This week, we're diving into Stephen R. Covey's "First Things First — a book that's basically an intervention for anyone who's ever felt like their to-do list is a psychological warfare device designed to make them feel perpetually inadequate.
Why is it that sometimes we don’t do our first thing first?
We have many tricks, methods, tools, and info to control our time; we’ve learned that if we work harder, learn new things, and do better and faster, we can do anything.
But why do people get frustrated and live in guilt instead of all that?
Mr. Covey disagreed with traditional time management. He said it is pointless to bask our happiness on our ability to control everything. We can’t control the consequences of choice. Universal laws and principles do.
In this book, he represents a dramatically different approach to time management. It is a principle-centered approach.
Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Effective People helped people manage their work and home lives in real-time management.
This approach provides you with a compass, as it is more significant than the speed of your progress to determine your destination.
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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Summary (Stephen R. Covey)
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hey everyone I think we've all felt it
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right felt what that overwhelm oh yeah
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when you're just you know chasing
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deadlines and juggling a million things
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and wondering are we really like are we
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making any Headway yeah on the things
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that actually matter right yeah well on
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this deep dive yeah we're going to
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explore um some really cool ideas from
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Stephen CO's first things first oh okay
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and um they might just change your whole
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approach to time M you know time
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management and maybe even life itself
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okay um we're working with a great
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summary of the book right and uh our
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mission today is to kind of give you
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some practical tools yeah and and A New
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Perspective to to conquer that feeling
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of overwhelm and start prioritizing like
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a pro nice yeah I like that so it's not
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just about you know cramming more into
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your day it's about making sure the
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things that you do do actually align
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with your values and your goals exactly
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that's it and I love how cubby uses this
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analogy of the clock and the compass oh
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yeah that's a good one to illustrate
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this you know so like the clock
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represents you know our schedules and
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our deadlines that constant thicking
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yeah but the compass that's our internal
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guide you know our values our sense of
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purpose our you know all of that do you
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ever feel like that disconnect oh all
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the time where where you're running on
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the treadmill like you're busy but
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you're not really moving in the
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direction you want to go that's it yeah
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that's a feeling um so many of us
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experience and I think um yeah that's
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kind of what cvy calls the gap between
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the clock and the compass you know we
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might be like checking things off the
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to-do list but are we really living a
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life that reflects what matters most
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yeah exactly and it's so easy to get
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sucked into um what he calls the urgency
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ition yeah that's a good one like our
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society often equates busyness yeah with
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importance right it's almost like a a
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badge of honor to be stressed out and
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overwhelmed no it's a CH but but is that
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really how we want to live I think KY
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would argue that it's not right and um
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He suggests that this constant focus on
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urgency can actually lead us to neglect
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the things that um right that really
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contribute to our long-term well-being
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and
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fulfillment okay so so how do we break
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free from this urgency addiction right
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well kbby introduces this concept of the
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time management
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Matrix which um I'll admit sound a
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little okay intimidating yet know what
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you mean at first yeah it does some
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little technical but it's actually um
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very simple but powerful tool okay so
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imagine four boxes or or quadrants all
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right I got you and two of those
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quadrants represent things that are
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urgent like demanding our attention
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right now I feel that yeah but the other
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two represent things that might not be
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urgent okay but they're still like
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really important for our long-term goals
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and and happiness so it's not just about
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doing things quickly it's about doing
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the right things yeah it is right yeah
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exactly that's the key cuvy argues that
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we need to prioritize activities in that
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quadrant of not urgent but important
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okay you know these are the things that
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often get neglected yeah because they're
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not urgent right exactly because they
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don't have a looming deadline right but
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they're really the key to um living a
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more fulfilling and and principle
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centered life like spending quality time
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with loved ones taking care of our
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health pursuing um our passions you know
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those things they can feel so easy to
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put off yeah totally when the work
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deadline is looming for sure
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but they're like the things that
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actually bring us real meaning and joy
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you know it's true they they ultimately
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contribute to our Effectiveness in all
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areas of life I'm starting to see how
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this all connects good but
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um cubby doesn't just talk about time
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management in a vacuum right he he talks
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about living a principal centered life
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so what does that even mean what does
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that mean well it um yeah it means
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aligning your actions with your like
