This document summarizes Stephen Covey's concept of "sharpening the saw", which refers to maintaining and improving one's physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being. It discusses the importance of regularly renewing four key areas: the body, through exercise, diet, sleep and relaxation; the brain, through activities like reading, writing, and learning; the heart, through serving others, laughing, and building relationships; and the soul, through journaling, prayer, and reflection. It provides specific tips for each area and emphasizes finding a balance to avoid extremes. The overall message is that taking care of oneself leads to greater productivity, less stress, and improved ability to help others.

1. Based on the work of Stephen Covey
ABIT# 7 Sharpen the Saw 
Presented by
Sania & Waqar

2. • Sometimes we are too busy to take time
to do the things we need to do to keep
fresh.
• We need to regularly renew and
strengthen 4 key areas
– The Body
– The Brain
– The Heart
– The Soul

3. Body:
Exercise, Be Healthy, Sleep, Relax
Brain:
Learn, Read, Write
Soul:
Journal, Think, Pray
Heart:
Serve, Laugh, Be a Friend

4. –Exercise
–Sleep
–Eat healthy
–Relax

5. • You are what you eat.
• Be moderate and avoid extremes such as
extremely healthy or extremely unhealthy.
• Eat what makes your body react well.
• Food affects mood, so eat with
care.
• Have good sleeping habits

6. • Choose an activity that you enjoy doing.
• Try to get 30 minutes of exercise 3x/week

7. • Don’t get too obsessed with your appearance
• There are many successful people who do
not have perfect bodies
• It is more important to feel good physically
• If you struggle with an eating disorder, don’t
feel alone
• “You have to change your perception. It’s
not about weight, it’s caring for yourself
daily”

8. • Sharpen your mind
• Getting a good education may be the
most important thing you can do
• Develop brain power through schooling,
extracurricular activities, hobbies, jobs,
and other mind enlarging activities

9. • Read a newspaper everyday
• Travel
• Plant a garden
• Visit a library
• Write a story
• Solve puzzles
• Play an instrument
• debate

10. • Loosens up the mental gears and helps us
think more creatively
• Reduces stress levels
• It’s the brain’s natural pain killers

11. • Finding what deeply inspires you, finding
your inner self where your deepest
convictions and values are
• How to feed your soul
– Writing in a journal
– Serving others’
– Praying
– Listening to music
– Reflecting on your goals or mission statement

13. • Focus on the things that are most important
• Be conservative in Love and relationships
• Laughter
• Begin today to build your humor

14. • Teaching is a tough job, it is very easy
to feel overwhelmed by the relentlessness
of classroom interaction.
• Get physical
• Mental Fitness
• Social/Emotional connections
• Maintain the spiritual you

15. • Students learn more
• Develops student’s skills
• Students pay more attention
• Students gets passionate about their goals
of life.

17. My saw
is very
sharp!
My saw is
very dull!
What steps could
you take to
sharpen your
saw?

19. Make time to
RENEW
Thankyou 