Sharpen the Saw means preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have. It means having a balanced program for self-renewal in the four areas of your life: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual. Here are some examples of activities:
Physical
Physical activity involves caring effectively our physical body by eating the right kinds of food, getting useful eating, getting sufficient rest and relaxation and exercising on regular basis. Most of us we don’t have time for exercise because we think that we are too busy. We have 168 hours in a week and we can’t give only 6 to7 hours in a week to our health. Exercise is very important for every person which can improve the working capacity of any individual. It’s not necessary that we exercise to build our body and physical strength by using heavy weights and by joining the gyms; we can also improve our capacity and strength at home by jogging or walking on regular basis. For instance a person is working in a bank then after the long working hours, he will not be able to do any exercise but if he loves to play tennis then he will definitely spare time for this sport and he will find that his production capacity will increase day by day by the physical activity done by him.
Mental:
Most of our mental development comes through formal education and after our schooling we don’t really do any more serious reading, we don’t explore any subject outside our field of action.
Writing too is yet another powerful way to sharpen the saw. Keeping a journal of our thoughts, experiences, insights and learning promotes the mental clarity, precision and framework. Writing good letters and ideas rather than on petty events also effects our ability to think clearly, to reason accurately, and to be understood e ...