The 7 habits of highly effective people is used in the script of Coronation Street
The script writers of Coronation Street are using the words of Dr. Stephen R Covey from his book “The 7 habits of highly effective people.”
On the evening of 28th April, the character known as Blanche Hunt, played by actress Maggie Jones, was in the bookmakers placing a bet on the horses. Another character, Lloyd the taxi driver, played by Craig Charles, came in behind here in a rush and attempted to ahead of Blanche to place his bet.
Lloyd was frantic and said “Sorry Blanche, they’re under starters orders so I need to place this bet right now.”
As he stretched his arm over the shoulder of Blanche, she stopped him and those immortal words came out with a triumphant tone of alacrity.
“Poor planing on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part”
What a great line this is! Perhaps we should use it more in our every lives and more importantly, in business?
How often do you get side-tracked by someone else dumping their “poor planning” on you?
As Dr. Stephen R Covey says, “Urgent is usually defined by other people and their deadlines, not yours.”
Spend less time on what is classed as urgent and more time on what is important.
I highly recommend Dr. Stephen Covey’s book, “7 Habits of highly effective people“, especially if you are experiencing problems with prioritising your workload and time management.
If you have read this book, please leave your comments below - good or bad as a balanced view is important.
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