FOUR key dimensions of life

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sharpen the Saw

Synergize

Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

Think Win-Win

Put First Things First

Begin with the End in Mind

Be Proactive

FOUR key dimensions of lifeFOUR key dimensions of lifeHeart – The Emotional Dimension

Body – The Physical

Dimension

Brain – The Mental

Dimension

Soul – The Spiritual

Dimension

BrainBrain

The Mental The Mental Dimension:Dimension:

Learn new skillsLearn new skills

ReadReadWriteWrite

A story of SocratesA story of Socrates

SocratesSocrates (469- (469-399 B.C.), a 399 B.C.), a classical Greek classical Greek philosopher philosopher

Socrates and the young manSocrates and the young man A young man came to Socrates and said,’ A young man came to Socrates and said,’

I want to know everything you know.I want to know everything you know.’’ Socrates asked the young man to walk Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river.with him towards the river.

Socrates and the young manSocrates and the young man

When the water When the water got up to their got up to their neck, Socrates neck, Socrates took the young took the young man by surprise man by surprise and ducked him and ducked him into the water. into the water.


The young man The young man struggled to get struggled to get out but Socrates out but Socrates was strong and was strong and kept him their kept him their until he started until he started turning blue.turning blue.


The young man The young man struggled hard and struggled hard and finally managed to finally managed to get out and the first get out and the first thing he did was to thing he did was to grasp and take deep grasp and take deep breath. breath.


The Socrates asked The Socrates asked “What you wanted “What you wanted the most when you the most when you were there inside were there inside the water”.the water”.The young man The young man repliedreplied “AIR” “AIR”..


Socrates said “Don’t Socrates said “Don’t ever make the mistake ever make the mistake of thinking wisdom of thinking wisdom comes so easily. When comes so easily. When you want to learn as you want to learn as badly as you wanted badly as you wanted air when you were air when you were struggling under the struggling under the water, you will get it. water, you will get it.


A burning desire is A burning desire is the starting point of the starting point of all accomplishment.all accomplishment.

Mental dimensionMental dimension Sharpen the Saw in mental Sharpen the Saw in mental

dimension means developing dimension means developing brain brain powerpower through your through your schoolingschooling, , extracurricular activitiesextracurricular activities, , hobbieshobbies, , jobsjobs and other and other mind-enlarging mind-enlarging experiencesexperiences..

Why train your brainWhy train your brain

The Key to Unlocking your The Key to Unlocking your FUTUREFUTURE

An educated mind!An educated mind!

It is much more than a diploma on a It is much more than a diploma on a wallwall

An educated mind can focus, An educated mind can focus, synthesize, write, speak, create, synthesize, write, speak, create, analyze, explore, imagine, and so analyze, explore, imagine, and so much more.much more.

! It must be trained. It won’t just ! It must be trained. It won’t just happenhappen

Pay for your educationPay for your education

Twenty ways TEENS can Twenty ways TEENS can sharpen the mindsharpen the mind

1.1. Read a Read a newspaper newspaper every dayevery day

2.2. Subscribe to Subscribe to National National GeographicGeographic

3.3. TravelTravel

4.4. Plant a gardenPlant a garden

5.5. Observe wildlifeObserve wildlife

6.6. Attend a lectureAttend a lecture

7.7. Watching the Watching the Discovery ChannelDiscovery Channel

8.8. Visit a libraryVisit a library

9.9. Listen to the newsListen to the news

10.10.Research your Research your ancestorsancestors

Twenty ways TEENS can Twenty ways TEENS can sharpen the mindsharpen the mind

11.11.Write a story, Write a story, poem, or songpoem, or song

12.12.Play challenging Play challenging board gamesboard games

13.13.DebateDebate

14.14.Play chessPlay chess

15.15.Visit a museumVisit a museum

16.16.Comment in classComment in class

17.17.Attend a ballet, Attend a ballet, opera, or playopera, or play

18.18.Learn to play a Learn to play a musical instrumentmusical instrument

19.19.Have stimulating Have stimulating conversationsconversations

20.20.Solve crossword Solve crossword puzzlespuzzles

Find your nicheFind your niche

Don’t let school be your only form of Don’t let school be your only form of educationeducation

Let the world be your campus Let the world be your campus

The story of a right-brained kid - The story of a right-brained kid - ChrisChris




Mental BarriersMental Barriers

ScreentimeScreentime The Nerd SyndromeThe Nerd Syndrome PressurePressure

ScreentimeScreentime

Screentime is any time spent in front Screentime is any time spent in front of a screen, TV, computer, video of a screen, TV, computer, video game, or even smartphone.game, or even smartphone.

The Nerd SyndromeThe Nerd Syndrome

Some teens don’t want to do too well Some teens don’t want to do too well in school because they think they in school because they think they cannot develop friendship when they cannot develop friendship when they are too outstanding.are too outstanding.

They are afraid people may label They are afraid people may label them ‘Nerds’them ‘Nerds’

The Nerd SyndromeThe Nerd Syndrome

Take pride in your mental abilities Take pride in your mental abilities and the fact that you value educationand the fact that you value education

PressurePressure

Sometimes we are scared of doing Sometimes we are scared of doing well in school because of the high well in school because of the high expectations it creates.expectations it creates.

The stress that results from success The stress that results from success is much more tolerable than the is much more tolerable than the regret that results from not trying regret that results from not trying your best.your best.

Reading is the best exerciseReading is the best exercise

By Walter Anderson, a successful By Walter Anderson, a successful editor and author of four bookseditor and author of four books

ReflectionReflection

Share a good book that you recently Share a good book that you recently read to your teacher.read to your teacher.

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FOUR key dimensions of life