FIRST THINGS FIRST - The Art of Solving Life One Problem at a Time

What if your problems only feel impossible because you are looking at all of them at once?

Life rarely gives us one challenge at a time. Bills arrive alongside responsibilities. Dreams compete with obligations. Relationships demand attention while careers, families, finances, and personal struggles pull us in different directions. Eventually, everything begins to feel urgent—and when everything feels urgent, knowing where to begin becomes a problem of its own.

In FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Art of Solving Life One Problem at a Time, Dave Uwaifo offers a refreshing philosophy for navigating overwhelming seasons: you don’t have to solve everything—you have to solve what comes first.

Through relatable insights, memorable metaphors, and practical wisdom, the book explores how stepping away from the “aerial view” of our problems can transform seemingly impossible situations into manageable ones. A mountain becomes steps. A locked hallway becomes one door. A complicated future becomes the next right decision.

FIRST THINGS FIRST teaches readers to distinguish priorities from distractions, break intimidating challenges into smaller victories, build momentum through action, and develop the calm confidence of a problem-solver.

Because progress isn’t about having your entire life figured out.

It’s about knowing what deserves your attention now.

You may not be able to fix everything today.

But you can fix something.

And sometimes, solving that one thing changes everything that comes after it.

First things first.

One problem. One step. One victory at a time.