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

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

Urgency addiction is a self-destructive behavior that temporarily fills the void created by unmet needs. And instead of meeting these needs, the tools and approaches of time management often feed the addiction. They keep us focused on daily prioritization of the urgent.

compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction—what we feel is important and how we lead our lives.

God was at the center of your life, everything else would find its proper place.

Life is a mission and not a career.

The principles you live by create the world you live in. So when you change the principles you live by, you can change your world. Your mission statement serves to summarize the principles you want to live by.

The main thing Is to keep the main thing the main thing.

if God was at the center of your life, everything else would find its proper place.

Pareto Principle—80 percent of the results flow out of 20 percent of the activities.

Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.

Consider: What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?