You’ve Made It!
This is number 7 – Woo Hoo
April, 2013
*** This material is based on the book – 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
“To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.”
• Mother Teresa
• Sharpen the Saw is about renewing yourself and balancing the
key areas of your life: physical, mental, social/emotional and
spiritual.
• It’s some people’s favorite Habit – but also the hardest to do!
• Fold it into quarters.
• Label boxes like this:
Body (physical)
Heart (relationships)
Soul (spiritual)
Brain (mental)
• List all of the things you DO to sharpen your saw in each of the
four categories.
• When finished pass into your Advisor.
Body
• The physical dimension
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Exercise
Eat Healthy
Sleep Well
Relax
Heart
• The mental dimension
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Read
Educate
Write
Learn New Skills
Heart
• The emotional dimension
• Build relationships (RBA & PBA)
• Give service
• Laugh
Soul
• The spiritual dimension
• Mediate
• Keep a journal
• Take in quality media
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Examine what you eat – remember Health Class 
Use it or Lose it – exercise helps clear your mind
Eat breakfast
Give up a bad habit for a week. Go without soda, fried foods,
donuts, energy drinks or whatever else might be hurting your
body.
• The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
• John F. Kennedy
• Develop brain power through:
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School
Extracurricular activities
Hobbies
Jobs
Other mind-enlarging experiences
• Your heart needs constant nourishment and care, just like your body.
• Take care of your relationships with others AND with yourself.
• Ideas:
• Go on a one-on-one outing with a family member like your mom or your
brother. Catch a ball game, see a movie, go shopping or get an ice cream.
• Begin today to build your humor collection (stress reliever). Cut out your own
favorite cartoons, buy a hilarious movie or start your own collection of great
jokes. In no time, you will have something to go to when you’re feeling
stressed.
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
• Victor Borge
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Yoga or meditation
Volunteering or helping others
Writing in a journal
Going for a walk
Reading good books
Thinking deeply
Listening to uplifting music (even get up and dance)
Talking to friends you can be yourself with
Reflecting on your goals or mission statement
• Add new ideas to each of the four boxes.
• Expand your activities and try something new!
• You only have one of yourself! Take good care of it!