"And now, my
sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is
Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation. . ." Helamen 5:12 - The Book of Mormon
It was March of 1990. The company where I worked was
sponsoring a conference for our customers which included a seminar by Stephen
R. Covey. After listening to Dr. Covey’s presentation I purchased two copies of
his book The Seven Habits of Highly
Effective People. I stood in line for him to sign my purchase, and he added
the scripture quote above from the Book of Mormon. Thus began my journey with “The
Seven Habits”.
All of the Habits are important because they share
principles which, when developed into habits, will maximize the possibility of
success. Just now, the principle that I am developing is Habit #3 – put first
things first. By choosing to focus my time and energy on things that are most
important, I can minimize interruptions caused when important things go wrong.
Habit #3 allows me to exercise the most freedom in my work, as well as the
ability to choose when I will work on specific projects. Habit #3 embodies the
spirit of this quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson: “Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today”.
Mastery of this habit of successful people will allow me to
align my work with the values that are most important to me. Learning to
proactively and effectively manage my time will give me more time to serve the
people around me. I am not a perfect practitioner of the Seven Habits, but as I
focus on them day after day I know I will be successful.
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