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First Things First
by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill
from Free Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• This booked really helped me
  I give this book five stars as it really helped me organise and prioritise my life.
  I develped a great mission statement, I review my roles weekly, and I am so happy with all the things I am achieving.
  I am also developing Integrity, really! Rather than just talking the talk I am walking the talk. I have had a few friends recently comment on my input into their lives.
  I now can schedule, my personal goals weekly, my family goals with my two young children, making my husband happy, doing... more info

• A great simple framework
  The book provides a great framework for being productive - focusing on the important over the urgent. It covers the dangers of spending too much time on things that others deem mandatory, sacrificing what is truly valuable.
  Two dissenting thoughts on the book. The first is the obvious - "If only it were so easy..." Of course if it were easy, there would be no need for the book. The second is that the key concepts could be delivered in a much shorter format. But that's a small complaint - how expensive... more info

• Urgent and important
  Despite the fact that I plan my week using the Covey time management principles as a result of having taught this program for many years some time back, I recently re-read the book.
  What struck me was that the lessons are timeless. I doubt if anyone is going to come up with as powerful a matrix as Stephen's and the Merrills' to sum up how we spend time.
  Once you grasp the difference between managing your time and leading your life, you will never turn back.
  Many years ago, as a Covey... more info

• First Things First
  This book is phenomenal. It encourages us to create a vision for where we want to eventually end up in life and gives us the necessary tools to get there. It is a very good reminder of what really matters. I highly recommend it!

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