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

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Not

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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.