Time Management

Imagine a bucket, some big rocks enough to fill it, some small stones, some sand and water.

Put the big rocks in the bucket - is it full? - Not yet!

Put the small stones in around the big rocks - is it full? - Not at all!

Put the sand in and give it a shake - is it full? - Absolutely not!

Put the water in.  - Now it's full.

The point is: unless you put the big rocks in first, you won't get them in at all.

In other words: Plan time-slots for your big issues before anything else, or the 

inevitable sand and water issues will fill up your days and you won't fit the big issues in 

Benjamin Franklin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Twelve Time Management Habits to Master in 2013

Nearly three hundred years ago,Benjamin 

Franklin came up with an approach to 

changing habits that has yet to be 

surpassed. A young adult seeking to 

straighten out his act, Franklin developed 

a list of thirteen virtues, jotting down a 

brief definition of each. These were 

character traits he took to be important, 

but in which he found himself lacking. He knew that nurturing these habits would bring about positive change in his life. Read more...