A young executive was leaving the office one evening when he found the CEO standing by the shredder with a paper in hand. “Listen”, said the CEO, “this is important and my assistant has left. Can you make this thing work?” “Certainly”, said the young man, flattered that the CEO had asked him for help. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper and pressed the start button. “Excellent! Excellent!” said the boss as his paper disappeared inside the machine. “I need two copies of that.”
This CEO was obviously not very experienced with a copy machine. But copiers can be very useful tool to have around. We all use them at work, but most people do not have a copy machine in their home. Yet a $200 investment in a home copier can save many hours of running to the store when you need copies for Sunday school, taxes, or homework.
Remember, investing in the right tool, and learning to use it, will redeem the time.
Rick Grubbs is best known as the host of “Redeeming the Time,” a one-minute radio program featured on hundreds of radio outlets around the world. He has spoken thousands of times on Biblical time management in all 50 states and 26 other countries. He is the author of the book “Morning Momentum: God’s plan for launching an unstoppable day”. He and his wife Carrie live in Salisbury NC with several of their 12 children.
