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Lesson 11 Time Management

At the library the other day, I was reading about a time-management expert. One day this expert
was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration I'm sure
those students will never forget. After I share it with you, you'll never forget it either. It’s called:

The "Big Rocks"

As this man stood in front of a 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 a 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."

"Really?" he said and 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. He smiled and asked the group once more, "Is the jar full?"

By this time the class was onto him. "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied as 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 the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Is this 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?"

An eager student 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 this: If you don't
put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."

The question I have for you is: What are the 'big rocks' in your life? Time with your loved ones? A project
that you want to accomplish? Your work, your faith, your education, or your finances? A cause? A
charity? Teaching or mentoring others? What are the times of the week that you are expressing your
purpose, your mission? Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in the jar, in your schedule, first.

Time Management Steps

Time, or the lack thereof, is considered by some to be a major stressor. The question is: Are you a slave to
the concept of time or a master of it?

I’ll bet most everyone listening to (or reading) this has tried at least one time management technique.
There are dozens of approaches to effectively manage time. In this chapter, we’ll address the following
six:

1. Value ordering
2. Goal Setting
3. Brainstorming
4. Describing Your Action-Plan Steps
5. Using a Weekly planner
6. Evaluating your Plan

The first step toward effective time management is to CLARIFY YOUR VALUES.
Knowing what is most valuable to you provides direction. When you have to choose between
alternatives, you can look to your values to help decide which direction to go. Read your Mission
Statement and Roles Worksheet again. Then, write your values in order with #1 being your most
important, #2 being the second most important, and so on stopping at #7.

The second step in time management is to SET GOALS.


Goals:
1 provide direction
2 help sustain commitment and motivation
3 direct your attention to accomplishing the task
4 help develop learning strategies

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