SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE IN LIFE

At the end of the module, learners will be able to:

1. Evaluate one’s development through the help of

significant people around him/her (peers, parents,
siblings, friends, teachers, community leaders.)
 LESSON 1 SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE IN LIFE

Being in Senior High School is another stage of

life that young adolescents like you need to
prepare with in order to face the adversaries
that challenges your well-being. With full of
confidence and logical thinking, you can be
guided with any decisions to take in life. As you
continuously progress in every learning
situation, it is fitting to look back at the people
who molded you to become better as a person.
1.What important role did they play in your
life?

2. What influences did you get from them?

3. How do you choose people who stay in

your circle?

4. What are the behavioral characteristics

do you consider in looking for peers?
These are some of the questions that you need to ponder on as you
continue to explore the content of this module. The discussions
covered in this lesson may also help you improve your relationship
with them and instill valuable lessons that could strengthen your ties
among the important people in your life.
`Surrounding yourself with the people who give significant
contribution to your personal development is a good strategy for self-
growth. Not only do they give you a sense of belongingness, but also
give a feeling of security for having an extended family beyond your
own. Since, man cannot survive alone, every individual is in need of
social membership in order to develop different potentials necessary for
present and future success.
The diagram below helps you identify the most important
people that you choose to be part of your self-development.
Write these people inside your heart.
INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN MY
LIFE
People normally look up to influential personalities who have
shown greatness in terms of leadership, intelligence, creativity,
talents, and charisma. They usually listen to their strong belief
system that brings so much inspiration and positive energy to
other’s life

Adolescents choose their idols whom they have seen in social

media and from the society they get involved with. Because of the
examples they model, they get inspiration and imbibe their
positive outlooks in life.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO MOLDED YOU
IN MANY SIGNIFICANT WAYS AND HAVE BECOME
PART OF YOUR EXISTENCE.
• Parents are the first people who introduce you to life.
• They provide shelter, protection, and sense of security no matter what happens.

• The concept of home is formed coupled with love and much sacrifices that
either your mother or father is willing to give.
• When you want to hear honest opinion about the things you need to improve,
they would never hesitate to tell exactly what needs to be done.
• Parents play the largest role in a person’s mental, emotional, physical, and
social development.
• They teach you the first valuable lessons in life that became an integral part of
your personality as you continue to discover the world.
• They get involved with your education and happy to see you achieve and
discover potentials.
• Parents advices are far more important than any other people’s advices in terms
of making sound decisions in life.
• Siblings are friends within a family.
• They extend valuable help whenever you are in need of
assistance.
• They teach you the concept of socialization, mutual
understanding, and respect.
• Like friendship, your relationship with your sister or brother
requires communication and acceptance.
• As you grow older you realize their significant part in your life
and continue to establish close ties among them.
• Although disagreements are normal part among siblings, it is
important to understand that all of you have sets of differences.
• Sibling bond is nothing compared with any other bonds in the
world as long as its foundation is anchored with much love and
appreciation.
• Friends are like extended siblings who came from
different families.
• They give us a sense of belongingness for an
individual would always wanted to be part of something.
• Friends also teach us the value of love, respect,
understanding, and acceptance.
• They help us improve in our social connection,
emotional stability, and inspires our intellectual capacity.
• True friends support only what is good and reject
what is not. They refuse to tolerate unacceptable
behavior and seek to correct your shortcomings.
• Friends bring out the best in a person and they share
mutual interest, hobbies, and aspirations.
• Teachers are the second parents in school.
• They help you improve your intellectual and
emotional capacity to handle difficult situations life.
• They guide you to understand the valuable lessons
about life that would last for a lifetime.
• Their influence does not fade because they
provide exceptional impact towards self-realization
and self-discovery.
• Teachers walk along the progress of the learners;
that makes it more memorable and enduring for life.
• Good teachers inspire learners to do better in
making decisions.
• Being the role model in class, they set example to
learners who need much guidance in school.
• Community leaders provide network connections and
linkages among other parts of the community.
• They inspire adolescents to get involved with community
services through outreach programs, social activities, and
volunteer works.
• They model innovation to help improve the community
whom they serve.
• Effective leaders set inspiration to others by setting a
good example by following the policies that they try to
implement.
• Using their charisma, they tend to persuade others to
follow them; thus, they can generate many programs to
address the needs of the people.
• Adolescents like you can learn from their
accomplishments and may get inspired to become servant-
leaders in the future.
Directions: Choose the answer from the pool of words below. Write the
letter before each number.
E. COMMUNITY
A. PARENTS B. SIBLINGS C. PEERS D. TEACHERS
LEADERS

_________1. They give honest opinions about the things you need and seek only what
is best for your improvement.
_________2. They persuade you to get involved in community outreach
programs.
_________3. They are true if they do not agree on misbehavior and seek

to correct your mistakes.

