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At work, this often manifests with us doing the tasks we like and know we’re good at and perhaps neglecting the more urgent/important business needs. It’s all too easy to avoid the challenging tasks and get on with the things that we feel comfortable doing, but ultimately this leads to important things being left behind, with often complex consequences.
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Putting first things first is about prioritising effectively and avoiding time wasting. That balances out right?! Well done for going to the gym and all, but that isn’t going to make the mother-in-law’s raised eyebrow sit any more comfortably with you! Yet, you find yourself doing other things scrolling through your phone, chilling on the sofa…sometimes we even find the motivation to do things we’ve avoided for weeks like dust of our trainers and head to the gym! How crazy is that?! We justify not doing the washing up by doing something more challenging but that makes us feel better about ourselves. She’s going to raise an eyebrow and the right thing to do right now is crack on with the washing up. You’re sat in your kitchen, your mother-in-law is coming round and you know you should tidy things up.
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This habit is all about halting the procrastination and getting on with things! We’re on habit three now, so why not grab a coffee and have a read… Each blog gives you insight into each habit and an idea of how you can develop it.Ĭollect all seven habits crib sheets for a complete guide to developing effective personal leadership through the lense of Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
#Seven habits of highly effective people series
In case you haven’t seen the first two posts, ‘Be Proactive’ and ‘Begin with the end in mind’, the aim of this blog series is to provide a reminder of these ever-valuable habits, with a personal leadership twist. Continuing our series on Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, this post focuses on the third of Covey’s habits: Put first things first.