How to Coach Yourself and Others From Dependency to Inter Dependency

III. RENEWAL =============== 7. Sharpen the saw We are the instruments of our own performance. To be effective, we need to recognize the importance of taking time regularly to preserve, renew and enhance the greatest assets we have and which are: The four dimensions of our nature PHYSICAL: “being a good animal”: healthy food, exercise, sleep, economic (make good living), … SPIRITUAL: “being a saint”, perspective, service, contribution, meditation, … MENTAL: “being a good craftsman”: recognise, develop and use talents. Autonomy, education, study, reading, writing, organizing, planning, … SOCIAL / EMOTIONAL: “being a good friend”: connectedness, how we treat people, human relations, Finding meaning through purpose or contribution and through organizational integrity. Although renewal in each dimension is important, it only becomes optimally effective as we deal with all four dimensions in a wise and balanced way. E.G.: the economic and the social/emotional dimension are both important to a company. If the two are not balanced well, the company will suffer. Spending one hour a day in renewal of the four dimensions is the key to the development of the seven habits and it’s completely within our circle of influence. MIND THE GAP There is a gap between stimulus and response. The key to both our growth and happiness is how we use that space. When we stand in that gap and look at the stimuli, we experience the freedom to choose our response. We have the power to stop negative scripting that has been passed down to us. Instead of transferring bad habits to the next generation, we can change them.

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