To manage your life effectively based on the principles and values outlined in your mission statement, you have to focus on activities of Quadrant 2 especially the important activities which are not urgent.
With the use of 2 X 2 Matrix, Stephen Covey (2004) classifies the day to day activities into four categories Highly effective people recognize the activities that are important to them and those that are not important (Gazzaniga, 2010). A look at the 2 X 2 matrix, delegation and recommendations will help to exemplify better the concepts of Habit 3 Put First Things First. The study reveals how this habit may be applied in the real world through use of practical examples. The purpose of this study is to critically analyze the ideas and concepts of Habit 3 Put First Things First. The said goals converge to form the mission statement. The latter draws clear guidelines and regulations towards achieving the short term and long term goals. It is by so doing that one is able to come up with a personal or organizational constitution. This has to start with analyzing one’s current situation in order to know one’s position. Stephen Covey (2004) emphasizes on creating a clear vision of one’s objective. It is through the character that one develops in this stage that he or she is able to refrain from activities that do not contribute towards the achievement of the defined goals. Habit 1 focuses on the individual’s character development (pro-activity). For one to benefit fully from concepts of Habit 2 Put First Things First, one needs to have thoroughly understood and internalized Habit 1 and Habit 2. The decisions they make are centered and focused on already defined mission statements. They do this in order to achieve personal or organizational goals (Hergenhahn, 2005). They then utilize these opportunities to their advantage keenly taking into consideration their principles and values. Highly effective people are known to focus on discovering opportunities around them.
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