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Sunday Firesides: Put the Big(ger) Rocks in First

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Kate McKay
Dec 28, 2024
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You may be familiar with the famous object lesson Stephen Covey used to reveal the importance of priorities.

Imagine an empty jar, a bucket of big rocks, and a bucket of gravel.

If you put the gravel in the jar first, it fills the jar's capacity, and the big rocks won't fit.

But, if you put the big rocks in the jar first, and then pour in the gravel, the p…

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