3 Things That Feed the Human Soul and Bank Accounts

Hello everyone!

   This post is from my perspective about the three aspects in life that I believe have a major impact on me. In the comments, please tell me what you think three of the most important aspects to embody are!

   These little tips in the infographic are all little "deposits" into bank accounts. ????? Yes, most of the stuff I've been posting about is related to my inspiration from Sean Covey. I just finished The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and I think one of the most powerful philosophy's I read in his chapters, is the idea of everybody having their own "bank account." Nope, not the place where investment bankers use your money etc. but the place where you make somewhat "imaginary" deposits and withdrawals. Covey effectively illustrates two bank accounts: a Personal Bank Account and a Relationships Bank Account. Similar to a real bank account, there are ways to make deposits and withdrawals. Lets start with the Personal Bank Account (PBA). Some deposits come from: keeping your promises, avoiding procrastination, making the most of your talents, and being gentle with yourself. When you act abiding some of these little tricks, there will be, what I like to call, a self accomplishment moment. This is a feeling of joy, and proudness that may run through your body. Meanwhile, the Relationships Bank Account is a bank account that gives a brief snapshot into your relationships with others. Similar to the PBA, deposits are made in a million different forms. For example, making deposits may include: being loyal to your friend, listening to your friend, doing small acts of kindness (such as giving a genuine compliment), etc. As you can see, THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO MAKE DEPOSITS! However, Covey also addresses that deposits don't just fall out of the sky, like rain, without a price. Withdrawals are made when you break a promise, judge your friend, ignore your friend, are hard on yourself, don't respect yourself etc. Just like there are millions of ways to make deposits, there are a billion ways to make withdrawals. 

   Three things that I believe feed the human souls are Listening [which is a RBA deposit], Caring [which is both PBA and RBA deposit], and Reading [which is a PBA deposit]. Enjoy!

Ava Long