What is "first things first"

prov. Deal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.

First Things First (1994) is a self-help book written by Stephen Covey, A. Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill. It offers a time management approach that, if established as a habit, is intended to help a person achieve "effectiveness" by aligning him- or herself to "First Things". The approach is a further development of the approach popularized in Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and other titles.

First Things First may refer to:

• First Things First (album), by Bob Bennett
• First Things First (book), a self-help book by Stephen Covey and A. Roger and Rebecca R. Merrill
• First Things First 1964 manifesto, a statement concerning graphic design
• First Things First 2000 manifesto, an updated version of the above
• First Things First Foundation, a U.S. Christian organization
• "First Things First", a 1956 poem by W. H. Auden, which closes with the oft-quoted line "Thousands have lived without love, not one without water."
• "First Things First", a song by Neon Trees on their album " Pop Psychology"

First Things First is Bob Bennett's first release. It was released about three years after he became a Christian.