Habit 3: Put First Things First
PRIORITIES
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule but to schedule your priorities.
—STEPHEN R. COVEY
Scheduling your life around your highest priorities may seem daunting. In reality, it’s a simple, clear process that will move you forward on your journey—if you are clear about your priorities first!
What are your top five priorities?
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule but to schedule your priorities.
—STEPHEN R. COVEY
Scheduling your life around your highest priorities may seem daunting. In reality, it’s a simple, clear process that will move you forward on your journey—if you are clear about your priorities first!
What are your top five priorities?
Is it realistic to think you can accomplish all five of the priorities you listed above? Have you thought about delegating anything?
Some people think of delegation as giving up control or admitting you “can’t do it all.” Well, so what if you can’t do it all? The reality is that no one can do it all with excellence all of the time. Delegating to qualified others frees you up to put your energy into the things that are truly your highest priorities.
Some people think of delegation as giving up control or admitting you “can’t do it all.” Well, so what if you can’t do it all? The reality is that no one can do it all with excellence all of the time. Delegating to qualified others frees you up to put your energy into the things that are truly your highest priorities.