll.
The Optimist the donut sees,
The Pessimist the hole.
AUGUST
There is no degree of honesty.
JULY
Beware of a half truth.
You may get the wrong half.
JUNE
If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no sense in making them.
MAY
A good turn is one that gets the blankets back on your side of the bed.