2. WEEK 1 LAS 2 PERDEV.docx

**FACTSHEETS** **REMINDERS:** PLEASE RETURN THE ACTIVITY and ANSWER SHEETS ONLY. **Subject: Personal Development** **Lesson**: Share his/her unique characteristics, habits, and experiences **CG Code: EsP-PD11/12KO-Ia-1.2/Week 1 LAS 2** **Learning Target:** The learners demonstrate an understand...

**FACTSHEETS** **REMINDERS:** PLEASE RETURN THE ACTIVITY and ANSWER SHEETS ONLY. **Subject: Personal Development** **Lesson**: Share his/her unique characteristics, habits, and experiences **CG Code: EsP-PD11/12KO-Ia-1.2/Week 1 LAS 2** **Learning Target:** The learners demonstrate an understanding of himself/herself during middle and late adolescence. **Reference(s):** SLM Personal Development 11/12, MELC **LAS Writer**: Glaiza Mariez D. Santos **SHARE HIS/HER UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS, HABITS, AND EXPERIENCES** **Self-awareness** **What is self-awareness?** - Self-awareness is the ability to tune in to your feelings, thoughts, and actions. - Being self-aware also means being able to recognize how other people see you. - People who are self-aware recognize their strengths and their challenges. When people are self-aware, they understand their strengths and challenges and know what helps them thrive. They also understand that how they see themselves may be different from how others see them. **People with strong self-awareness skills can:** - Recognize their strengths and challenges - Understand and talk about their needs and feelings - Recognize other people's needs and feelings - See how their behavior affects others - Develop a growth mindset and learn from their mistakes When people understand themselves better, it's easier for them to build positive self-esteem. That's especially important for people who learn and think differently and who struggle with certain skills and tasks. Self-awareness gives them a way to look not just at their challenges, but also to see what they're good at. **Types of self-awareness** 1. **Private self-awareness** This is when people are aware of something about themselves that others might not be --- like being anxious about reading out loud. 2. **Public self-awareness** This is when people are aware of how others see them. That doesn't start happening until the age of 5. Before then, most kids don't realize that other people aren't always thinking and feeling the same way they are. **Johari Window model** A Johari window is a psychological tool created by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in 1955. It's a simple and useful tool for understanding and training: - self-awareness - personal development - improving communications - interpersonal relationships - group dynamics - team development; and - inter group relationships It is one of the few tools out there that has an emphasis on "soft skills" such as behaviour, empathy, co-operation, inter group development and interpersonal development. It's a great model to use because of its simplicity and also because it can be applied in a variety of situations and environments. **The Johari Windows is made of four regions or quadrants:** - **The Private Self-** There are often parts of ourselves that are too private to share with others. We hide these away and refuse to discuss them with other people or even expose them in any way. Private elements may be embarrassing or shameful in some way. - **The Undiscovered Self-** Finally, the fourth self is one which neither we nor other people see. This undiscovered self may include both good and bad things that may remain forever undiscovered or may one day be discovered, entering the private, blind or maybe even public selves. **Key Scenarios for the Johari Window You can use the Johari Window to help you with the following scenarios:** - Understanding how you communicate with yourself and others. - Understanding how you present yourself to yourself and others. - Understanding how you perceive yourself and how others perceive you. - Understanding actions vs. motivations. **Personal effectiveness** **Personal effectiveness means making use of all the resources (both personal and professional) that you have at your disposal (i.e. your talents, strengths, skills, energy and time) to enable you to master your life and achieve both work and life goals.** Your knowledge of yourself and how you manage yourself impacts directly on your personal effectiveness. Our personal effectiveness depends on our innate characteristics-talent and experience accumulated in the process of personal development. Here are some skills that will greatly increase the efficiency of a person who owns them: 1. **Determination -** It allows you to focus only on achieving specific goals without being distracted by less important things or spontaneous desires. 2. **Self-confidence**- Self-confidence is defined as a feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgment. It is manifested in speech, appearance, dressing, gait, and physical condition. 3. **Persistence**- refers to a personality trait that causes a person to persevere in a task despite obstacles or frustrations rather than simply giving up.it keeps you moving forward regardless of emerging obstacles that may arise. 4. **Managing Stress**- is used to describe an individual's ability to understand the causes and feelings of tension or anxiety. Managing stress helps us to combat stress that arises in our daily life from the environment and people. 5. **Problem**-**solving skills**- problem-solving refers to a person's ability to successfully manage and find solutions for complex and unexpected situations. This skill helps an individual to cope with any problems encountered and increases the efficiency of a person by adopting new ways of achieving goals. 6. **Creativity**- it allows you to find extraordinary ways to carry out specific action that no one has tried to use. 7. **Generating ideas**- it helps you achieving goals using new, original and unconventional ideas. **Strength and Weaknesses** **Strengths** are natural capabilities and skills that each person has. When a person uses their strengths, they tend to feel energized, and they report higher levels of self-esteem, well-being, and other desirable outcomes. **Weaknesses** are just the opposite. Weaknesses are defined as character traits or skills that are considered negative or not as well developed. Weaknesses include blind spots, poorly developed skills, or problematic personal behaviors. **5 types of strengths:** **1. Interpersonal strengths** - leadership - teamwork - kindness - forgiveness - fairness **3. Emotional strengths** - zest - hope - bravery **4. Strengths of restraint** - prudence - self-regulation - honesty **5. Theological strengths** - religiousness (or faith) - gratitude - appreciation of beauty **Why are strengths important?** We probably already know that our strengths are what help us achieve our goals, be successful, and accomplish what we set out to accomplish. But strengths can also contribute to life satisfaction and well-being. For example, research has shown that strengths such as gratitude, hope, and love are most likely to contribute to life satisfaction. That\'s why it\'s important to know your strengths and weaknesses and devise a plan to turn your weaknesses into strengths. **What are weaknesses?** Having a weakness doesn\'t mean that you have a complete lack of a particular strength. It just means you tend to have less of that strength. Or it means that one aspect of yourself isn\'t as strong as your other strengths. **Why is it important to know your strengths and weaknesses?** **How to find your areas of strength** To better understand your areas of strength, start by making a list of your: - **Skills:** These could be acquired from education and experience (e.g., computer skills, languages, degrees, certificates, and technical abilities). - **\"Soft\" skills:** These are the skills that may not have been taught but you developed none-the-less (e.g., communication and social skills, problem solving abilities, and strategic skills) - **Personal strengths:** These are your unique qualities (e.g., reliable, flexible, kind, hardworking, creative, punctual, and positive). **Find your weaknesses** to better understand your weaknesses, start by making a list of: - **Weak skills that you need:** Again, these could be acquired from education and experience. - **\"Soft\" skills you need:** These skills were not developed naturally but you see how developing they could help you reach your goals or improve your well-being. - **Personal weaknesses:** These are your unique challenges or the things you know you struggle with. For example, I know that I am not very assertive and I have a hard time standing up for myself. These personal weaknesses are something I have to continually work on. - **More examples of strengths** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Trustworthy | - Logical | | | | | - Cooperative | - Open minded | | | | | - Disciplined | - Solution oriented | | | | | - Patient | - Storyteller | | | | | - Kind | - Friendly | | | | | - Determined | - Likable | | | | | - Dedicated | - Persuasive | | | | | - Honest | - Clever | | | | | - Balanced | - Detail-oriented | | | | | - Efficient | - Focused | | | | | - Innovative​ | - Genuine | | | | | - Motivated | - Funny | | | | | - Professional | - Responsible | | | | | - Respectful | - Good time manager | | | | | - Practical | - Wise | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **\ ** **\ **