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deepest values okay you know and
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highlights these like four fundamental
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human needs and it's to live okay to
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love to learn and to leave a legacy wow
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that's that's a good one right and he
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argues that when we um yeah when we make
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choices that honor these needs okay
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we're kind of naturally drawn to those
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um not urgent but important activities
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so it's about finding that sweet spot
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where our actions are like know
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reflecting both our deepest values and
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our long-term goals oh it is yeah that
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sounds great in theory yeah it does but
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but how do we actually make it happen
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right well that's where the quadrant 2
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weekly organizing process comes in and
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um it might sound I don't know a little
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technical yeah it might but it's
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actually a very practical and adaptable
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system okay I'm intrigued tell me more
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okay so it starts with um getting really
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clear on on your vision and Mission okay
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you know what do you want your life to
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stand for what kind of impact do you
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want to make then you know think about
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your different roles in life right right
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you know parent partner professional
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friend yeah all of those and then like
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identify the not urgent but important
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goals okay for each role so if if one of
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my roles is like
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friend a quadrant 2 goal might be to
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like you know yeah finally schedule that
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monthly dinner with my with my close
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friends that's a great example we always
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talk about but never you know yeah quite
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make happen right we all have those you
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know yeah exactly it's about being
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intentional with your time and making
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sure you're making space for the things
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that contribute to a a fulfilling life
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in all areas this is making a lot of
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sense I can already see how this this
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approach yeah could could shift my
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mindset from feeling constantly like
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reactive yeah to being more proactive
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yeah yeah and and intentional and that's
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a big part of what kvy is is getting at
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here he's not just talking about you
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know managing time he's talking about
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leading Our Lives yeah so it's about
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making conscious choices that that move
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us closer to the life we envision right
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rather than just letting the the urgent
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things dictate our every move exactly
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right but you know it's not just about
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individual effort okay cvy also
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emphasizes this importance of
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interdependence interdependence what
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what does that have to do with okay time
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management well think about it um we
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rarely achieve our goals in isolation
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right we need others and and nurturing
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those relationships building trust
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collaborating effectively those are all
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you know quadrant to activities that can
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actually save us time and energy in the
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long run wait so how can
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neglecting urgent tasks and focusing on
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relationships save time it might seem
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counterintuitive yeah but think about it
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this way when you invest in building you
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know strong supportive relationships
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yeah you're creating this network of
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people who can help you offer different
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perspectives right prevent
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misunderstandings down the line right
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and that saves you from a lot of
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potential like headaches and fire drills
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you know yeah those urgent which are
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definitely urgent but not important but
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not necessarily important right right in
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the grand scheme of things ah that makes
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sense yeah so so it's about playing the
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long game it is right and recognizing
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that investing in relationships now can
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save us time and energy yeah it's like
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that um you know cuy talks about the
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shift from a mindset of
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Independence to interdependence okay
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it's about recognizing that that we're
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all connect connected right yeah and our
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success is is often um intertwined with
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the success of others so so how do we
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actually put this
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interdependence yes into practice Yeah
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that's the question especially when
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we're when we're feeling that pressure
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to constantly be doing and accomplishing
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things yeah cvy emphasizes the
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importance of okay effective
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communication you know understanding
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different perspectives and building
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trust these are all like you know
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quadrant 2 activi
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that can feel um time consuming in the
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moment but ultimately I think they um
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contribute to more harmonious and
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productive relationships okay can you
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give me an example sure yeah of what
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that might look like okay so imagine
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you're working on a project with a team
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and there's like a disagreement about
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the best way to approach you know a
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particular task instead of like getting
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caught up in a power struggle or or
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trying to like force your own idea you
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could take the time to to Really listen
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to your teammates perspective try to
