Priorities need to be established and focused on to accomplish your goals.

Getting the right things done.

Steven Covey wrote in "First Things First"that

• what is more important than how fast you're going is where you're headed
• a meaningful life is a matter of what you do and why, not how fast you got there
• there are no short-cuts in life

He describes the difference between the clock and the compass:

• Clock: represents our committments, appointments,schedules, goals and activities. What we do with our time and how we manage our time
• Compass: represents our vision, values principles, mission, conscience, direction. What we feel is important to how we lead our lives.