A few words of wisdom from Stephen Covey from his amazing book that he wrote with Roger and Rebecca Merrill, "First Things First." This is a book that should be read by all people regardless of profession. It is a wonderful look at the way we live our lives and how to get our lives in order by priorities and organization.For most of us, the issue is not between the "good" and the"bad," but between the "good" and the"best." So often, the enemy of the best is good.
Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock and the compass. The clock represents our commitments, appointments, schedules, goals, activities -- what we do with, and how we manage our time. The compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction -- what we feel is important and how we lead our lives.
There's a vial difference between efficiency and effectiveness.
One things for sure: if we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting.
Anything less than a conscious commitment to the importance is an unconscious commitment to the unimportant.
Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.