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understand like where they're coming
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from and work together to find a
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solution that that everyone feels good
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about that sounds a lot more productive
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I think so and probably a lot less
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stressful than than just butting heads
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and trying to you know right get my own
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way exactly right and in the long run um
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I think that approach will likely save
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you time and energy okay because you've
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you've avoided unnecessary conflict and
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built um stronger relationships with
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your team it's like that's saying what's
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that an ounce of prevention is worth a
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pound of cure yeah I like that one right
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investing in those um yeah quadrant 2
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activities up front can help us avoid a
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lot of
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urgent but ultimately unimportant
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exactly that's it chy reminds us that
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this princi principle of um
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interdependence okay applies not just to
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our our professional lives right but to
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our personal lives as well okay so
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making time for
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heart-to-heart
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conversations with with loved ones
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really listening right to what they have
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to say y being present in those
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interactions those are all quadrant two
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activities yeah that can that can
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strengthen our relationships and prevent
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you know yeah bigger issues down the
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road exactly it's about um nurturing
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those connections even when they don't
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feel urgent because they're ultimately
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what give our lives meaning and joy you
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know so we we've talked about the time
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management Matrix right the importance
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of prioritizing quadrate 2 activities
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and this idea of shifting from
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Independence to interdependence yeah but
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um there's still this nagging question
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in my mind okay what's that how how do
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we actually determine yeah what's truly
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important right you know I mean we all
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have different values and goals what
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might be a quadrant 2 activity for one
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person right could be a total waste of
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time yeah for another person right
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that's that's a that's a great question
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and it goes to the heart of um okay
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cuffy's concept of living a a principal
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centered life okay you know he he argues
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that our our deepest values okay should
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be like the compass guiding our choices
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so it's not about following someone
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else's definition exact of success or
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importance it's not it's about figuring
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out what truly matters to us as
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individuals as individuals exactly and
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cvy um He suggests we we ask ourselves
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some fundamental questions like yeah
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what do I want my life to stand for what
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kind of impact do I want to make on the
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world what what brings me a sense of
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purpose and fulfillment it's about like
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yeah getting really clear on our own
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internal Compass it is yeah yeah that
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sense of direction that that guides our
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choices and and helps us prioritize
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effectively I love that it's it's not
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about following someone else's formula
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for Success it's about like it's about
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crafting a life yeah that feels
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authentic and meaningful to us to me to
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you to you yeah yeah exactly and cvy um
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emphasizes that this is you know not a a
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one-time exercise but like an ongoing
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okay process of self-discovery and
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refinement right CU our values might
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evolve over time our priorities might
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shift right and and that's okay yeah
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that's okay the key is to to stay
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connected to our inner Compass mhm and
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and make sure our actions are reflecting
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what truly matters this is making a lot
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of sense good but um yeah I have to
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admit it can still feel overwhelming it
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can like where do we even begin right
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well cvy um he provides a very practical
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framework for putting these principles
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into action okay and it all starts with
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that quadrant 2 weekly organizing
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process remember we talked about you
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know identifying your roles and setting
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goals for each right yeah like setting a
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goal to have that monthly dinner
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with friends exactly as part of my
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friend role the quadrant 2 weekly
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organizing process takes that a step
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further and it helps you um create a
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concrete plan for the week ahead so it's
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about taking those big picture values
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and like translating them into get
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concrete concrete actions actions for
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the week precisely and and it's not just
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about sending goals right it's about
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creating a a decisionmaking framework
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okay a decision- making frame
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yeah what what does that look like yeah
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soby suggests that before you commit to
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any new appointments or tasks okay ask
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yourself like three key questions okay
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give them to me okay the first one is
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why am I doing this okay so that's about
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making sure the activity yes aligns with
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my aligns with your values values and
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goals values and goals exactly then ask
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yourself okay how can I do this most
