First Things First Author:Stephen R. Covey Excerpt from brochure in box: — First Things First - Key Principles Presented in the Audio Learning Program: — If you were to pause and think seriously about the "first things" in your life--the three or four things that matter most--what would they be? Are these things receiving the care, emphasis, and time you really want to give them? — Why is i... more »t that so often our first things aren't first? For years we've been given methods, techniques, tools, and information on how to manage and control our time. We've been told that if we keep working harder, learn to do things better and faster, use some new device or tool, or file or organize in a particular way, then we'll be able to do it all. So we buy the new planner, go to the new class, read the new book. We learn it, apply it, try harder, and what happens? For most people, the result is increased frustration and guilt.
On back cover of box:
Stephen R. Covey is an internationally respected leadership authority and founder of Covey Leadership Center. He received his MBA from Harvard and a doctorate from Brigham Young University, where he was a professor of business management and organizational behavior for 20 years. His book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, has sold more than 5 million copies and has been translated into 30 languages.« less