Seven Habits #7: Sharpen the Saw

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Seven Habits #7: Sharpen the Saw

February and April Series

April 2, 2023

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Readings:

"Change is supremely inconvenient, uncomfortable and naturally scary. Yet we only move through life through the process of change, reinvention and renewal, and so bravery is our quintessential rebel for pushing us past our own limiting beliefs and behaviors. Bravery is feeling the fear, immersing yourself into it and through it so you can come out the other side." Christine Evangelou

“Self-care is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” Audre Lorde

“This is the single most powerful investment we can ever make in life — investment in ourselves, in the only instrument we have with which to deal with life and to contribute. We are the instruments of our own performance, and to be effective, we need to recognize the importance of taking time regularly to sharpen the saw in all four ways.” Stephen Covey

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes including you.” Anne Lamott

Seven Habits Intro: Inside Out

February 12, 2023

Readings: “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they art too heavy to be broken.” Warren Buffet “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” Jim Rohn “Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” Brian Tracy “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Helen Keller “A person’s ethics and character are not tested in good times. It is only in bad times that a person shows how steadfast he is to his dharma.” Amish Tripathi “Maturity comes not with age but with the acceptance of responsibility. You are only young once but immaturity can last a lifetime!” Edwin Louis Cole “You don’t have a problem except the one that is in your own mind, and you put it there!” Myrtle Fillmore

Seven Habits #1: Be Proactive

February 19, 2023

Readings “I fairly sizzle with zeal, energy, and enthusiasm; eager to do that which ought to be done be me today.” Charles Fillmore “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.” Brain Tracy “When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is.” Keith A Turner Sr “The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.” Steve Maraboli “Whenever we try to avoid responsibility for our behavior, we give that responsibility to another person along with powers.” Scott Peck “The choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.” Eleanor Roosevelt “It’s only when you take responsibility for your life, that you discover how powerful you truly are!” Allanah Hunt

Seven Habits #2: Begin With The End In Mind

February 26, 2023

Readings: “Would you tell me please which way you walk from here?” Alice “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where-“ said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way to walk,” said the Cat “Every man who accomplishes things sees first in his mind what he wishes to do. He puts away all doubt. It makes no difference how small or how large the thing you want to do may be; if you have an unlimited confidence in your ability to do it, you will do.” Charles Fillmore “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” Samuel Johnson “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “To lose patience is to lose the battle.” Mahatma Gandhi