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effectively okay so that's about finding
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right the most efficient efficient and
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impactful and impactful way to approach
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the task got it and then finally ask
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yourself okay when is the best time to
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do this okay so that's about like
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scheduling scheduling the activity in a
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way that makes sense for your your
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overall priorities and energy levels
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this is this is good this is good yeah I
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like these questions by by consistently
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asking ourselves these questions right
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mhm we can ensure that we're making
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conscious choices that support our
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values and goals rather than just
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reacting to whatever seems urgent right
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right in the moment okay I'm starting to
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see how this all fits together it's
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about being proactive proactive rather
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than reactive reactive making those
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quadrant 2 activities a priority a
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priority and and using our values as a
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compass as a compass to guide our
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decisions to guide our decisions but
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what happens what happens when when when
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the unexpected inevitably uh throws a
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wrench in our plans right right well
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that's where the final two steps okay of
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the quadrant to weekly organizing
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process come in right exercising
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Integrity in the moment okay and
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evaluating our progress so so even with
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the best laid plans life happens life
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happens and we need to be adaptable we
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do we do exercising Integrity in the
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moment means making choices that align
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with our values even when faced with you
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know unexpected challenges or
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distractions you know so it might mean
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saying no to something okay that seems
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urgent right but doesn't align with our
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goals okay or it might mean like
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delegating a task to free up time yeah
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for something more important so it's
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about being it's about being flexible
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flexible but still staying true but
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still true to our priorities exactly and
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then that final step yeah evaluating our
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progress mhm is about like okay taking
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some time at the end of the week MH to
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reflect on how things went you know like
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what worked well yeah what could we do
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differently next time right what did we
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what did we learn about ourselves about
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ourselves and our priorities and our
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priorities it's like a it's like a
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continuous feedback loop it is yeah it's
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like constantly refining our approach
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refining adjusting and making sure we're
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on track and that's what cvy means when
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he talks about moving from like time
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management to to personal leadership
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right it's not about you know right
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rigidly sticking to his schedule but
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about creating a system okay that helps
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us um live our lives with intention and
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purpose okay I'm I'm really starting to
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see yeah the power of this approach good
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it's it's not just about it's not just
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about getting things done getting things
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done it's about it's about living a life
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that
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reflects our deepest reflects our values
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and aspirations and aspirations yeah
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exactly and and cvy would argue yeah
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that when we when we align our actions
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with our
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values we experience this like profound
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sense of Peace okay and fulfillment that
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sounds amazing it is pretty great but
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how how do we actually cultivate that
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sense of Peace yeah especially in a
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world that feels I don't know chaotic
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and chaotic and demanding Cy um yeah he
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emphasizes the importance of connecting
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with our conscience okay you know that
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inner voice that guides us towards
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what's what's right and true so it's
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about taking the time to to reflect to
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reflect yeah to check in with ourselves
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and make sure our actions are in
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alignment with our values exactly and
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it's it's not about being perfect it's
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about being be being Mindful and
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intentional right you know cvy suggests
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like pausing throughout the day okay
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asking ourselves if if our actions are
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are reflecting our values and and making
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adjustments when necessary so it's about
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creating those those moments of
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Stillness it is it amidst the busyness
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amidst the chaos the craziness those
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those moments where we can we can
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reconnect with our reconnect with our
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Compass Inc Compass our inner compass
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and and make sure we're we're on course
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this is this is good stuff stuff I think
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so all right so so that brings us to
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another key Concept in in first things
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first the power of synergy synergy yeah
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isn't that like a business buzz word it
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is it is but um but cvy uses it in a
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much broader sense okay he argues that
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when people come together with with a
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shared vision and and a spirit of
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collaboration they can achieve like
19:54
results that are greater than the sum
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okay of their individual effort so it's
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it's about recognizing it's about
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recognizing you accomplish we can
