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Habit 4
Think Win-Win
| Balance Courage and Consideration | I can build effective relationships with people by working for their benefit as well as my own. |
| Win-Lose | high on courage and low on consideration |
| Lose-Win | low on courage and high on consideration |
| Lose-Lose | if you can't win, nobody wins |
| Win-Win or No Deal | ready to walk away before someone loses (including yourself) |
| Make deposits in other people's Emotional Bank Accounts | I can make deposits of kindness and helpfulness into other peoples emotional bank accounts. When I do this, it's easier to make new friends and build strong relationships. |
| Find out what her deposit is for the other person. | What do you think is a deposit for the other person may in fact be a withdrawal in their mind. |
| Do small acts of kindness | kindness = deposit unkindness= withdraw |
| Keep promises | Nothing bankrupts a persons emotional bank account quicker than broken promises |
| Keep confidences | When someone shares something with you in confidence, keep it that way. |
| Be loyal to the absent | Avoid gossiping or backbiting. |
| Set clear expectations | Don't leave things fuzzy, always follow through on what's expected |
| Apologize | If you're in the wrong, admit it now |
| Forgive | Learn to forgive and to forget |