PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

WEEK 1-2 (August 12 - 23, 2024)

1) connotes the identification of the ideal

self as separate from others
LESSON CONTENTS (MODULE 1) 2) encompassed all the behaviors
evaluated in the actual self that you
Knowing and understanding oneself during engage in to reach the ideal self
Middle and Late Adolescence
SELF - KNOWLEDGE
Lesson 1 Self-Concept - derived from social interactions that provide
insight into how others react to you
Lesson 2 Personal Effectiveness
Negotiation
Lesson 3 Build on your strengths and work - complex process between the actual and
on your weaknesses ideal self because of numerous exchanges,
exemplified by social roles
Lesson 4 Story: You need to take charge of
you future Social Roles
- cluster of expectations concerning behaviors
Lesson 5 The power of Journal Writing: that are appropriate in a given social
unfolding your personal journey interaction
- we have many roles (as a daughter, as a
student, as a sibling, etc)
- derived from outcomes of social interactions
from infant to adult development
LESSON 1
Alignment is important for the actual and
ideal self
Self-Concept
- if it isn’t aligned, it will lead to confusion,
incongruence or lack of alignment
Early Adolescence: 10 - 13 years old - if it is aligned, a person will feel a sense of
Middle Adolescence: 14 - 17 years old mental well-being or peace of mind
Late Adolescence: 18 - 21 years old
Goal
Ideal self - from confusion to being better
- is the self that you aspire to be
- the one that you hope will possess “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be
characteristics similar to that of a mentor or yourself”
some other worldly figure - Coco Chanel
- how we want to be
- idealized image that we developed based on
what we have learned and experience

Actual self
- who we actually are
LESSON 2
- the one you actually see
- has characteristics that you were nurtured or Personal Effectiveness
born to have
- built on self-knowledge Personal Effectiveness
- can be seen by others, but since we can’t - making use of all the personal resources -
know how others view us, hence actual self is talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you
our self image to achieve life goals

SELF - CONCEPT Tangible - things we can see and touch

- refers to your awareness of yourself ● talents
- construct that negotiates the two selves ● skills
(ideal self and actual self) ● materials
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● money 1) DETERMINATION
- allows you to focus on achieving goal without
Intangible - things we cannot see or touch being distracted
● effort - may be developed with self-discipline
● time exercise
- depends on our innate characteristics (talent - superficial
and experience)
2) SELF-CONFIDENCE
What has an impact on our Personal - result of getting aware of yourself, your
Effectiveness? actions and consequences
1) knowledge of yourself - manifested in speech, appearance, dressing,
2) how you manage yourself gait, and physical condition
Ways to develop self-confidence:
Keys or ways to improve our Personal 2.1) Learn yourself and capabilities
Performance 2.2) Gain positive attitude
1) Being self-aware 2.3) Believe that you will reach success
2) Making the most of your strengths
3) Learning new skills and techniques
Self - Confidence Self-Esteem
4) Behavioral flexibility
belief value
Innate characteristics
1) TALENT
- needed to be identified and then 3) PERSISTENCE
developed to be used in a particular - makes you keep moving forward regardless
subject area of emerging obstacles
2) EXPERIENCE - reduces the costs of overcoming obstacles
- includes knowledge and skills that we - may be developed with self-discipline
acquire in the process of cognitive and exercise
practical activities - if you don’t continue or move forward, then it
is only determination not persistence
Knowledge
- required for setting goals, defining an action 4) MANAGING STRESS
plan to achieve them and risk assessment - combat stress that arises in daily life
- increases efficiency in the actively changing
Skills environment
- determine whether real actions are
performed in accordance with the plan 5) PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
- if the same ability is used many times in the - cope with the problems encountered with a
same situation, then it becomes a habit that lack of experience
runs automatically and subconsciously - increases efficiency by adopting new ways of
achieving goals when obtaining a new
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALENTS, experience
EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS - “authority”
- more experienced compared to us
(“papunta ka pa lang, pabalik na
Talents Experience Skills
ako”)
Singing, Repetition Mastery
6) CREATIVITY
Dancing
- allows you to find extraordinary ways to
carry out a specific action that no one has
tried to use
SKILLS THAT WILL GREATLY INCREASE - decrease or increase in costs
THE EFFICIENCY OF ANY PERSON WHO - creative tools = speed of action
OWNS THEM
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7) GENERATING IDEAS - feels that she or he has absolutely no control

- achieve goals using new, original, and of their lives
unconventional ideas - most pathetic, miserable people in the world
- can use a method of mental maps - go with the flow, YOLO

IDEA 2) ACTOR
- mental image of an object formed by the - does not only watch the movie of her life,
human mind, which can be changed before instead, she realizes she’s the actor
being implemented in the real world - can control a big part of her life (not
sometimes but most of the time)
- she can make or break the movie — by how
well she delivers her lines and how she
portrays her character
LESSON 3 - happy bunch
- many times, they wish the movie would end
in another ways (they think they can’t control
Build on your Strengths and work on
the ending)
your Weaknesses
3) SCRIPTWRITER
Weaknesses - does not only watch and act, but she creates
- Weaknesses should be recognized and given the entire movie from her mind
an appropriate attention or remedy; failure to - determines what she will say & do and how
do so will lead to a person’s failure and the movie will end
disappointment - can control her whole life from beginning to
- We should take action on our weaknesses by end
attending speech lessons, personality - she realizes she has an enormous control
development, getting skills upgrading, or over her life and sees that the movie will turn
whatever remedies needed for our weaknesses out beautiful

Talents and Abilities

- We should build and utilize talents and
abilities to our greatest advantage
- This is where names and popularity are built LESSON 5
Example:
Jose Feliciano - He is a blind singer that won
international fame in the field of music The power of Journal Writing:
because he did not brood over their physical unfolding your personal journey
handicap. Instead, he recognized his golden
voice and searched for ways to enrich that Purpose of Journal Writing
talent. - help you become the scriptwriter of your life

4 PRACTICAL REASONS TO MAINTAIN A

JOURNAL

LESSON 4 1) COST - EFFICIENT AND AVAILABLE

- writing is the most inexpensive way to deal
with emotional stress
Story: You need to take charge of
- notebook and pens are easy to find,
you future therefore it is considered as available; it also
doesn’t cost that much
THREE KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD
2) PREVENTIVE AND PRO-ACTIVE
1) MOVIEGOER - writing yields self-awareness
- watches the movie of their lives, admires - helps discover strengths and limitations
some parts and criticize other parts - know your reactions in situations and what
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better ways to prevent, avoid, and face your

fears
- helps us so we wouldn’t be a poison to other
people

3) CREATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE

- writing expounds your imagination
- helps you see various dimensions of the
problem, different pov, and better solutions
- helps us to not suppress our emotions

4) PERSONAL AND PRIVATE

- writing is your time alone
- way of loving yourself
- you will not be judged by your writing

GUIDE QUESTIONS FOR JOURNAL

1. How do you find this day? What are the
positive things that happened? What are those
things that made you irritated or upset?

2. As you reflect the ups and downs of your

day, what may be the greatest lesson you can
learn from them? What actions have you done
well and what actions can you do better?

3. What do you really want in life? What do you

want to achieve for yourself, your family, your
community, and your country?

4. As you close the day, what are the small and

big things you are thankful for? Who are the
people that made your day extra special?

“A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to

fix a man’s attention and inflame his ambition”
- John Adams