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PUTTING FIRST THINGS FIRST

- Helps us understand what tasks are most important (Identify what tasks are classified as "road blocks" that prevent you from doing what needs to be done)

- Focuses on learning how to prioritize and manage your work

- Helps to overcome fears and be strong through hard moments

HABIT 3: PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

Thanks for listening!

Habit Three is all about prioritizing!

Schedule Everything Else:

- by making sure that all of your big rocks are dealt with

QUADRANT THREE:

THE YES-MAN

Results:

* Lack of responsibility

* Guilt

* Flakiness

QUADRANT TWO

The Prioritizer

QUADRANT ONE

How can I tell what is important and what's not?

QUADRANT FOUR

THE SLACKER

The Procrastinator

- When it comes to work ethic and time management, each student fits into one of the four Time Quadrants.

- Each Quadrant represents a different type of person

Definition

- Likes to leave things until the last minute

- Addicted to urgency

- Usually don't perform to their full potential

Results:

* They always end up being rushed and pressured

* They tend to experience a lot of anxiety, stress,

burnout, and mediocre performance

* They tend to lack effort

* They may not end up doing the things that they’re

supposed to because they haven’t finished on time

Packing more into your life - Effective prioritizing begins when you know the difference between what tasks are urgent and what tasks are important:

• Important: activities that contribute to your mission and your goals.
• Urgent: pressing, in-your-face things that demand immediate attention

How well do I prioritize?

Definition: The slacker is the type of person who loves anything in excess. The slacker likes too much TV, too much sleep, too many video games, or too much time on the Internet. The slacker doesn’t prioritize school and makes hanging out with friends the first thing on her mind.

Definition

The Yes-Man is the type of person who is afraid to say “no”

because they are afraid they may offend someone.

They try to please other people and respond to their every desire. They usually end up pleasing nobody… not even themselves.

THE COMFORT AND THE COURAGE ZONE

• * Big Rock: The way in which a prioritizer classifies the most important things that need to be done.
• * Pebble: The way in which a prioritizer classifies the less important tasks that will eventually need to be completed

COMFORT ZONE --> where you feel safe and

secure. You are familiar with

the things in this zone and

there is no risk factor here

Think back to what's in your circle of control and what's not:

Could you have been prepared for the unexpected?

NEVER LET YOUR FEARS MAKE YOUR DECISIONS

COURAGE ZONE --> the risk is greater and

you will often find yourself

challenged here. You are not familiar with this zone but it holds the greatest

opportunity

Results:

* The individual does not have to rush to complete their work

* People do not have to deal with or experience anxiety to finish their work at the last minute

* The individual has more time for themselves

* The individual has good time management skills

* The individual does not give into peer pressure

Bertha asks Agnes to hang out at the mall after school. Agnes knows that she has a lot of homework to finish and a big assignment that is due tomorrow. Agnes politely declines Bertha’s invitation, because she has managed her time in a way that would allow her to complete her assignment, finish her homework, and spend half an hour watching television as her free time before she goes to bed.

How was she a

prioritizer?

- Do the things you want to even when your fears and doubts try and prevent you.

- Sometimes, your fears stand in the way of your

priorities and goals but you have to make your own

decisions.

• Prioritizer: a prioritizer is someone who manages their time and puts important things, like school, first. This person is one to say “no” or “if this gets finished first”. They set goals for themselves and they make sure they accomplish them. These types of people are not perfect, but they have it all together.

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EVEN THOUGH WE FALL WHEN

TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH OUR LARGER

TASKS, WE STILL CAN GET UP AND

KEEP GOING

RISING EACH TIME YOU FALL

Results:

* Reputation for being a “pleaser”

* Lack of self-discipline and discipline (ex. Never focus on important things, only on pleasing people)

* Feeling like a doormat of others to wipe their feet on

Putting first things first also helps to overcome fear and peer pressure

Identify Your Big Rocks

- by thinking of your key roles in your tasks

- determining the most important things to do for the week

PRIORITY GAME

BE STRONG IN THE HARD MOMENTS

- Don't sacrifice one of your big rocks for one of your pebbles

(Example: don't sleep in and then be late for school)

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VALUES

PEERS

ADAPT DAILY

- Adapt each day as minor things change

- It is okay if you only manage to get one of your big rocks finished in a day!

- Do not make excuses when things happen

A planner helps you write down important events and plan ahead. It aids in helping you to remember things, avoid double-booking, be more organized and distinguish between urgent tasks and important ones.

KEEP A PLANNER

Things you can do to combat negative peer pressure:

Block Out Time for Your Big Rocks

- by making a reservation for the most

important things

- (by putting your big rocks in your bucket

first -- the pebbles will still fit! And if they

don't, you'd rather put aside pebbles than big

rocks)

- Peer pressure can be hard to resist because of our need to belong

STEP TWO: BLOCK

EXAMPLES OF BEING A PRIORITIZER

STEP THREE:

SCHEDULE

1) Build your PBA

2) Set goals. It will be easier to say no if you know what you're saying yes to.

PLAN WEEKLY

STEP ONE: IDENTIFY

YOUR BIG ROCKS

How did it go? Are you an effective prioritizer?

If not, don't worry! There are steps you can

take in order to aid

you in putting first things first:

DO PLANNERS REALLY WORK?

Planning ahead will help you to know which big rocks you should tackle first