First things first

Putting Things First is a revolutionary guide to managing your time by learning how to balance your life. Traditional time management suggests that working harder, smarter, and faster will help you take control of your life, and that greater control will bring peace and fulfillment. But in the first real time management breakthrough in years, the authors of Putting Things First apply the insights of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People to our everyday struggles with the ever-increasing demands of work and home life.
Instead of focusing on time and things, Putting Things First emphasizes relationships and results. Instead of efficiency, this new approach emphasizes effectiveness. It tells us why we feel there is a gap between how we spend our time and what is most important to us; how focusing on efficiency and control increases the gap rather than closing it; how to determine whether what you are doing is truly important or merely urgent; how to overcome the overwhelming pull of habit; and how to put people before schedules. This book offers an approach focused on the principles, wisdom, and insight that made The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People an international bestseller. This book empowers listeners to identify what is truly important; achieve worthwhile goals; and live a rich, rewarding, and balanced life.