Habit 3: Put First Things First
Key Roles
There comes a point in many people’s lives when they can no longer play the role they have chosen for themselves. When that happens, we are like actors finding that someone has changed the play.
—BRIAN MOORE
In Habit 2, you listed the roles you play each day.
How do your roles tie in with Habit 3 and your first things?
With your purpose and values?
As you plan your week using your chosen planning tool, be sure you schedule activities in each key role. Make a list of your key roles and jot down an activity you will schedule in the coming week for each of them. Remember, you may not have a specific task or appointment assigned for each role. You may list something such as “Be a better listener” under your role as a parent. The key question is, “What is the most important thing you can do in this role this week?”
—BRIAN MOORE
In Habit 2, you listed the roles you play each day.
How do your roles tie in with Habit 3 and your first things?
With your purpose and values?
As you plan your week using your chosen planning tool, be sure you schedule activities in each key role. Make a list of your key roles and jot down an activity you will schedule in the coming week for each of them. Remember, you may not have a specific task or appointment assigned for each role. You may list something such as “Be a better listener” under your role as a parent. The key question is, “What is the most important thing you can do in this role this week?”