Travis ThomasHead Coach, Limitless Minds · Keynote speaker, performance coach, founder of Live Yes, And

7 Days of YES: Big Rocks

1 Feb 2014 · 2 min

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In this informal vlog for the "7 Days of Yes" series, the host greets viewers, notes the return of warm Florida weather, and briefly references the recent Super Bowl outcome, offering congratulations to Seattle or Denver fans and a light‑hearted apology to Lions fans. The main focus is the weekly theme “big rocks,” a concept popularized by Stephen Covey that represents the most important priorities in one’s life. The host encourages viewers to watch a linked Covey video explaining how to make room for these big rocks amid smaller, less‑important tasks. He then introduces the idea of “oxygen activities” – daily or weekly actions that sustain and support the big rocks, likening them to the oxygen we need to breathe. A humorous King of Queens clip is also mentioned. The episode concludes with a clear assignment: identify personal big rocks and commit to specific oxygen activities for the week, reinforcing the theme and encouraging viewers to integrate these priorities into their lives.

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Hello everyone! 7 Days of Yes for the week of February 3rd, right? Yeah, 3rd. As you can see, the sun is back and the heat is back. It's been gone for a few weeks. I mean, for us, Florida, a few weeks. It's been kind of cold and rainy in the 50s and 60s. I know not quite the same for the Midwest and Northeast, but it's starting to feel a little bit more Florida-like here. So, congratulations to the— for winning the Super Bowl. Such a great— okay, all right. So I'm shooting this on Saturday. I don't know who won yet. So Seattle or Denver fans, congratulations. To the Seattle or Denver fans who lost, I apologize. At least you're not a Lions fan. Yeah. So the theme for this week is— last week we talked about little boxes. This week we're talking about big rocks. One of my favorite videos that I stumbled upon this week is from Stephen Covey talking about the idea of big rocks and how do— big rocks are the big things in our life that are our priorities, the things that are most important to us, and how do we make room for them when all the smaller rocks and the little pebbles try to clog up the way. So if you get a chance, watch the video that I posted below. It's one of my favorites. And once you have an idea of what your big rocks are, then you have to figure out what are your oxygen activities. That actually bring your big rocks into play on a daily basis, weekly basis, as a regular part of your life, right? You need oxygen to breathe, so you need oxygen to take care of yourself, right? So make sure you watch the video below, a funny one from King of Queens, and that's below. And that's about it. Big rocks, your theme for the week, your assignment for the week is identify your big rocks and then commit to some oxygen for the week. That will take care of them. That's it. Fun stuff. 7 days of week. 7 days of week. 7 days of yes. The theme for the week, big rocks. Have a great week, everyone. Bye.