The Personal Bank Account
STARTING WITH THE
MAN IN THE MIRROR
Quick Write
 Imagine you could change anything about our
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school, community, country, or world.
What would that change be?
Why would you want to do that?
What would happen if that change really did
happen?
How would everyone’s life be better as a
result of your change?
ASCA Standards
P S : A 1 . 1 D E V E L O P P O S I T I V E AT T I T U D E S
T O WA R D S E L F A S A U N I Q U E A N D
WO R T H Y P E R S O N .
PS:A1.10 IDENTIFY PERSONAL
STRENGTHS AND ASSETS
Changing From the Inside Out
 How can you immediately build your self
confidence?
 How can you achieve personal victory?
 You must first fix yourself before you can fix
others.
 If you want to make a change in your life it
must begin with YOU. Not your parents,
teachers, friends, etc.
The Personal Bank Account (PBA)
 How you feel about yourself is called your
personal bank account.
 Just like a real bank account you can make
deposits and withdrawals.
 Instead of banking with real money, you bank
with the things you think, say, and do.
How does this bank account work?
 When you make a promise to yourself, you
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feel in control so that is a deposit. Cha-Ching!
How is your PBA?
How much trust and confidence do you have
in yourself?
Are you loaded or bankrupt?
Let’s find out!!!!
Symptoms of a Poor PBA
 You cave into peer pressure
 You have feelings of depression or inferiority
 You are overly concerned about what others
think about you
 You act arrogant to hide your insecurities
 You self destruct by getting into drugs,
alcohol, vandalism, etc.
 You become easily jealous, especially when
someone close to you succeeds
Symptoms of a Healthy PBA
 You stand up for yourself and resist peer
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pressure
You are not overly concerned with being
popular
You see life as a positive experience
You trust yourself
You are goal driven
You are happy for others when they succeed
Do you have a PBA?
How can you start one today?
WITHDRAWALS
DEPOSITS
 Keep promises to
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yourself
Do small acts of
kindness
Be gentle with
yourself
Be honest
Renew yourself
Tap into your talents
 Breaking promises
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to yourself
Keep to yourself
Beat yourself up
Be dishonest
Wear yourself out
Neglect your talents
Keeping Promises to Yourself
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Start small
Today I am going to eat healthier.
Today I will compliment one teacher and one
student at my school.
I will be on time to school for 3 days this week.
I will read at least one night this week.
Over time you can make larger promises
I’m going to stop picking on my brother.
I’m going to stop telling myself I’m ugly, fat,
dorky, etc.
Do Small Acts of Kindness
 The best thing to do when you are feeling
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down is to compliment someone else.
It gets the focus off you and on others.
Go out of your way to include a lonely person
at recess or lunch.
Say hello to a new student.
Let someone go through the door before you.
Brainstorm at your table…what else can you
do for others?
Be Honest
 Be honest with
yourself.
 BE YOU
 “Always be a first rate
version of yourself,
instead of a second
rate version of
someone else.”
 Show honesty
through your actions
 Are you honest with
your friends, parents,
teachers, coaches,
etc.?
Renew Yourself
 You must make time for yourself to RELAX!
 Where can you go when you just need time
for yourself?
 Exercise, walking, running, dancing, painting,
singing, write in a journal, etc.
Time to Reflect…and look at
yourself in the mirror…
 How full is your bank account?
 How and when will you make deposits into
your account?
 What promise do you want to make to
yourself?
 Are you honest with yourself? Parents?
Teachers? Friends?
 What can you do to renew yourself when you
feel overloaded?
MAN IN THE MIRROR
We Are The World