Time Management

Golf balls, Pebbles, Sand, & Two Cups of Coffee

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar... and it's story...

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an emphatic "yes." The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life."

"The golf balls are the important things. Your family, your children,your faith, your health, your friends, and your favourite passions. 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. Your job, your house, and your car."

The sand is everything else. The small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for 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.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Business Management

I'm six for six.

I'm five for five.

I got accepted into Cal Poly SLO wth a major in Business Administration,
granted I don't fuck up my grades =)

My acceptance letter came home =)
They're also giving me a $12K scholarship.
Woo-hoo!

Friendship

Friends.

They're there to remind you that you are loved, that you matter, that your existence makes a difference. They tell you when you're out of line, when you're wrong, and when you're just down right stupid. But friends are also there to tell you that you're going to be okay, that things will get better, that life will go on. They cheer you up when you're sad, they celebrate your accomplishments when you bask in glory, and most of all they share their happiness.


Friends are always there for one another. Friends don't give up. Friends walk in, when the world walks out.

So who have you reminded lately that they still have a friend that cares?

P.S. Yelp has been making me very famous!! I'll post it next time =)

Yelp!

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