First Things First | Summary In Under 11 Minutes (Book by Stephen R. Covey)

Published 2023-02-06
We all aspire to have a healthy, happy, and meaningful life. In contrast, most of us have felt discontent, unproductivity, and stress at some point in our lives.
Best known for his book, 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey, with Roger Merrill and Rebecca Merrill in the book ""First Things First,"" have shared ideas and principles ""to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy."" It teaches you to stop looking at the clock and start looking at the compass by figuring out what's essential, prioritizing those things in your life, developing a vision for the future, building the right relationships, and becoming a strong leader wherever you go.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Focus on the "compass" of your life
01:42 - Good quality of life comes with meeting needs and focusing on your principles
03:08 - Develop a strong vision for the future and let it guide you
04:11 - Your principles should be the base of your goals and vision
05:05 - Making the right decisions depends on finding the proper perspective and acting with integrity
06:04 - Focus on iterdependence and cooperation not independence and competition
06:59 - Be a strong personal leader
07:50 - Picture your roles and tasks as parts of one whole, not as categories
08:59 - Striving to improve your quality of life and putting "first things first" will result in inner peace
10:03 - What's your most important key-takeaway?

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