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Please read the
following story:
Put
In The Big Rocks First!
There was once
a teacher who came to class and pulled out a wide-mouth gallon jar
and placed it next to a pile of fist-sized rocks. After filling
the jar to the top with these large rocks, he asked, "Is
the jar full?"
The group
replied, "Yes."
He then got
some gravel from under the table and added it to the jar. The
speaker jiggled the jar until the gravel filled the spaces between
the rocks. Again, he asked, "Is the jar full?"
This time, the
group replied, "Probably not."
The teacher
then added some sand and asked, "Is the jar full?"
"No!"
shouted the group.
Finally, the
teacher filled the jar to the brim with water and asked the
group the point of this illustration.
Someone replied
that you could always fit more things into your life if "you
really work at it."
"No,"
countered the teacher. The point is, if you don't put the big
rocks in first, " . . . would you ever have gotten any of
them in?"
As you continue
to grow in your position as an RA, think of the "big
rocks" in your life as the things you can do to make this a
healthier and happier year for your residents, yourself, and your
staff.
Some big
rocks might be:
- studying
more frequently
- exercising
more regularly
- eating
better
- spending
more time with your residents
- spending
more time with your friends and family
- getting more
sleep
As
you make decisions during the moments, days and months of the year
ahead, ask: "Is this a big rock?"
Do
Something! 
- On your
worksheet, write down some of the "big rocks" in
your life.
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