Stephen Covey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Habit 3)
HABIT 3
“PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST”
Habit 3 is the personal fruit, it is the practical fulfillment of Habit 1 and Habit 2. This habit is all about personal time management. It tells us that how can we schedule our priorities and eliminate unimportant things.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We have put a lot of efforts in this project. However it would have not been possible without the kind help and support of all group members. We would like to express our special gratitude to Allah because without HIS help we are not able to do anything. We are also highly thankful to Professor Sajida Nisar for her guidance, supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project and also for her support in completing the project. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to her for her constant encouragement.
Contents Put First Things First 6 Four Generations Of Time Management 7 Organize and execute around priorities 7 Time Quadrant 8 The Time Management Matrix 8 Quadrant 1: “The Procrastinator” 9 Quadrant 2: “The Prioritize” 9 Quadrant 3: “The Yes-Man” 9 Quadrant 4: “The Slacker” 10 What It Takes To Say “NO” 11 The Quadrant II Tool 13 Coherence: 13 Balance: 13 Quadrant II Focus: 13 A "People" Dimension: 14 Flexibility: 14 Portability: 14 CONCLUSION 14 Becoming Quadrant II Self Manager 15 Identifying Roles: 15 Selecting Goals: 16 Living IT 17 Scheduling: 18 Advantages of organizing the week instead of the day: 18 Daily Adapting: 19 Delegation 20 Gofer delegation: 20 Stewardship Delegation 20 1. Desired Results 21 2. Guidelines 21 3. Resources 21 4. Accountability 21 5. Consequences 21
Summary To really understand and apply this habit, you need to have first done habit 2 - that is, you should already have defined what is important to you. Without first doing this, habit 3 has no power because you simply cannot separate what is important from what is not important. This representation shows four categories of demand which may be
“PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST”
Habit 3 is the personal fruit, it is the practical fulfillment of Habit 1 and Habit 2. This habit is all about personal time management. It tells us that how can we schedule our priorities and eliminate unimportant things.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We have put a lot of efforts in this project. However it would have not been possible without the kind help and support of all group members. We would like to express our special gratitude to Allah because without HIS help we are not able to do anything. We are also highly thankful to Professor Sajida Nisar for her guidance, supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project and also for her support in completing the project. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to her for her constant encouragement.
Contents Put First Things First 6 Four Generations Of Time Management 7 Organize and execute around priorities 7 Time Quadrant 8 The Time Management Matrix 8 Quadrant 1: “The Procrastinator” 9 Quadrant 2: “The Prioritize” 9 Quadrant 3: “The Yes-Man” 9 Quadrant 4: “The Slacker” 10 What It Takes To Say “NO” 11 The Quadrant II Tool 13 Coherence: 13 Balance: 13 Quadrant II Focus: 13 A "People" Dimension: 14 Flexibility: 14 Portability: 14 CONCLUSION 14 Becoming Quadrant II Self Manager 15 Identifying Roles: 15 Selecting Goals: 16 Living IT 17 Scheduling: 18 Advantages of organizing the week instead of the day: 18 Daily Adapting: 19 Delegation 20 Gofer delegation: 20 Stewardship Delegation 20 1. Desired Results 21 2. Guidelines 21 3. Resources 21 4. Accountability 21 5. Consequences 21
Summary To really understand and apply this habit, you need to have first done habit 2 - that is, you should already have defined what is important to you. Without first doing this, habit 3 has no power because you simply cannot separate what is important from what is not important. This representation shows four categories of demand which may be