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accomplish more together more than Alone
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Together than we can alone exactly and
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and this applies not just to teams and
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organizations but to our our personal
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relationships as well so when when we
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approach our our interactions with a
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spirit of of openness and and empathy
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empathy and and a willingness to to
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learn from each other yes we we create
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the conditions for Synergy to flourish
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we do it's about um you know moving from
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a mindset of competition to a mindset of
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cooperation okay so instead of it being
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like a zero sum game right exactly it's
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it's it's abundant we can all win we can
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all win right exactly and and cvy would
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argue that this this shift in
20:50
perspective can lead to Greater
20:52
creativity Innovation and and ultimately
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a a deeper sense of fulfillment okay in
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in all areas of life this idea of
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synergy is really resonating with me
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yeah it's like that old saying what's
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that you know two heads are better than
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one but it's it's more than just like
21:09
brainstorming ideas together it's about
21:12
creating a space where everyone feels
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right heard and valued heard and valued
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you know and where different
21:19
perspectives can can come together to
21:21
create something truly remarkable
21:23
exactly and cvy argues that this this
21:26
principle of synergy is essential for
21:29
creating a a a more peaceful and
21:32
fulfilling life so it's not just about
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it's not just about personal
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Effectiveness personal Effectiveness
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it's about creating like a positive
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ripple effect that extends outward right
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to our relationship our communities and
21:48
even the world The World At Large yeah
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the world precisely and cvy reminds us
21:53
that you know this is an ongoing Journey
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it's not about achieving like some kind
21:58
of right perfect perfect balance or
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balance or end point end point it's
22:03
about like constantly striving to to
22:06
live in alignment with our values and
22:09
and create a life that
22:11
feels um okay meaningful meaningful and
22:15
purposeful and purposeful this has been
22:17
so eye openening this conversation I
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feel like I have a a whole new framework
22:22
for approaching time management yeah
22:25
goal setting right and and just life in
22:27
general life in general but before we
22:30
wrap up okay I have one more question
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all right sure cvy talks a lot about the
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importance of um personal renewal yes
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taking time to to recharge and reconnect
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with ourselves yeah how does that um
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yeah fit into this whole picture yeah
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how does that fit into like prioritizing
22:48
quadrant 2 activities and and living a
22:51
principal centered life yeah yeah that's
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a great question cvy would um yeah he
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would argue that personal renewal is is
22:59
not a a luxury but like a necessity
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right it's about you know taking care of
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our our physical mental emotional and
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and spiritual well-being okay so that we
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can like show up as our best selves our
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best selves in in all areas of life so
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it's it's not selfish it's not selfish
23:20
to take time for ourselves it's actually
23:23
essential for being effective in our in
23:27
our relationships in our work Y and
23:29
everything else we do exactly and um cvy
23:33
He suggests that we you know make
23:36
personal renewal a irregular part of our
23:38
lives so what does that what does that
23:40
look
23:40
like well that might mean you know
23:43
taking time for exercise meditation
23:46
spending time in nature pursuing Hobbies
23:49
or or anything else that um that that
23:52
really nourishes our our souls and helps
23:55
us recharge so those those activities
23:58
that might seem like indulgent or I
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don't know maybe even like frivolous
24:03
frivolous are actually are actually
24:05
quadrant 2 activity quad to activities
24:07
in Disguise in Disguise they're the
24:09
things that help us stay energized and
24:12
focused and and resilient and resilient
24:16
when when things get tough when when
24:18
life throws us curveballs right and and
24:21
cvy emphasizes that um yeah you know
24:24
personal renewal is not a one siiz
24:27
fits-all approach
24:29
what works for one person might not work
24:31
for another the key is to to find what
24:36
nourishes and recharges you yeah what
24:38
works for you and make it you know a
24:40
regular part of your routine okay I love
24:43
that yeah it's about like it's about
24:45
giving ourselves permission yeah giving
24:47
ourselves permission to to prioritize to
24:49
prioritize our wellbe our well-being
24:52
knowing that it's it's not just about
24:55
selfcare okay right it's about creating
24:58
the conditions for a more fulfilling and
25:02
impactful life an impactful life I like
25:04
that okay and cvy um yeah he would argue
25:08
that yeah that when we invest in our own
25:12
well-being okay we're we're better
25:15
equipped to right contribute to the
25:17
well-being of others it's like that um
25:20
that oxygen mask analogy oh yeah yeah
25:22
that they use love that one on on
25:24
airplanes yeah right you you have to put
25:26
your own mask on first you got to put
25:27
your own mask Mas on first before you
25:29
can help anyone else exactly and that
25:32
and that brings us back to the the core
25:35
message of um okay first things first
25:38
okay what's that it's not about you know
25:42
right managing time it's about leading
25:45
our lives right with intention with
25:48
intention and purpose and purpose it's
25:50
about making choices that align with you
25:53
know all right our deepest values
25:55
deepest values yeah and create a life
25:56
that feels yeah authentic authentic and
25:59
meaningful meaningful yeah this has been
26:02
such an incredible deep dive it's been
26:04
fun into first things first I feel like
26:07
I have like a whole new toolkit for for
26:10
approaching you know time management
26:12
time management goal setting full
26:14
setting and just life in general life in
26:17
general um what's the one key takeaway
26:21
you hope our listeners will walk away
26:23
with today I think the the most
26:25
important takeaway is that you know it's
26:27
it's never too late to start living a a
26:30
more principle centered life it's it's
26:33
not about being perfect it's about
26:36
making making conscious choices okay
26:39
each day each day that that move us
26:42
closer to the life to the life we truly
26:44
want we truly want yeah it's about um
26:48
embracing the journey and and trusting
26:51
that with with each step we we take
26:55
we're we're creating a a more fulfilling
26:57
fulfilling en impactful impactful life
26:59
for ourselves for ourselves and those
27:02
around us beautifully said thanks and
27:04
and remember listeners yeah it's all
27:07
about progress progress not Perfection
27:10
not Perfection start by you know
27:12
identifying just one quadrant to
27:15
activity quadrant to activity that you
27:16
can commit to this week this week you
27:19
know something that's that's not not
27:22
urgent urgent but deeply important
27:25
deeply important for for your well-being
27:27
for your wellbeing your relationship or
27:29
your goals or your goals write it down
27:32
write it down schedule it schedule it in
27:34
your calendar in your Calender and make
27:37
it a non-negotiable make it a
27:39
non-negotiable and if you're feeling I
27:40
don't know stuck or or overwhelmed over
27:44
remember you don't have to do this alone
27:46
you don't reach out to a friend reach
27:48
out a mentor a mentor a coach for
27:51
support for support and most importantly
27:54
yeah be kind to yourself be kind to your
27:58
s change takes time it does and and
28:01
every step you take you take in the
28:04
direction of a more fulfilling life a
28:07
more fulfilling life is a victory is a
28:09
victory worth celebrating worth
28:12
celebrating thank you so much thanks for
28:15
having me sharing your insights today
28:17
it's been fun this has been an
28:19
incredibly valuable conversation thank
28:22
you and listeners thank you for joining
28:25
us yeah thanks everyone on this deep die
28:29
deep die into first things first first
28:31
things first we'll see you next time see
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you
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