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Worksheet: The Relationship Bank Account
Instructions: Read pages 131-143 in the text, 7 Habits of Highly Effective
Teens and answer the following questions.
1. Page 131. a. What was one of the author’s (Sean Covey) favorite quotes?
b. What does the quote mean?
2. What do you wish you had spent more time doing up to this point in your
life?
a.
b.
c.
d.
3. What is it like to be in a relationship with you? Rate yourself on the
following chart by circling the appropriate number. The lower numbers
indicate a poor relationship; the higher numbers indicate a good
relationship:
How is your relationship with: Lousy 1 2 3 4 5Excellent
Your friends
1 2 3 4 5
Your siblings
1 2 3 4 5
Your parents/guardian
1 2 3 4 5
Your girlfriend or boyfriend
1 2 3 4 5
Your Teacher
1 2 3 4 5
4. Explain why you gave yourself the rating above for each person:
a. Friends
b. Siblings
c. Parents/Guardian
d. Girlfriend/boyfriend
e. Teacher
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5. Page 132. What is the first key to mastering relationships?
6. Why is success with self so important to success with others?
7. What did Ralph Waldo Emerson say about a person’s example (quote)?
8. What does this saying mean: “Be responsible for yourself and you can
create your own destiny?”
9. What does it mean to be a team player?
10.Page 132-133. In what 3 ways do you influence other people according
to the text?
a.
b.
c.
11.What does your ability to get along with others largely determine?
12.Page 132. What do the letters “RBA” stand for?
13.Page 132. What does RBA represent?
14.Page 133. How can you build a rich relationship or repair a broken one?
15.List 5 deposits that you would like to have deposited in your bank
account (not money):
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
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16.Copy page 134’s RBA deposits and RBA withdrawals and then add 4
deposits and withdrawals to each list:
RBA Deposits
RBA Withdrawals
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
4.
4.
5.
5.
6.
6.
7.
7.
8.
8.
9.
9.
10.
10.
17.Page 134. Why is keeping promises important?
18.a. On page 135 how did Sean not keep his promise?
b. What was the outcome?
19.Page 135. How can you build your relationship with your parents?
20.Read the example on page 136. Tell what happened when Renon’s
brother made a $1000 deposit to her RBA:
21.Page 137. What does the Japanese saying mean: “One kind word can
warm three winter months.”
22.When and what was the last small act of kindness you performed?
23.Read pages 138-139. What does being loyal mean?
24.How does gossiping cause problems?
25.Pages 139-140. What describes a loyal person?
a.
b.
c.
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26.Page 140. Complete: Cutting against the grain of gossip pile-on takes
___________________.
27. List 5 ways you can become a good listener:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
28. Page 141. Why is saying you are sorry important?
29.Page 142. How do you set clear expectations?
30.Read page 143 A Personal Challenge. Describe how you are going to
start to repair a damaged relationship:
31.Select 3 baby steps from the listing of activities on page 144 and explain
how you are going to accomplish them.
a.
b.
c.
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