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2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Meditate 4/27/2015 3:10 AM135th Grade

14. Pray 4/27/2015 3:10 AM145th Grade

15. Journal 4/27/2015 3:10 AM155th Grade

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

17. Worship 4/27/2015 3:10 AM175th Grade

18. 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

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

20. Read 4/27/2015 3:10 AM205th Grade

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

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

23. 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

24. 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

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

26. 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

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

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

29. 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

30. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. 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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