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CONTENTS

Introduction

Section One
THE CLOCK AND THE COMPASS

1 How Many People on Their Deathbed Wish They'd Spent More Time at the Office?
2 The Urgency Addiction
3 To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy

Section Two
THE MAIN THING IS TO KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING

4 Quadrant II Organizing: The Process of Putting First Things First
5 The Passion of Vision
6 The Balance of Roles
7 The Power of Goals
8 The Perspective of the Week
9 Integrity in the Moment of Choice
10 Learning from Living

Section Three
THE SYNERGY OF INTERDEPENDENCE

11 The Interdependent Reality
12 First Things First Together
13 Empowerment from the inside Out

Section Four
THE POWER AND PEACE OF PRINCIPLE-CENTERED LIVING

14 From Time Management to Personal Leadership
15 The Peace of the Results
Epilogue

Appendices

Appendix A: Mission Statement Workshop
Appendix B: A Review of Time Management Literature
Appendix C: The Wisdom Literature
Notes
Problem/Opportunity Index
Index