First Things First

By: Stephen R. Covey

Narrated by: Stephen R. Covey

From the author that brought you the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People comes a guide to prioritizing your personal and professional goals.

I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well?

Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why we so often prioritize things that are unimportant to both our larger goals and our inner happiness. From the author that brought you the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People comes a guide to building your work on the principles of effectiveness so that your life can spent cultivating genuine relationships, investing in pursuits you enjoy, and achieving balance in both your personal and professional lives.

In First Things First, Stephen M. R. Covey advocates categorizing tasks by urgency and importance so that you can focus on what actually needs to be done in the limited amount of time that you have. Using personal examples and insight from years of business experience, he argues for a new way of looking at your “to-do” list. Rather than offering you another clock, First Things First provides you with a compass, because where you're headed is more important than how fast you're going.

A must read for 7 Habits fans!!

Quadrant 2 is explained in depth. It's a great listen. Covey is great reading the material--it's just like being in the room with him.

Maybe the best book

Great and concise. Probably the best personal growth book i have read / heard so far

Extremely important!!

I have used a Franklin Covey Planner for years. First Things First is the cornerstone of using that planner.

If you want to be effective then get this audiobook now and begin planning your life with purpose.

Mark Bowser
Author of “Thrown In” and “Sales Success” w/Zig Ziglar

Covey is top-notch

Covey has a way of inspiring me to action. This audiobook was a good, deep dive into one of the more important of the seven (now 8) habits of highly effective people.

True North

I like the idea of having a life mission & implementing it in our daily lives. I think however that we should ask each woman what her purpose/passion/goal in life is rather than assuming that she should be happy giving birth to kids and cleaning the house. For example, sometimes men could help us more, so we can do other great things for humanity.