Personal Bank Account

Personal Bank Account

How do you feel about yourself? Your personal bank account is like a bank into which you put all the good things that you do for yourself. It is a reserve that allows you to withdraw strength when things aren’t going so well.

Some of the things that build up your account are:

  • Keeping promises to yourself
  • Doing small acts of kindness
  • Being gentle with yourself when you make mistakes
  • Being honest with yourself and others
  • Renewing yourself
  • Tapping into your talents and developing them.
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    Some things that take strength away from your account are:

  • Breaking promises
  • Keeping to yourself
  • Beating yourself up when you make mistakes
  • Being dishonest with yourself and others
  • Wearing yourself out
  • Neglecting your talents.
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    So how are you doing?

    Identify one easy task that needs to be done today. Decide when you will do it. Write it below and then make sure you accomplish it today.

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    Sometime today, do a kind anonymous deed, like writing a thank you note, taking out the trash, or making someone’s bed. Write what you are going to do below and then do it.

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    Make a list of at least three things that you would like to do well.

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    Make a list of talent that you admire in other people.

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    Try to go through the entire day without putting yourself down. Write a phrase that you will tell yourself when you make a mistake.

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    Decide on a fun activity that will lift your spirits today. Write what you will do below

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    From The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey, pp. 31-46