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Easter (Pascua) is almost here and many of us a looking forward to a break.
A few days off.
Steven Covey, in his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” writes of the importance of time off.
Habit number 7 is called Sharpen the Saw.
The chapter is about the principle of renewal:
This habit is called Sharpen the Saw because dull or rusty tools are much less effective than clean and sharp tools.
The same is true for us. This habit is about preserving and enhancing the greatest asset we have to deal with life and contribute—ourselves.
It’s about balancing the four dimensions of body, heart, mind, and spirit.
As we spend time on each of these four dimensions of self, we create growth and change in our lives.
We have the energy and vitality to practice the other six habits.
We increase our capacity to produce results and handle the challenges around us.
Without spending regular time on renewal, we’ll quickly find ourselves on the path to burnout and exhaustion.
We wish you a wonderful break.
A period for you to rest and renew.
So that when you come back you will be a more effective version of yourself.
As Abraham Lincon said:
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe
We look forward to seeing your most effective self in April.
Happy Easter!
Sharpen the saw by putting your feet up.
This week’s three tips:
SOMETHING TO AVOID 🫣
🤦🏻♀️ “The people need to rest”
Saying “the people”, refers to a specific group.
The people in this team have been working flat out for weeks, they need time to rest.
✅ “People need to rest”
In English, we don’t usually use “the” when speaking about people in general.
People need time off to be the best version of themselves
SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT 🧐
👔 Business expressions
“Recharge your batteries”
To rest and recover your energy after a period of intense work or stress, so you can return feeling refreshed and more effective.
I’m taking a few days off next week to recharge my batteries before the new project kicks off.
SOMETHING TO LISTEN TO 🎧
Make sure to consume some media in English this week.
This new audio series is supposed to be excellent.
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Jack & Krystallo
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