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First Things First Hardcover – January 15, 1994

by Stephen R. Covey (Author), A. Roger Merrill (Author), Rebecca R. Merrill (Author)

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Drawing on the principles of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, this revolutionary guide to time management espouses a balanced life based on genuine relationships and the principles of effectiveness and leadership. 125,000 first printing.

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384 pages
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English
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Simon & Schuster
Publication date

January 15, 1994
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6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
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0671864416
ISBN-13

978-0671864415
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Covey ( The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , LJ 3/15/90) and Roger and Rebecca Merrill here create a new paradigm for taking control of busy lives. Unlike the dozens of self-help books that focus on the clock or the way people spend their time, they offer a "principle-centered" approach to time management that emphasizes what "represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction--what we feel is important and how we lead our lives." The authors argue that central to our lives are "four needs and capacities--to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy." The ideas here are not only clearly explained but are reinforced by scenarios from the authors' lives and self-directed activities for the reader. Introspection and self-reflection play a larger role here than in most time management books. Highly recommended for all types of collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/93.
- Jane M. Kathman, Coll. of St. Benedict Lib., St. Joseph, Minn.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Time management isn't enough, say Covey and his co-authors, Roger and Rebecca Merrill. But it's an effective starting point, so first lay out your life in four quadrants labeled urgent, not urgent, important, and unimportant. That is, a task may have a deadline, but not much importance; or a task may be important, but require preparation and planning. You should stop doing what's unimportant and without urgency. Where the important and the urgent intersect is where you need to expend most of your energies. Assuming that urgency announces itself, the real question is knowing what's important, and Covey and the Merrills draw from a variety of sources to guide you toward determining just that. Much of their argument goes beyond the linear time of time management and centers on quality time; to properly prioritize and spend one's moments happily and productively, one sets goals--or principles--from which all else flows. These goals embody a perfect balance of the mental, the physical, the spiritual, and the social--that is, you need a challenging job, you need to exercise, you need a system of beliefs, and you need someone to love you. Covey, whose The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People has sold 4,000,000 copies, with the aid of the Merrills again offers common sense for those who are working like dogs and, in the bargain, living dogs' lives. John Mort

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; 1st edition (January 15, 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0671864416
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0671864415
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.52 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #74,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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eritak

Good Book - Bad Kindle Version

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2018

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The book itself is great. The kindle version is terrible. I purchased this book for a book club. It doesn't provide page numbers (only that ebook location) It doesn't sync with the chapters of the hard copy. It's missing sections, quizzes, worksheets, etc. I feel like I'm missing out on a significant amount of content. Luckily my book clubbers have been able to keep me updated, but what a waste! Spend the extra money and buy the hard copy. So irritated by this version. The content itself is very interesting and the pieces I've been able to read have really impacted my work and personal life. Very thought provoking. Which is why I struggled to give it low stars. Content = 5 stars. Kindle versioning = 1 star

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FERNANDO P SILVEIRA

First Things First

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The kindle version doesn't have worksheets and is missing appendix. There is a lot of content that need the missing parts.

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Don’t buy the audible version

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2019

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I purchased this book on audible and after downloading, found out it is only a 1 hour summary! Very disappointed and a huge waste of money!

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The kindle version is missing sections of the book. ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2016

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The kindle version is missing sections of the book. As I was reading there were references to Appendix A for example, and the kindle version has no appendix a. There are also sections that suggested looking at particular pages to look back on, and when I do, the page is not what was indicated it would be. My rating is based in what I paid for but did not receive. I can't use th book to the fullest potential and I don't want to purchase the hardcopy and pay again. It is disappointing that th description doesn't include a arming that parts of th book are not included in the kindle version!!

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Jeff Flogel

Great for organizing your personal or workplace workload

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2017

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The book could be reduced to a few pages and one image, but regardless the approach is sound and it can help anyone who's open to changing their habits organize their workload and get the important work done without being distracted.

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J. Golden

Great for those who are looking to manage their time and maintain relationships.

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018

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Stephen Covey is great! This is another book that dives deeper into his 7 habits series. It has great ideas on how to manage your time with principled focus. For instance, you can enjoy people more if you plan to be flexible for their problems. The idea is to put people first while being productive with your other time.

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Robert

Good book but is too long

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This book has many great points & ideas which have been valuable. The points made are clear and easy to understand. Only thing is the book is very long-winded. The points are repeated ad nauseam and you find yourself saying, “ok, ok, I get it!” throughout the bulk of the book. It feels as if they decided the book had to be 300+ pages and drone on until they meet that goal.

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Ronald Grandy

Time management would never be looked at the same

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017

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This book takes time management to the highest level. This book superceded my expectations. Very deep and inspiring. I encourage everyone who's looking to improve in time management to read this

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MTS

Everyone should read it - genuinely helpful in many ways, deep, even spiritual, but also totally practical

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2017

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Excellent book. Helps you get perspective on what really matters in your life and therefore apply your focus and concentration on what should be the first priorities. We so often get distracted by worthless rubbish in this day and age - the news media, sports, following singers, or whatever. We also have so many opportunities and so much is right at our fingertips with instant gratification in many areas a true possibility. But as a culture, on the whole, we are more dissatisfied with life and more stressed out than ever before. I believe this is because we do not learn to focus on the most important things in life as we did years ago. This book will help you figure out this dissonance. On top of that, it will give you really useful processes and strategies once you've figured out what the most important things in your life are.

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Thomas Conroy

There are many excellent points to take from this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2018

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If you have problems with time management, there is no doubt this book will help. It will help you to prioritize the most important things in your life. There are many excellent points to take from this book, however, also a lot of waffle.

Three Resolutions Guy

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2015

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Always nice to have a Kindle version of a Covey book for my phone or tablet. However, the only complaint I have about this book is that despite the 'interactive' tag, it omits a large chunk of the 'interactive' exercises in the original hard/paperback editions, those parts being arguably the best part.

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Danny Felgueiras

Awesome!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2017

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Dr Covey and co authors produced a masterpiece, a thought provoking book, not a quick fix. It led me to think deeply, not just about my time management but also how I'm leading my life.
Success is a journey and it takes preparation, integrity and hard work.
I'm glad I bought this book.
Great book!

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Lisandro

Very enlightening!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2020

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If you are willing to change, this book contains a lot of practical approaches that can help you define your true principles that will change your relationships!

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