Friday, March 9, 2018

DO THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FIRST



Industrialist Charles Schwab was a key figure in Andrew Carnegie’s steel empire. Frustrated with his inability to get everything done, he once reluctantly agreed to meet with a consultant named Ivy Lee, who was recommended to him by John D. Rockefeller.

Schwab had little use for consultants, but since Rockefeller recommended Lee so highly, he scheduled the meeting. Lee’s proposal was elegantly simple.

He told Schwab to make a list of the 6 most important things he could do the next day to further the overall function of U.S. Steel. At the end of the day, Schwab was to review the list, move anything that had not been finished to the top of the next day’s list & then add enough items to make a total of 6 again.

Within 15 minutes, the meeting concluded. Lee told Schwab to follow this practice for 30 days, and then send him a payment based on how much Schwab thought the advice was worth.

After the month ended, Schwab sent Lee a check for $25,000!

Source: Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?, Charles E. Watson, Thomas A. Idinopulos (ministry127.com)

“The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility to God.” -  Daniel Webster.

Mk 12:33 (GNT): “And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God.”

“Because God is love, the most important lesson He wants you to learn on earth is how to love.” -  Rick Warren.

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