2. “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. John F
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. John F. Kennedy

3. Purpose of Habit 7
Keeping your personal self sharp so that you can better deal with life.
STAY AT YOUR BEST

4. Regularly renewing and strengthening the dimensions of your life

5. Balance Is Better
To perform at your peak, you need to strive for balance in all four dimensions.
Balance is important because how you do in one dimension of life will affect the other three.
Analogy: If one of your vehicle’s tires is out of balance, all four will wear unevenly, not just one.

6. Balance Is Better
It’s hard to be friendly (heart) when you’re exhausted (body).
It also works the other way. When you’re motivated and in tune with yourself (soul), it’s easier to focus on your studies (mind) and to be more friendly (heart).

7. Take Time For A Time-Out
Just like a car needs regular tune-ups maintenance, and oil changes.
You need time out to rejuvenate the best thing you’ve got going for yourself- you!

8. Caring for Your Body
Your body is a tool, and if you take good care of it, it will serve you well.
Ways to stay physically sharp
Sleeping Habits
Physical Relaxation
Good Nutrition
Proper Exercise
Two Rules when it comes to NUTRITION:
Listen to your body
Be Moderate and avoid extremes

9. USDA MyPlate Approach ½ plate w/fruits and veg ½ plate w/whole grains
Healthy proteins: fish, chicken, nuts or beans
Dairy: low fat milk or yogurt
Eat less fast food and processed food b/c loaded w/fat, sugar, salt etc.
6-8 glasses of water daily

10. Caring for Your Body - Exercise
Good for your heart and lungs
Gives you a shot of energy, melts stress away, clears the mind
Ways to Exercise
Play sports / Run / Walk /Bike
Skate / Dance / Stretch / Aerobics
Weight Lifting
Best Results: 20 – 30 minutes a sessions 3X a week
Find something you enjoy doing, so that it’s easy to maintain.

11. Ways to Destroy Your Body
Addictive Substances
Alcohol
Car Accidents
Suicide
Homicide
Drugs
Tobacco
Cause skin to prematurely age
Yellow your teeth
Cause bad breath
Triple your cavities
Receding gums
Discolored fingertips
Cancer
Many people begin drinking, smoking, or doing drugs in an attempt to display their freedom, only to find that they eventually develop an addiction that destroys their freedom.

12. Through schooling, extracurricular activities, hobbies, jobs etc.
Develop Brain Power
Through schooling, extracurricular activities, hobbies, jobs etc.

13. Caring for Your Brain The Key to Unlocking Your Future
Pay the price - Get an education- It will be well worth your time and money
An education is an investment in your future
Statistics have shown more education – more money
Don’t let a lack of money be the reason you don’t get more education.
Scholarships
Grants
Loans
Student-Aid Options

14. Sharpen Your Mind Best approach to expand your mind - Read
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Ways to keep mind sharp:
Travel
Plant a garden
Crossword Puzzles/Sudoku/Board Games
Debate/Write/Play Chess/Play an instrument

15. Find Your Niche Find subjects you enjoy and build upon them
Take additional classes
Check out books / watch movies on the topic
Don’t let school be your only form of education
Let the world be your campus

16. Don’t Let School Get in the Way of Your Education
Some sacrifice their educations for some of the reasons
Thinking you don’t need an education
Becoming obsessed with a part-time job, girlfriend, a car or a band.
Don’t let your involvement with sports infer with you education

17. Admissions offices and Companies look for in a person.
Desire – How bad do you want it?
Standardized Test Scores – How well you did on ACT, SAT, GRE?
Extracurricular – What other activities were you involved in?
Letter of recommendation – What others think of you?
Grade point average – How well you did in school?
Communication Skills – How well do you communicate verbally (interview) and in writing (application essay)?

18. Mental Barriers of building the brain
Screen time
Too much TV, Computer, Video Game not good.
The Nerd Syndrome
Some people believe being studious isn’t cool
Take pride in your mental abilities, lots of wealthy and successful people were once nerds
Pressure
High expectations sometimes creates pressure
REMEMBER: The stress that results from success is much more tolerable than the regret that results from not trying your best.

19. Have the desire to learn Pay the price
Key to honing your mind
You Gotta Wanna
Have the desire to learn
Pay the price

20. Caring for Your Heart
Key to keeping your heart healthy and strong is to laugh
Laughter help the heart in the following ways:
Helps us think more clearly
Help us cope with the difficulties of life
Reduces stress levels
Relaxes us as it lowers our heart rate and blood pressure
Connects us with others
Release endorphins, the brain’s natural painkillers

21. Ways to Feed Your Soul Meditating Serving Others Journal Writing
Listening to Music
Alone Time
Inspiration Quotes
Reading Inspiring Books
Drawing
Praying
Thinking Deeply
Practicing a Religion

22. Mother Nature has healing powers.
You can find peace, comfort and serenity which can uplift your spirit.

23. Journal / Sacred Box (keep mementos)
Become your solace (comfort/support)
Place where you can pour your heart out
Helps you clear your mind, boost your confidence and help you find yourself
Strengthen your tool of self-awareness
It’s fun and enlightening

24. Your Spiritual Diet/You’re Disturbing My Sleep
The activities you use to feed your soul basically develop your inner qualities / what feeds your soul
You become what you view, hear, and read
BEWARE OF all the uncensored garbage found with technology NOT GOOD FOR THE SOUL
Be wise and aware of how these activities and how they could affect you in a negative way.

25. Fried Frogs Characteristics of Addictions Creates short-term pleasures
Becomes the primary focus of your life
Temporarily eliminates pain
Give an artificial sense of self-worth, power, control, security and intimacy
Worsens the problems and feelings you are trying to escape from

26. Get Real There is time for everything.
You have to make time for renewal
If you go too hard for too long, you won’t think as clearly, you’ll get cranky, and you’ll begin to lose perspective.

27. You Can Do It Sharpening the saw won’t just happen to you.
It’s a Q2 Activity (Important but not urgent)
Be Proactive and make it happen
Take time out, once a day, once a week…whatever works for you to SHARPEN YOUR SAW