Description
In the spirit of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the #1 nationwide bestseller, First Things First is a revolutionary guide to managing your time by learning how to balance your life. Traditional time management suggests that working harder, smarter, and faster will help you gain control over your life, and that increased control will bring peace and fulfillment. The authors of First Things First disagree. In the first real breakthrough in time management in years, Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill applies the insights of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to the daily problems of people who must struggle with the ever increasing demands of work and home life. Rather than focusing on time and things, First Things First emphasizes relationships and results. And instead of efficiency, this new approach emphasizes effectiveness. First Things First shows:
โข Why we feel a gap between how we spend our time and what's deeply important to us
โข How focusing on efficiency and control increases the gap instead of closing it
โข How to determine if what you're doing is really important-or only urgent
โข Why your inner compass is more important than any clock
โข How to set and achieve principle-centered goals How to turn your weeks into an upward spiral of learning and living
โข How to overcome the tremendous gravity of habit How to turn your resolutions into reality
โข How to put people ahead of schedules
โข How to lead your life, not just manage your time
