My day would involve riding my bike to get shave ice, then meeting up with friends at the park to spin on the merry-go-round. I would take off my shoes and play in the little brook that ran through the park. When it started to get dark, I would ride home to eat a home-cooked dinner made by my mom. Then, it would be off to play night games like “Ghost in the Graveyard” and “Capture the Flag.”
The key for us is to embrace the concepts of continuous learning and continuous improvement. We have all experienced success in our lives, but future growth and success is contingent on avoiding complacency and being intentional to grow and develop ourselves. Rick Warren cautions, “The greatest enemy of tomorrow’s success is today’s success.” I suggest a two-step process. First, embrace being a life-long learner. Second, put our learning into action. Jim Rohn encourages, “Don’t let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action.”
Covey described the spiritual dimension as “your core, your center, your commitment to your value system. It’s … a supremely important area of your life. It draws upon the sources that inspire you and uplift you and tie to the timeless truths of all humanity. And people do it very differently”. He added that for him, daily prayerful meditation on the scriptures was important because they represent his value system (I resonate with this too).
I would like to close with the following inspiring quote by Dr. Covey: “This is the single most powerful investment we can ever make in life—investment in ourselves, in the only instrument we have to 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.”
We develop and grow our social and emotional dimensions primarily by developing meaningful relationships with others. Harvard has been conducting a nearly year monumental study on the keys to happiness and health. They have identified the primary key to our long-term happiness and health. Is it Fame No. Is it Wealth No. Is it High Achievement No. What is the key The key to long-term happiness and health is having