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Learning how to Put First Things First - the essence of good time management - can be a real challenge for many people. This principle is actually Habit 3 from Stephen Covey's best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey's excellent book had a real impact on my life. In fact, I always recommend it to people who attend my Personal Development workshops. There is no doubt that the principles outlined in the book are fundamental truths, indeed they were even known to Aristotle. He said that there are three basic steps that you must take to get what you want out of life ...
... and
he was absolutely right. Don't under-estimate the value of these simple steps
because here you have the ultimate success formula. It is the secret that
everyone who has ever been successful, in any field of endeavour, has used. It
is the real secret of self motivation. You see, we are all truly self
motivated people because the motivation to achieve comes from within;
and you are already motivated to achieve the things you want - the things that
are most important. Urgency
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Study the following matrix of time demands and you will come to realise that for most people, the problem is that we are continually doing the urgent stuff, at the expense of the important.
We have no real choice when it comes to Quadrant 1 activity because Quadrant 1 operates on us; that is, activity which falls into this category must be done. The real choice is when it comes to Quadrant 2. We can choose to spend time here or not but Quadrant 2 is the key to getting things under control.
The results of properly dedicating ourselves to Quadrant 2 activity are that we will gain control over what is happening in our lives: we will thereby reduce the time we spend in Quadrant 1. Time for Quadrant 2 activity, of course, must come from Quadrants 3 and 4; minimise or eliminate the time you spend here.
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In my workshops, I have been privileged to be able to teach these important principles and I have been encouraged see people re-define their lives as a consequence, and go for what they really want. In order to bring this information to a wider audience via the internet, I have developed two extremely useful resources. My comprehensive eBook, The Deepest Desire of Your Heart contains information and practical exercises for transforming your life. And the 4tm Spreadsheet provides an instant analysis of where your time is being spent in relation to your mission and goals - an extremely useful aid to instantly see if you are spending enough time on your important priorities and whether or not you are getting better at the process of realigning your effort to achieve your purpose. Take a quick peek at the 4tm Spreadsheet ...
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the 4tm Spreadsheet free of charge! Click Here to Get the Complete 4tm System Using the 4tm Spreadsheet is very simple. It takes no more that one or two minutes at the end of each day to enter an approximation of where you have spent your time that day. It then produces two important graphical representations. Immediately, you can see where you have been spending your time; you can tell whether or not you are getting better at managing your time based on the 7 Habits principles. Not only that, but it also produces a helpful break-down of your most important priorities. This spreadsheet enables you to get from theory to the practice. It will help you to ensure you focus your efforts on your most important priorities so that you will absolutely get what you want out of life. Further Reading
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