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Sharpen The Saw

Posted: May 26, 2007
Category: Personal | Short URL: http://sywtt.com/?p=51
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860774_saw_blade_3In his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey refers to Habit #7 as “Sharpen The Saw.” As teachers, the summer vacation offers us a structured time to do just that.

Here is a list of some things that I intend to do with myself this summer:

  • Move to my new office
  • Reread The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People
  • Reread How To Win Friends And Influence People
  • Read Getting Things Done (GTD)
  • Make lists of what worked this year and what didn’t work
  • Revise my educational philosophy accordingly
  • Revise my band handbook
  • Set up a website for my band
  • Add lots of cool content to the website
  • Write an ebook
  • Post to this blog DAILY

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