{"id":81,"date":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.125.46.169\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:47:48","slug":"habit-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Habit 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block block-cta-hero \">\n\t<div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/courses\/\" alt=\"Courses\">Courses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/\" alt=\"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People\u00ae\">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Habit 3: Put First Things 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      <div class=\"intro-headings\">\n            <h2>The Principle of Focus\n<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <p>Habit 3: Put First Things First is about protecting time for what\u2019s most important to us. Habit 1 focuses our effort on what we can influence. Habit 2 aims us in the right direction. Habit 3 is the day in, day out, moment-by-moment work that takes us to that vision.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s common to think that managing our time is about managing the clock, but it\u2019s really about managing the compass. Our personal mission is true north. Every decision we make about how to spend our time should be oriented toward what\u2019s most important. That means carefully assessing our roles and goals and protecting time for the Big Rocks every week so they don\u2019t get overwhelmed by all the other things fighting for our attention.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-image-with-text \">\n    <div class=\"uk-flex uk-justify-sb has-background bg-color-gray\">\n                    <div class=\"it-text\">\n                <h2 class=\"heading\">The Four Quadrants of Time Management<\/h2>                <p>We spend our time in one of four quadrants depending on the urgency and importance of what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not something is urgent depends on how soon it needs to be done. A ringing phone is urgent because it won\u2019t ring for long.<\/p>\n<p>Important things, on the other hand, contribute to our mission, values, and high-priority goals.<\/p>\n<p>The best return we can get on our time is to spend it on things which aren\u2019t urgent but are important. For example, planning, creative thinking, and learning and renewal.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy for our top priorities to get crowded out by things that feel urgent but aren\u2019t very important\u2014or by things that waste our time and potential.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"it-image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/blank.gif\"\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/the-four-quadrants_783x783.webp\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        class=\"bw-to-color lazy\">\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-pull-quote\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quote\" src=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/franklincovey\/img\/quote.png\" alt=\"Quote PNG\">\n    <div class=\"quote-inner\">\n        <h2>\u201cPutting first things first means organizing and executing around your most important priorities. It is living and being driven by the principles you value most, not by the agendas and forces surrounding you.\u201d<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"quote-author\">&mdash; Stephen R. Covey<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"animated-line\"><\/span>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-circumstances\">\n\t    \t<div class=\"uk-grid-medium uk-child-width-1-2@l uk-child-width-1-2@m circumstance-list\" data-uk-grid data-uk-height-match=\"target: .circumstance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 1<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Be Proactive\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit1-785x450-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assume responsibility and focus on the things that can be influenced rather than what can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-1\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Learn More\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 2<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Begin With the End in Mind\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit2-785x450-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Define clear measures for success and create a plan to achieve them\u2014in the next few hours, over the next few months, or across a lifetime.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-2\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Learn More\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 3<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Put First Things First\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit3-785x450-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prioritize and spend time on achieving the most important goals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 4<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Think Win-Win\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit4-785x450-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Approach each situation looking for ways everyone can win.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n                            <a href=\"\/en\/courses\/the-7-habits\/habit-4\/\"\n                            \talt=\"Learn More\"\n                            \tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                            \ttarget=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circumstance bg-color-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">Habit 5<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood\u00ae<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-preview\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/habit5-785x450-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Listen, understand, and honor others\u2019 perspectives, and have the courage to express thoughts and feelings respectfully.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta\">\n         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