Put First Things First Quotes

Organize and execute around priorities.

We women ought to put first things first. Why should we mind if men have their faces on the money, as long as we get our hands on it?

First things first, second things never.

How can you expect to be rescued if you don’t put first things first and act proper?

You can’t get second things by putting them first. You get second things only by putting first things first.

When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: put second things first & we lose both first and second things.

God wants us to prosper. Our need, however, is to evaluate things as they should be evaluated - to esteem earthly things lightly - to put first things first.

A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with-that's poverty-but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you're clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it's clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148)

Put First Things First! These four words cover an entire philosophy which can be applied with profit by every business leader, by every executive and by every employee.

I can't give you the sunset, but I can give you the night.

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - which is: Try to please everybody.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.

Not long ago I heard a Navy chaplain refer to the sage advice of the Apostle to put first things first...If we are to heed the admonition to put first things first...one of the main essentials which lies at the very beginning of civilization is that of security.

Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock and the compass. The clock represents our commitments, appointments, schedules, goals, activities - what we do with, and how we manage our time. The compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction - what we feel is important and how we lead our lives. In an effort to close the gap between the clock and the compass in our lives, many of us turn to the field of "time management."

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success

The enemy of the "best" is often the "good."

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

Always begin with the end in mind.

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically, to say “no” to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside. The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.

Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

Begin with the end in mind.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.