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Use Your Time Wisely
'Making the most of your time...' Ephesians 5:16
'You, who are young, make the most of your youth. Relish your youthful vigour. Follow the impulses of your heart. If something looks good to you, pursue it. But know also that not just anything goes; you have to answer to God for every last bit of it.' (Ecc. 11:9-10 TM)
It's been said that counting time is not so important as making time count. Charles M. Schwab was president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation and gave Ivy Lee, a consultant, an unusual challenge: 'Show me a way to get more things done with my time.' Schwab agreed to pay him anything within reason if Lee's suggestions worked.
Lee wrote him this plan: 'Write down the most important tasks you have to do tomorrow. Number them in order of importance. When you arrive in the morning, begin at once on number one and stay on it until it is completed. Recheck your priorities, then begin with number two, then number three. Make this a habit every working day. Pass it on to those under you. Try it as long as you like, then send me your cheque for what you think its worth.'
That one idea turned Bethlehem Steel into the biggest independent steel producer in the world within five years. Weeks after receiving the note, Schwab sent Lee a cheque for $25,000, admitting it was the most profitable lesson he had ever learned. Try it for yourself. Most of all make sure you're 'making the most of your time.'
written by Bob Gass
'Making the most of your time...' Ephesians 5:16
'You, who are young, make the most of your youth. Relish your youthful vigour. Follow the impulses of your heart. If something looks good to you, pursue it. But know also that not just anything goes; you have to answer to God for every last bit of it.' (Ecc. 11:9-10 TM)
It's been said that counting time is not so important as making time count. Charles M. Schwab was president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation and gave Ivy Lee, a consultant, an unusual challenge: 'Show me a way to get more things done with my time.' Schwab agreed to pay him anything within reason if Lee's suggestions worked.
Lee wrote him this plan: 'Write down the most important tasks you have to do tomorrow. Number them in order of importance. When you arrive in the morning, begin at once on number one and stay on it until it is completed. Recheck your priorities, then begin with number two, then number three. Make this a habit every working day. Pass it on to those under you. Try it as long as you like, then send me your cheque for what you think its worth.'
That one idea turned Bethlehem Steel into the biggest independent steel producer in the world within five years. Weeks after receiving the note, Schwab sent Lee a cheque for $25,000, admitting it was the most profitable lesson he had ever learned. Try it for yourself. Most of all make sure you're 'making the most of your time.'
written by Bob Gass
