47. Part 3: Put The First Things First - The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

Welcome back to The Unlimited Potential Show! This is the continuation of our series based on Stephen R. Covey’s “The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People”. For over the past 30 years, this book has remained in the top 10 selling books for business and leadership. This book is widely considered the best and most influential leadership and business book of the 20th century.  With high praise like that there’s no way, we couldn’t check this out for ourselves! After diving in, we knew this couldn’t be just one episode. This book is profound and chalked full of wisdom that we are dedicating an episode to each individual habit. Hit play to join our conversation into habit number 3, the habit of personal management! You may have had this week before. It’s super busy, with lots of emails, phone calls, texts, dinners, and things that keep you running around. Then at the end of the week, you realize all that work you did got you nowhere closer to your end goal.  So, how can you skip the distractions and get right to what matters?  Today we take a dive into personal management and how you can practically create a workweek that has you cutting through the noise and intentionally moving that needle forward. We talk about the 4 principles mentioned in the book, how to know what is a priority in your life, and the two practices to help manage your time more effectively.  Sometimes, like that workweek above, our lives get so inundated with information and things we need to do, we never stop to think about WHEN we need to do them. Our world is run by apps, notifications, reminders, and all sorts of things that make it seem like everything is urgent. But with the 4 quadrants tool, you’ll be able to separate the ‘urgent’ from the important and all the degrees in between. Listen in as we give practical tips on how you can effectively plan your week in advance, prevent emergencies and distractions, and even how you can hone in on your life’s vision.  We hope this episode encourages you to pinpoint your priorities and take the steps towards your dreams. For more resources, check out the links below!    More Of What’s Inside: How we can always improve The 4 principles of personal management Finding the priorities in your life The two practices that will help you manage your time Why you should throw away your to-do list! The 4 quadrants of productivity How you can learn to prioritize with ease Why not all productivity is good  The importance of knowing your ‘why’ Taking the time for the needle movers Looking at the bigger picture to stay focused And much more!       Links Mentioned:  Book: The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford Website: https://jayshetty.me/ Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Covey IMDB Article: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/ Website: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ Website: https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/eisenhower-matrix Grant Cardone: https://grantcardone.com/ Private Facebook Community:  www.facebook.com/groups/unlimitedpotentialpodcast  Personal Websites:  morrellfirm.com  ramcheruvu.wixsite.com/doctorram    Youtube Channel:  www.youtube.com/channel/UCtSIgawdfsNk0bk4Rwotz7w  Social Media:  www.linkedin.com/in/doctorram  https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-morrell    Episode Minute By Minute:  0:02 - A look into the episode! 1:28 - Conversation starts 3:25 - Creating an archive of our thoughts 9:00 - The concept of personal management 14:26 - Prioritizing what’s really important 19:26 - Why you should plan your week 24:29 - How you can shield yourself from distraction 28:56 - Seeing through the guise of false productivity 33:00 - Getting rid of the quadrant of escapism 39:13 - How to prevent emergencies and expand effectiveness 44:16 - Tips to effectively plan your week 49:11 - Closing thoughts