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Habit # 3:
Put First Things First
In your notebook answer the
following question:
What is stress?
Write the class definition of stress here:
People who are organized and prioritize feel more comfortable,
secure, and relaxed.
People who are disorganized and don't prioritize feel more stressed,
One practical way that students can 'Put First Things First' is using an agenda!
What kinds of things could a student include in an agenda?
DISCUSS
SHARE!
1. School (assignment for Math due) 2. Friends (Megan's birthday)3. Extra curricular (Drama 4:00)4. Job (McDonald's 5:00 - 9:00)5. You (Survivor premiere, work out)
Possible Answers
Consider putting the most important "TO DOs" at the top of the page each week.
This Week's Assignment
At the end of this week I will be checking your agendas. I will give you a mark for how effectively
you used it.
Even if you may never use your agenda, you must use it for one week to schedule everything.
No Let's start now!
Take the next 5 minutes and write down some things in your agenda that you know are coming up
this week or next.
During the week, refer to your journal often! Morning, afternoon, evening.
Like The
Deciding What is What!What is the difference between something
important and something urgent?
Important Urgent
Most important things to you.
Things that contributeto your goals.
Pressing things.
Things that need to be done RIGHT NOW!
Urgent Not Urgent
Impo
rtant
Not
Impo
rtant
The Procrastinator The Prioritizer
The Yes-Man The Slacker
Exam Tomorrow
Friend Gets Injured
Late for Work
Project Due Today
Car Breaks Down
Planning, Goal Setting
Essay Due In a Week
Exercise
Relationships
Relaxation
Unimportant Phone Calls
Interruptions
Other People's Small Problems
Peer Pressure
Too Much TV
Endless Phone Calls
Excessive Computer Games
Time Wasters
Quadrant 1: The Procrastinator
Things that are both important and urgent
Procrastinators put things off until they
become a crisis. Planning ahead is not an option for them. They often feel stressed and burnt out. Their performance is
usually mediocre.
Quadrant 2: The Prioritizer
Things that are important, but not urgent
Prioritizers put first things first, plan
ahead, and are on top of things. As a result, they have control of
their life, are balanced, and have high performance. They know when to work, and when to
have fun!
Quadrant 3: The Yes-Man
Things that are urgent, but not important
They always want to please other people. They focus on the
"now", but miss out on important things. They only focus on
what is important for others. This leads to a lack of discipline, and being labelled a
'people pleaser'.
Quadrant 4: The Slacker
Things that are neither urgent, nor important
They love anything in excess! They sleep,
watch TV, or play video games way too much. School is the last thing on their ming. They would rather "hang out".
Results of this lifestyle are lack of responsibility and
flakiness.
OVERCOMING FEAR AND PEER PRESSURE
It takes courage and guts to fight against peer pressure and fear and stay true to your "first
things", like your values and standards.
ASSIGNMENT!
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take" Wayne Wayne Gretzky (Hockey Player)
"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves" Edmund Hillary (First person to climb Everest)
"Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt"
William Shakespeare
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference"
Robert Frost (Poet)
Choose one of the following quotes and respond to it. In your response discuss how the quote relates to this habit, what the
quote means to you, and how the quote relates to your life.
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