Tombstone with Dollar Signs
Have you ever seen a tombstone with dollar signs on it? No. And you probably never will, because when people leave this world they do not want to be remembered …
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Time Poverty
I once heard a man say that he knew his family always had plenty to eat when he was growing up because when he would ask for more his mother …
Read More Oxygen Masks
If you’ve flown anywhere in the past 30 years you’ve heard the familiar instruction, “In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, put your own oxygen mask on …
Read More Automobile Parts
There are approximately 14,000 individual parts in the average automobile. If you were to have all 14,000 parts spread out on the floor in a large room and began shoveling …
Read More Focusing on Little Things
In September, 2004 Science magazine reported that Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers recently made advances in state of the art electron microscope technology that has allowed them to view object …
Read More Throw out the Elephants
If you were on an ark full of animals, similar to Noah’s, and the boat began to sink, would you first throw overboard the spiders, ants, and grasshoppers or would …
Read More Businessman and Fisherman
A retired businessman met a fisherman returning from the sea early one morning and asked, “Why don’t you stay out longer and catch more fish? He replied, “I have enough …
Read More Big Rocks First
School bell rings TEACHER: Attention class! Welcome to time management 101. Today’s lesson is on priorities. As you see I have on the table a jar and several large rocks. …
Read More Going to Funerals
Baseball player and philosopher Yogi Berra said, “Always go to other peoples’ funerals, otherwise they won’t go to yours.” Yogi’s quote raises an important question. Who is going to be …
Read More Choosing the Best
William Gladstone was a man of extraordinary accomplishment. He was elected prime minister of Great Britain four times and was the most prominent man in politics in his day. One …
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