Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey
Stephen Richards Coveywas an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book was The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me — How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth24 October 1932
CitySalt Lake City, UT
CountryUnited States of America
Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
When you have too many top priorities, you effectively have no top priorities.
Priority is a function of context.
It's not only a matter of when to do things, but whether or not to do them at all.
Putting first things first means organizing and executing around your most important priorities. It is living and being driven by the principles you value most, not by the agendas and forces surrounding you.
Don't prioritize your schedule, schedule those priorities.
The enemy of the "best" is often the "good."
Once you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.
It's better to be trusted than to be liked.
Organize and execute around priorities.
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
What does it matter how much we do if what we're doing isn't what matters most?
Leadership is a choice, not a position
What air is to the body, to feel understood is to the heart.