{"id":20300,"date":"2023-01-12T15:23:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/resources\/eigenschap-7-houd-de-zaag-scherp\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T11:01:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T09:01:52","slug":"habit-7-sharpen-the-saw","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/benelux.vps.buzztestserver.co.uk\/en\/resources\/habit-7-sharpen-the-saw\/","title":{"rendered":"Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-habit-of-daily-self-renewal\">The Habit of Daily Self-Renewal<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"richtext__container\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><strong>Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw<\/strong>\u00a0is about taking time for self-renewal. It makes all of the other Habits possible. When you sharpen the saw, you preserve and enhance the greatest asset you have \u2013 yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d you ask.<br \/>\u201cCan\u2019t you see?\u201d comes the impatient reply. \u201cI\u2019m sawing down this tree.\u201d<br \/>\u201cYou look exhausted!\u201d you exclaim. \u201cHow long have you been at it?\u201d<br \/>\u201cOver five hours,\u201d he returns, \u201cand I\u2019m beat! This is hard work.\u201d<br \/>\u201cWell, why don\u2019t you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?\u201d you inquire. \u201cI\u2019m sure it would go a lot faster.\u201d<br \/>\u201cI\u2019m too busy sawing!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must never become too busy sawing to take time to sharpen the saw.\u201d\u00a0<strong>\u2013 Dr. Stephen R. Covey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Habit 7 is about taking time to sharpen the saw. It surrounds the other habits on the Seven Habits paradigm because it is the habit that makes all the others possible. It\u2019s renewing the four dimensions of your nature: physical, spiritual, mental, and social\/emotional.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical \u2013 exercise, nutrition, and stress management.<\/strong>\u00a0The essence of renewing the physical dimension is to sharpen the saw, to exercise our bodies on a regular basis in a way that will preserve and enhance our capacity to work and adapt and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spiritual \u2013 value clarification and commitment, study, and meditation.<\/strong>\u00a0This dimension is your core, your center, and your commitment to your value system. It\u2019s a very private area of life and an important one. It takes an investment of time and is a Quadrant 2 activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mental \u2013 reading, visualizing, planning, and writing.<\/strong>\u00a0Most of our mental development and study discipline come through formal education. As soon as we leave the external discipline of school, many of us let our minds atrophy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social\/Emotional \u2013 service, empathy, synergy, and intrinsic security.<\/strong>\u00a0This dimension centers on Habits 4, 5, and 6 \u2013 principles of interpersonal leadership, empathic communication, and creative cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRenewal is the principle \u2013 and the process \u2013 that empowers us to move on an upward spiral of growth and change, of continuous improvement.\u201d\u00a0<strong>\u2013 Dr. Stephen R. Covey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Habit of Daily Self-Renewal \u00a0 Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw\u00a0is about taking time for self-renewal. It makes all of the other Habits possible. When you sharpen the saw, you preserve and enhance the greatest asset you have \u2013 yourself. 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