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I LOVE MY MOTHER

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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 roll
ed 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 a unanimous ‘yes.’

The professor then produced two Beers 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 health, your friends and your favorite passions—and 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 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.

Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.

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 Beer represented. The professor smiled and said, ‘I’m glad you asked.’ The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.

Be different.

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is EXACTLY what is on my mind 24/7. It’s what you DO that defines you, NOT what you say. If you are constantly making poor choices in your life, I don’t care to hear any reasoning for it. I want to hear how your going to CHANGE, what you are going to SACRIFICE. What’s frightening is so many ppl(including myself at one time or the other) get caught up in losing CYCLES. There’s a REASON why successful and unsuccessful ppl have different habits. It’s not fluke. BE the one to change the losing cycle. BE prepared to make some huge sacrifices.

Growth is optional…change is inevitable.

One of the hardest things to do in life is jump outside of your comfort zone. You WILL grow by doing so. It’s just a matter of time. Staying in your comfort zone will only lead to regret in the future. You can’t expect great things to happen for your life if your standing in the same spot year after year! I DARE YOU to write down 3 things in your life your uncomfortable doing and choose one of them and just DO IT for a month. At first you may get laughed at, you may feel embarrassed, you may feel out of place, weird, judged……eventually you will feel growth and you will feel 10x better than you did before.