07/09/2026
GOLF BALLS - The Important Stuff.
I came across a simple illustration that made me think about both life and business. Imagine a glass jar. You have golf balls, pebbles and sand.
The GOLF BALLS represent what truly matters: family, health, relationships, purpose, faith and the dreams we are building toward.
The PEBBLES represent important responsibilities — our businesses, careers, jobs, homes and finances.
The SAND represents everything else — emails, notifications, meetings, distractions, social media and the endless little things competing for our attention.
Here is the lesson:
If you put the sand in first, you may leave no room for the golf balls. I see the same thing happen in business.
📍We become so busy chasing sales that we neglect strategy.
📍We focus on revenue but forget profitability.
📍We keep putting out daily fires instead of building systems.
📍We become so occupied working in the business that we have little time to work on the business.
And sometimes, after giving the business our best hours, we have very little left for the people and things that made us want success in the first place.
Being busy is not the same as making progress so this Monday, I'm reminding us to Put the GOLF BALLS FIRST.
Identify what truly matters.
Give it your best time and attention.
Then arrange the pebbles around it.
Let the sand fill the remaining spaces.
In business, PRIORITIES determine STRATEGY, and STRATEGY determines where your RESOURCES go.
So before you fill your calendar this week, ask yourself, What are my golf balls?
Because if you don't deliberately prioritize what matters most, the urgent things will happily take up all the space.
Prioritize right. Build intentionally. Live purposefully.
Happy Monday!
Jacob D Dzurgba