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Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw I take care of my body by eating right, exercising, and getting sleep. I spend time with family and friends. I learn in lots of ways and lots of places. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM25th Grade

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw -Sharpen the Saw is the habit of personal renewal. -For people to be truly effective they need to take time out to revitalize, retool, refresh, and rethink. Otherwise, burn out is experienced. -The four area of life that require sharpening are the physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM35th Grade

Covey’s Analogy Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree. "What are you doing?" you ask. "Can't you see?" comes the impatient reply. "I'm sawing down this tree.“ "You look exhausted!" you exclaim. "How long have you been at it?“ "Over five hours," he returns, "and I'm beat! This is hard work.“ "Well why don't you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?" you inquire. "I'm sure it would go a lot faster.“ "I don't have time to sharpen the saw," the man says emphatically. "I'm too busy sawing!" 4/27/2015 3:10 AM45th Grade

What Sharpening the Saw Isn’t - Downtime -A Vacation -A Day off -A Nap 4/27/2015 3:10 AM55th Grade

We need and deserve these things, but they do not make us more productive. We are merely laying the saw down and returning to a dull saw when we do these things. Sharpening the saw is active. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM65th Grade

The Physical Dimension The physical dimension involves caring for your physical body by: 4/27/2015 3:10 AM75th Grade

Improving your diet 4/27/2015 3:10 AM85th Grade

Having an exercise routine that includes flexibility, strength training, and cardio 4/27/2015 3:10 AM95th Grade

Getting enough rest and relaxation 4/27/2015 3:10 AM105th Grade

The Spiritual Dimension The spiritual dimension is your center, your commitment to your value system 4/27/2015 3:10 AM115th Grade

Examples of activities for the spiritual dimension: 4/27/2015 3:10 AM125th Grade

Meditate 4/27/2015 3:10 AM135th Grade

Pray 4/27/2015 3:10 AM145th Grade

Journal 4/27/2015 3:10 AM155th Grade

Listen to spiritual music 4/27/2015 3:10 AM165th Grade

Worship 4/27/2015 3:10 AM175th Grade

The Mental Dimension The mental dimension stresses the importance of keeping your mind sharp by reading, writing, organizing and planning. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM185th Grade

Sample activities for the mental dimension: 4/27/2015 3:10 AM195th Grade

Read 4/27/2015 3:10 AM205th Grade

Attend programs or seminars 4/27/2015 3:10 AM215th Grade

Learn a new skill 4/27/2015 3:10 AM225th Grade

The Social/Emotional Dimension The social/emotional dimension focuses on the principles of personal leadership, empathetic communication and creative cooperation. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM235th Grade

A c t i v i t i e s i n t h i s a r e a c o u l d b e : 4/27/2015 3:10 AM245th Grade

J o i n i n g a c l u b 4/27/2015 3:10 AM255th Grade

B u i l d i n g / s t r e n g t h e n i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s a n d f r i e n d s h i p s 4/27/2015 3:10 AM265th Grade

L a u g h i n g 4/27/2015 3:10 AM275th Grade

G o i n g o n a d a t e 4/27/2015 3:10 AM285th Grade

F a c e b o o k o r o t h e r s o c i a l n e t w o r k s 4/27/2015 3:10 AM295th Grade

I n t e r e s t i n g c o n v e r s a t i o n s 4/27/2015 3:10 AM305th Grade

Sharpening the Saw In the Classroom 4/27/2015 3:10 AM315th Grade

For a student it might sound something like this: 4/27/2015 3:10 AM325th Grade

I take care of my body by eating right and exercising, and getting sleep. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM335th Grade

I spend time with family and friends. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM345th Grade

I learn in lots of ways and lots of places, not just at school. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM355th Grade

I take time to find meaningful ways to help others. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM365th Grade

Sample Lesson Habit Seven – Sharpen the Saw Relaxation Explain to students that the benefit of working hard all day is extra PAT (preferred activity time) at the end of the day… if behavior permits. ***Cut out picture of a saw – use vis a vis markers to write the name of the students that deserve the PAT. 4/27/2015 3:10 AM375th Grade

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