Wednesday, January 20, 2010

the 7 habits

I read the book the 7 habits of effective people many times.

The main thrust/ point of the books is to prioritize the things you have to do. FIRST THINGS FIRST.

I think the mistake our prez/ gov made and is making is to not utilize this knowledge/ approach. Unless you are on the gov't dole as a lifelong employee there is a good chance you do not have a job now and that you are struggling to survive and feed your family. THIS should be the main focus of the Govt. and Nothing else. Nothing matters to a man as much as to be able to take care of his family. THIS is PRIORITY ONE.

After you address priority one you can then move on to other things. If you rescue a man from rubble you do not first give him food--- you give him water.


People spend most of their time in the wrong quadrant of of priorities. Painting is a similar thing. You must handle first things first or you will make a mess of your canvas.


This is simply my observation on reality, not a political point of view.


QUADRANT I
crises, pressing problems, deadline-driven projects
QUADRANT II
prevention, PC activities, relationship building, recognizing new opportunities, planning, recreation

QUADRANT III
interruptions, some calls, some mail, some reports, some meetings, popular activies
QUADRANT IV
trivia, busy work, some mail, som phone calls time wasters, pleasant activites


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