Contrary To What Most People Believe, Trust

More Essential Than Working On Attitudes And Behaviors Is Examining The Paradigms Out Of Which Those Attitudes And Behaviors Flow.

You Always Reap What You Sow; There Is No Shortcut.

We See The World, Not As It Is, But As We Are──or, As We Are Conditioned To See It.

The Ability To Subordinate An Impulse To A Value Is The Essence Of The Proactive Person.

Our Struggle To Put First Things First Can Be Characterized By The Contrast Between Two Powerful Tools That Direct Us: The Clock And The Compass. The Clock Represents Our Commitments, Appointments, Schedules, Goals, Activities - What We Do With, And How We Manage Our Time. The Compass Represents Our Vision, Values, Principles, Mission, Conscience, Direction - What We Feel Is Important And How We Lead Our Lives. In An Effort To Close The Gap Between The Clock And The Compass In Our Lives, Many Of Us Turn To The Field Of "time Management."