Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Bucket List

I am writing this blog, inspired by ‘Stephen Covey’s Big Rocks’.

Imagine a bucket.Put three or four big rocks in it.
Is that full ?
No you reply."of course Not" I say and put smaller rocks in it to fill in the gaps.
Full Now?, No .I put in some sand ,and some water.Now it's full.

So what's the learning here ? It's to do with the order. What would happen if you'd reversed the order.Put the water in first ,then the sand and the small rocks. There would be no room for big rocks.These big rocks are important things in our life.
You need to schedule them first, not try to squeeze them in after arranging the water (writing pointless reports), sand (unnecessary travel) or small rocks (Seminars where no-one listens and everyone looks at the clock).

What are the big rocks in your life? For many it’s things like family, time to watch the children grow up, time to write that novel, time for themselves, time to make a difference. You decide. You identify 3 or 4 things you believe are important. The 3 or 4 things that will make a difference at your funeral.

Recently, I have been to Kedarnath and places near by for trekking .It was a awesome trip,very close to nature ,spent enough time to introspect myself.
I made a bucket list ,what about you ???