Out of the three character habits that we have learned so far, this is the one that I know for a fact needs the most improvement in my life. I enjoyed watching Covey's explanation as to how many of us (myself included) are prioritizing what most would deem as being unimportant and not making enough time for the necessities. The four quadrants helped me better visualize the most logical way to "put first things first." I am so used to creating lists of everything that I need to accomplish and sometimes the lists can be quite overwhelming. I appreciate Covey's use of four distinct groups to focus our attention on one and move on to the next once finished.
I think this would be an excellent tool to share with our students, especially at the high school level. I encounter teenagers constantly procrastinating in school and saving their work for later. This blog post is evidence of me not putting the most urgent matters first. I have a very bad habit of putting all of my classwork off until the very last minute, something that I unfortunately picked up in college. Labeling the blog posts and other assignments as urgent and important is the responsible choice that will help further my career and eliminate the bad habits. I need to remind myself that this is temporary and will be rewarded with a master's degree. Educational leaders need to make prioritization a key part of their lives, something that I definitely need work on.
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AuthorRobert Marley Lerma is an online graduate student through San Diego State University. Weebly is being used to post blog posts for EDL 610 (Visionary Leadership). Archives
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