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Chapter Seven Sample
Schedule Your Priorities "Do First Things First"
The Sales Training deals with facts, reality and straight forward no-nonsense approach. Your zeal is very contagious. I like your regimental style which enforces discipline on me. I am willing to follow your instructions with heart and soul,
Thomas Thong, Singapore, Malaysia |
To translate goals into action: The key is not to prioritize your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. Knowing what is important, instead of simply responding to what is urgent, is the first step to putting first things first. Urgency is an addiction, a self-destructive behavior that temporarily fills a void created by unmet needs.
| URGENT / IMPORTANT |
IMPORTANT / NOT URGENT |
| Urgencies are due procrastination or not enough preventive planning |
This is the quadrant of personal development and leadership |
| Heart Surgery |
Self Improvement |
| Problems |
Time Sensitive Activities |
| Irate Customers |
Personal Development |
| This is where we bring into play our experience and judgments |
Ignoring this quadrant feeds and enlarges quadrant #1 |
| URGENT / NOT IMPORTANT |
NOT URGENT / NOT IMPORTANT |
| This is the quadrant of deception |
This is the quadrant of waste |
| Meeting other peoples needs |
Time waster's |
| Instead of our own |
Junk Mail |
| Things that are important |
Worry / Anger |
| only to someone else |
Fear / Hurt |
| We spend a lot of time in quadrant #3 thinking we're in quadrant #1 |
Investing more time in quadrant #2 shrinks quadrants #1, #3, and #4 |
Focus on important rather than urgent.
Be guided by your compass, not the clock on the wall.
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