RETAILOBSERVER.COM OCTOBER 2017
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Eliana Barriga
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Cheers!
OCTOBER 2017, VOLUME 28, ISSUE 10
CELEBRATING OUR 28
TH
YEAR
AS THE RETAIL OBSERVER
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E LIANA BARRIGA
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THE RETAIL
H
ere's a great tale of remembering what's important in your life. It's the
story of a jar and life priorities...
A professor stood before his philosophy class and picked up a very large
and empty jar, which he proceeded to fill with golf balls. He then asked his
students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So next he picked up a box
of small pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The
pebbles filled the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the
students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor then poured a box of sand into the jar. Of course, the sand
filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students
responded with a unanimous, "Yes!" The professor then produced two cans
of beer and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty
space between the sand. The students laughed.
"Now I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls
are the important things – your family, your children, your health, your friends,
your favorite 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 like your job, your house, 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. 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."
One student raised her hand and asked what the beer 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 beers
with a friend." —author unknown
Is your jar of life filled with the things that are most important to you in life, or
filled primarily with pebbles and small stuff? It's time to fill your life with the
important things that are critical to your happiness and success. Make sure
you fill the jar with those things first. The rest can wait...
THE JAR OF LIFE:
WHAT'S FILLING
YOURS?
Elle's View As I See It
