Setting Priorities…Like Filling a Jar With Rocks, Stones, Pebbles, & Sand (VIDEO)

 

When I do workshops on setting goals for  your ideas, breaking goals down into actionable steps, and then determining the priorities of those actions, I frequently use an analogy – and a handout – referencing filling a jar with rocks (the big items / top priorities), stones (of medium importance), pebbles (the items that you tag for “getting to at some point”), and sand (the small and many “to dos” in life). A friend shared this video with me that highlights these analogies. It’s a powerful visual that compliments my handout / worksheet.