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First Things First 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Free Press Catalog: Book Release date: 1996-01-17 Media: Paperback Format: Bargain Price Number of pages: 384  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthors:
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 Written on April 26, 2006 Summary: Living life from what you value As a business coach ,I am always looking for good time management books to recommend. I have read at least a dozen since I read this the first time eight years ago. The focus on quality of life and distinguishing the difference between what is important and what is not has made a dramatic shift in how I prioritize my day.Even though the "stuff" often gets left undone,I am satisfied because I did the things that give my life value and meaning for me.In addition, I can now catch myself running on adrenaline or attempting to do it all and change my behavior. It just doesn't get any better than that! Alicia Fruin Written on April 8, 2006 Summary: Get to know the quadrants This book uses four quadrants to show where daily activities that are routine and unimportant and consume lots of time lie. It's helpful and gives a fresh approach to a new scheduling technique. The minute by minute booking system may just be a list of things that have to be done in a single day. This book helps you make time for the NOT urgent but important things that are Quadrant II, where long term success lye.  Written on March 14, 2006 Summary: Philosophy and Personal Time Mamagement This is a very strange book: it isn't a book of philosophy and it isn't a book for practice on Personal Time Management. If you are a CEO or a Vice president you could find something useful (but we hope you've a philosophycal background far more interesting than this book suggests..) but if you're a down on the earth worker .... forget it! When your chief demands the impossible ... explain her/him that you're a value oriented people and .... find yourself ... fired in 2 seconds!!! Written on January 26, 2006 Summary: Focus on important, not just urgent things Most time-management schemes fail because they don't address basic principles. But this is a rich, moving, and powerful book for anyone who is open to its message. The authors have identified a clear path to a way of life that enriches the person, the people around, and the world at large. For principle-centered living, it is critical to focus on activities that are important, and not just urgent. We must learn to live by the compass of principles instead of focusing on the clock. We must also have the humility to understand that importance is defined by principles that are larger than our values. Don't focus on urgent activities. Focus instead on important things - first things. Set principle-based goals. Try to do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way. Focus on working with others to create win-win situations. Utilizing a 6 step program, this book examines the steps needed to keep First Things First: Connect with your mission: What do you want to be and do? What gives life meaning? Identify your roles: What responsibilities and expectation come from roles at home and at work? Select your goals: For each role, establish what items are the most important and that will result in the most constructive impact. Create a weekly framework: Plan your week by placing the most important things for each role in your schedule. Exercise integrity in the moment: Preview, prioritize, and distinguish time-sensitive activities from others. This will ensure you maintain your perspective and use that perspective to make the tough choices that will arise from daily challenges. Evaluate: The process is only working if you review your week and form the foundation for the next week. Written on December 31, 2005 Summary: Very useful thoughts and concepts Okay, I will admit it: I never managed to get all the way through Seven Habits..., even though I know people who read it cover-to-cover every year! First Things First was much more accessible to me, and it has some very useful things to say about the differences between "urgent" and "important" - and why things that are important but not urgent are often neglected in the desperate rush to get the urgent stuff done. How can we differentiate between the two? There are some clear guidelines here, as well as great steps to take to make sure we have our own Important things identified and prioritized. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is feeling overwhelmed by little things, frustrated with traditional time management, and in need of some tools to bring clearer focus to their life and their goals. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 1996-01-17 | 2004-11-09 | 1992-10-01 | 2006-05-29 | 2008-02-05 | 2000-03-14 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback |
| Format | Bargain Price | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of pages | 384 | 384 | 336 | 112 | 384 | 336 |
| Ean | - | 9780743269513 | 9780671792800 | 9780762428533 | 9781416549000 | 9780684857169 |
| Book Isbn | - | 0743269519 | 0671792806 | 0762428538 | 1416549005 | 0684857162 |
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