first thing first

Stephen Convey taught us in rule no 3 "First thing first". It is the principle of personal management.. where u organise and conduct your life with a mission, a set of values and goals. Time mgmt is especially important here. However, what brings me to this subject is the focus on what really matters most to you.

We live a life full of distraction.. constantly being influenced by what the media and others say.. without sufficient time alone to really ask ourselves what we really want. In fact, some of us are even too afraid to ask themselves this question - perhaps due to fear that we cant achieve it.. due to lack of self-confidence?

Buddha had a similar explanation to First Thing First. Extracted from the book Happiness by Matthieu Ricard.
It reminds us of the Buddha story of someone being hit by an arrow. Imagine you are being struck by an arrow! U wont be asking questions such as who hit u with an arrow, what material the arrow is made of, or if there's poison on the arrow.. U would probably be thinking how quickly and safely u can remove the arrow to save your precious little life!! rite? ;-)

So, First Thing First do have a few ways of looking at it but essentially it makes u think about all those important aspects of life.