Habit #4Put first things first!

Definition

Habit #3 is all about learning to prioritize and manage your time, so your first things come first, not last.

It is the habit of will-power and won’t-power.

Will-power: the strength to say yes to your most important things.

Won’t power: the strength to say no to less important things and peer pressure.

Time Quadrants, pages 107-112

Each quadrant has four different types of activities and people:

1. The Procrastinator2. The Prioritizer3. The Yes-Man4. The Slacker

Managing Your Time

1. Pick up a planner

2. Plan weekly

Steps to Plan Weekly, page 113

Step 1: Identify Your Big Rocks

Step 2: Block Out Time For Your Big Rocks

Step 3: Schedule Everything Else

Does it really work? Page 116

Jacob’s Story

Brooke’s Story

How could being more efficient with your time help you?

The Other Half

Time Management is only half of what there is to Habit #3.

The other half is learning to overcome fear and peer pressure.

Page 117

The Comfort Zone vs. The Courage Zone

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take” ~Wayne Gretzky

Never Let Your Fears Make Your Decisions! Page 118

“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” ~Edmund Hillary

Historical Figures

Sean’s story

Winning Means Rising Each Time You Fall, page 131

Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times

Albert Einstein didn’t talk until he was four.

Beethoven’s music teacher said he was “hopeless”.

Michael Jordan didn’t make his high school basketball team.

The Life History of A Man Who Failed, page 121-122

Who is this person?

Be Strong in Hard Moments

“Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly… all your life, you were only waiting for the moment to arise.” ~The Beatles

Overcoming Peer Pressure

Counselor’s Story, page 123

Have you ever felt “lame” for not doing what your friends do?

Heather’s Story, page 124

The Common Ingredient of Success

Putting first things first and managing your time takes discipline.

Successful people are willing to suck it up from time to time and do what they don’t enjoy doing.

Why?

Because these things will lead them to their goals!

The Value of Time, page 127

What does the poem teach you?