The Mayonaise Jar And The Coffee
Very true, yet mostly we do it the other way around
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When it seems to you that there are « too many » things in your life, when 24
hours seem insufficient … remember the jar of mayonaise and coffee !
There was a philosophy professor who placed large mayonaise jar in front of his class
and without saying a word started to fil lit up with golf balls.
He then asked the class if this jar was full. The students all agreed that it was.
Now the professor took a box full of marbles, and emptied it into the mayonaise jar.
The marbles filled the spaces between the golf balls. The professor again asked his
class if the jar was full. Again they said YES.
Afterwards, the professor took a bag of sand and poured into the mayonaise jar.
Of course, the sand filled the empty spaces and the professor again asked the
class if the jar was full. They unanimously answered YES.
Right away, the professor added two cups of coffee to the jar’s content and this
coffee efficiently filled any remaining space between the grains of sand. The students
began to laugh.
When they stopped, the professor said : « I want you to realise that the mayonaise jar
represents life.
The golf balls are the important things like family, children, health, everything that
you are passionate about. Our lives would still be full even if we lost everything else
and only had this left.
The marbles are the other things that count, such as your work, your house, your car, etc …
The sand represents everything else, the little things in life.
If we pour the sand in first, there would be no room for anything else, not the marbles,
not the golf balls. It’s the same with life. If we spend too much energy and time on the
little things, we’ll never have time for the really important things. Pay attention to the
things that are crucial to your happiness : playing with your children, take the time to go
to the doctor, dine with your spouse/partner, train, or participate in your favourite passtime.
There will always be enough time left to clean the house, repair the faucet and cook …
Take care of the golf balls first, the really important things ; establish your priorities, the
rest is just sand »
One of the students raised his hand and asked what the coffee represented. The professor
smiled and said : « I’m glad you asked. It’s just to show you that even if your live scan seem
very full, there is always room for a cup of coffee with a friend. »
This is just so true … I received it from a friend this past week, and just had to translate it from French because it’s a life lesson. It’s also very much in line with his M-Power Series philosophy.
We have to set priorities. In order to do that, we have to stop and think, figure out what our inner values are, what Jon calls the core values. Actually, after reading this I think I’ll take out my M-Power audios … again! Not pushing you at all, but I just noticed that there’s got a super promo on it right now of under 200$ for a limited time! Normally it’s 600$+ and it’s worth twice that, so if you can spare a bit of cash check it out (http://tinyurl.com/M-Power-Series), I happened to notice because I was checking that the link worked 
total fluke that I scrolled to the end of the page too – usually when I check a link I just let it open and close it again.
Seriously, once you have the philosophies of M-Power absorbed into your system (i.e. grey matter, aka brain, aka mind …) proper nutrition, training, everything just falls naturally into your daily life and routine. "Finding the time" no longer poses a problem, it just happens. It was no big deal for me to decide to switch my training time from 4pm when it didn’t work out for me (literally) to 4:30 am when I was fresh and disposed after a night’s sleep. I just decided, set my alarm, and did it. Without the M-Power mind-power, I would have debated with myself for weeks, “tried” the morning routine half-heartedly, and failed miserably because my inner being wasn’t on my team.
I guess I’m branching into life coaching a bit here, but it’s all linked. Heck, look at that mayo-jar and tell me it’s not!