Personal Development Module 1 PDF

UNIT 1: SELF- DEVELOPMENT  MODULE 1: Knowing and Understanding Oneself during Middle and Late Adolescence What is Personal Development? Is the continuous process of improving yourself in various aspects of life, including but not limited to career, relationships, health, spi...

UNIT 1: SELF- DEVELOPMENT  MODULE 1: Knowing and Understanding Oneself during Middle and Late Adolescence What is Personal Development? Is the continuous process of improving yourself in various aspects of life, including but not limited to career, relationships, health, spirituality, and creativity. It involves taking intentional and strategic actions to overcome limitations, develop new skills, and achieve personal and professional goals that align with your values and passions. The goal of personal development is to reach your full potential, to live a more fulfilling and meaningful life, and to make a positive impact on the world. Activity 1: Self- Concept Inventory Take a look at your own self-concept and answer the following self-concept inventory in your journal. Give yourself a rating using the scale: 0 = very weak; 1 = weak; 2 = somewhat weak or somewhat strong; 3 = strong; 4 = very strong Activity 1: Self- Concept Inventory 13. I can be trusted in any transaction. 1. I have strong sex appeal. 14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty _2. I am proud of my physical figure. feeling. _3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome. 15. I have integrity and good reputation. _4. I exude with charm and poise. 16. My friends and classmates can look up to me _5. I am easy to get along with. as a model worth emulating. _6. I can adjust to different people and different 17. I can express my ideas without difficulty. situations. 18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily _7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and get people to accept what I say. 19. I can express my ideas in writing without comfortable with me. difficulty. _8. I am lovable and easy to love. 20. I am a good listener. _9. I am a fast learner, can understand with one 21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled instruction. when faced with trouble. _10. I am intelligent. 22. I am logical and rational in my outlook and _11. I have special talents and abilities. decisions. _12. I can easily analyze situations and make right 23. I feel and act with confidence. judgments. 24. I am a mature person. Guide Questions: Look at the results of your self-concept inventory. Copy and answer the following questions in your journal. 1. In what areas do you consider yourself strong (with score 14-16 or somewhat weak (score of 10-13) and very weak (below 10)? 2. Are there qualities you consider as your weakness but other people consider as your strength? What are these? SELF-CONCEPT Self-concept is the way people think about themselves. As a global understanding of oneself, self-concept shapes and defines who we are, the decisions we make, and the relationships we form. Self-concept is our individual perceptions of our behavior, abilities, and unique characteristics—a mental picture of who you are as a person. Self-concept (1) is unique to the individual; (2) can be positive or negative; (3) has emotional, intellectual, and functional dimensions; (4) changes with the environmental context; (5) changes over time; and (6) has a powerful influence on one’s life. Two broad categories of Self- Concept ACTUAL SELF IDEAL SELF ACTUAL SELF Is the one that you actually see, it is the self that has characteristics that you were nurtured or, in some cases, born to have. It is built on self- knowledge. Self- knowledge is derived from social interactions that provide insight into how others react. It is how we think, how we feel, look and act. The actual self is our self-image. IDEAL SELF Is how we want to be, it is an idealized image that we have developed over time, based on what we have learned and experienced. The ideal self could be coming from what our parents have thoughts us, from people we admire, from what our society emphasized and from what we think is best for us. Illustration of Incongruent and Congruent According to Carl Rogers, the degree to which a person's self- concept matches up to reality is known as congruence and incongruence. A person’s ideal self may not be consistent with what actually happens in the life and experiences of the person. Hence, a difference may exist between a person’s ideal self and actual experience. This is called incongruence. Where a person’s ideal self and actual experience are consistent or very similar, a state of congruence exists. The development of congruence is dependent on unconditional positive regard. Rogers believed that for a person to achieve self- actualization they must be in a state of congruence. PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS Means making use of all the personal resources- talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you to achieve life goals. Your knowledge of yourself and how you manage yourself impacts directly on your personal effectiveness. Being self-aware, making the most of your strengths, learning new skills and techniques and behavioral flexibility are all keys to improving your personal performance. PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS Our personal effectiveness depends on our innate characteristics – talent and experience accumulated in the process of personal development. Talents first are needed to be identified and then developed to be used in a particular subject area (science, literature, sports, politics, etc.). Experience includes knowledge and skills that we acquire in the process of cognitive and practical activities. Knowledge is required for setting goals, defining an action plan to achieve them and risk assessment. Skills also determine whether real actions are performed in accordance with the plan. If the same ability is used many times in the same situation, then it becomes a habit that runs automatically, subconsciously. Here are some skills that will greatly increase the efficiency of any person who owns them:  Determination. It allows you to focus only on achieving a specific goal without being distracted by less important things or spontaneous desires. It may be developed with the help of self- discipline exercise.  Self-confidence. It appears in the process of personal development, as a result of getting aware of yourself, your actions and their consequences. Self- confidence is manifested in speech, appearance, dressing, gait, and physical condition. To develop it, you need to learn yourself and your capabilities, gain positive attitude and believe that by performing right actions and achieving right goals you will certainly reach success. Here are some skills that will greatly increase the efficiency of any person who owns them:  Persistence. It makes you keep moving forward regardless of emerging obstacles – problems, laziness, bad emotional state, etc. It reduces the costs of overcoming obstacles. It can also be developed with the help of self-discipline exercise.  Managing stress. It helps combat stress that arises in daily life from the environment and other people. Stress arises from the uncertainty in an unknown situation when a lack of information creates the risk of negative consequences of your actions. It increases efficiency in the actively changing environment. Here are some skills that will greatly increase the efficiency of any person who owns them:  Problem-solving skills. They help cope with the problems encountered with a lack of experience. It increases efficiency by adopting new ways of achieving goals when obtaining a new experience.  Creativity. It allows you to find extraordinary ways to carry out a specific action that no one has tried to use. It can lead to a decrease or an increase of costs, but usually the speed of action is greatly increased when using creative tools. Here are some skills that will greatly increase the efficiency of any person who owns them:  Generating ideas. It helps you achieve goals using new, original, unconventional ideas. Idea is a mental image of an object formed by the human mind, which can be changed before being implemented in the real world. For generating ideas, you can use a method of mental maps, which allows you to materialize, visualize and scrutinize all your ideas, which in turn contributes to the emergence of new ideas. Identifying Your Strengths Strengths are the positive attributes and skills you possess. Knowing your strengths can boost your confidence. Recognizing Your Limitations Limitations are areas where you may not excel or need improvement. Accepting limitations is crucial for personal growth. Balancing Strengths and Limitations Balancing strengths and limitations helps in setting realistic goals. It encourages continuous self-improvement. Three Kinds of People in this World Moviegoer - this person watches movie of their lives, admires some parts and criticize others. Actor - this person does not only watch the movie of his/her life. Scriptwriter- this person does not only watch, and she doesn’t only act, but she actually creates the entire movie from her mind. The Power of Journal Writing The purpose of journal writing is to help you become the SCRIPTWRITER of your life. Practical reasons to maintain a journal: It is cost- efficient and available. It is preventive and pro- active. It is creative and pro- active. It is personal and private. “ Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom ”- Aristotle “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom”- Socrates  REFERENCES Source: Roldan, Amelia S. (2003). On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality Development and Character Building Sources: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-self-concept-2795865 https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/changepower/201603/kno w-yourself-6- specific-ways-know-who-you-are Source: http://www.chrysalisdevelopment.com/page6/page4/page4.html http://www.learning-mind.com/7-basic-personal-effectiveness-skills/