_________4. They facilitate your knowledge acquisition and determine
progress.
_________5. You continue to develop close ties with them despite conflicts.
_________6. They give so much influence and support on your education and career
choice.
_________7. They influence you to serve others unselfishly.
_________8. They have an enduring influence in the lives of most adolescents.
_________9. Your connection with them has nothing compared with any other mutual
connection.
_________10. They share mutual understanding, hobbies, and love to discover
common interest.
_________11. They usually use the power of persuasiveness to influence other people.
_________12. They help you understand valuable lesson in life that can be useful for
intelligent decision making.
_________13. They instill the basic skills and values you have learned in life.
_________14. They extend help in any given circumstances despite arguments.
_________15. They are like sole mates who came from different families.
Module 6
Lesson Evaluating One’s Development Through the Help of Others
2

A PERSON’S DEVELOPMENT IS ALWAYS ATTRIBUTED TO THE INFLUENCES HE/SHE GOT

FROM INVOLVING WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND SOCIETY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO EVALUATE
PERSONAL PROGRESS TO GET TRACK ON THE LEVEL OF SKILLS ACQUIRED AND TO
FOCUS ON ASPECTS OF SELF THAT NEED TO BE IMPROVED. IN ORDER TO
EFFECTIVELY FACILITATE THIS, THERE IS A NEED TO ASSESS ONESELF THROUGH THE
HELP OF OTHER PEOPLE. THEIR HONEST FEEDBACK MEANS SO MUCH TO PREVIEW
PLAN OF ACTIONS AND REALIGN THEM TO ADDRESS THE GOALS YOU SET FOR
YOURSELF.
THIS LESSON GUIDES YOU TO UPDATE AND EVALUATE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
BASED ON THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE SIGNIFICANT PERSONS IN YOUR LIFE.
WITH THIS IN MIND, IT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PERSONAL SUCCESS AND SATISFACTION
ON YOUR OWN ACHIEVEMENTS.
THIS MODULE IS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE LEARNERS’
INSIGHTS INTO ONE’S JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE COURSE
OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. AFTER KNOWING THE
DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS AND CHALLENGES
ENCOUNTERED BY ADOLESCENTS, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT
TO KEEP TRACK ON ONE’S DEVELOPMENT AS
ACCOMPANIED BY THE PEOPLE IMPORTANT IN LIFE. AT THE
END OF THE MODULE, LEARNERS WILL BE ABLE TO:
1. EVALUATE ONE’S DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE HELP OF
SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE AROUND HIM/HER (PEERS, PARENTS,
SIBLINGS, FRIENDS, TEACHERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS.
THE DIAGRAM BELOW HELPS YOU ANALYZE HOW MUCH IMPACT EACH GROUP OF PEOPLE
HAVE GIVEN YOU. REFER TO THE QUESTIONS, AND PONDER ON YOUR ANSWER FOR EACH.
USE THE SPACE BELOW FOR YOUR ANSWER.
 HOW DOES EACH AGENT INFLUENCE YOU AS A PERSON?
 HOW DID THEY CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT?
 WITH THEIR HELP, TO WHAT EXTENT HAVE YOU IMPROVED IN TERMS OF
EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL, AND SOCIAL ASPECT?
 SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE IN LIFE ARE ALSO AGENTS OF
SOCIALIZATION
Self-improvement comes with an effective interaction of the different
agencies within the society. The people whom you considered significant in
life are also called agents of socialization. These are your family, siblings,
peers, teachers, and community leaders.
They help you discover more of yourself and join you in exploring what you
need to know about the world. As the person continues to progress, he/she
would realize the many potentials that have been influenced by any of these
people.

Through the process of socialization, adolescents are exposed to many

learning opportunities. As they learn, they would notice additional skills
and build-up of characters under the influence of people whom they look
up to. Adjustment of behavioral display is done so as to fit in the norms of
the society where one intends to join.
This process also allows an individual on how to interact with different
people having varied cultural orientation. During such exposure, culture is
learned and acquired, mutual understanding is developed, and a nature of
collaboration is established. There are many benefits that an adolescent can
enjoy upon deciding on socializing with the right kind of people. Since,
much of the learning comes within the environment, young people are
always encouraged to search for worthwhile organization that can bring out
the best in them.
Success in social interaction would have a lasting effect on a person’s
personal development. Since human interaction happens as long as you live,
it is fitting to know the proper ways on how to effectively express your
thought to reach for others. These skills in communication must be learned
as early as childhood and could be mastered during adolescence.
• Family, as the most important agent of socialization, has given you the
knowledge of self-care. As you learn to take care of yourself, this is also
done towards the way you deal with other agents in the society. Parents teach
the value of relationship. This is significant because you would develop
multiple relationships as you explore further the world. They give you their
system of belief, traditions, culture, and values that you can use for
discernment during difficult decision making. With the help of your siblings,
the early concept of cooperation is fostered. Friendship at this point is also
established and can be nurtured even as you age.
• Peers would always have a great deal of influence in your life. It is
rightful; therefore, for parents to feel worried about the circle of friends you
opt to get involved with. It is difficult for parents to see if adolescents cast
astray from the right path of self-realization; therefore, it is necessary to
carefully select the right set of individuals who would contribute in bringing
out the best in your capabilities.
This is a great opportunity to display how much value you put in a
relationship if such friendship would last for a longest time there is. Peers
teach you to develop skills in organizing tasks, working together with others,
giving and receiving feedback in order to evaluate personal learning
acquisition.

• Teachers are also special agents we see in school, a place where many
exiting memories are forged through time, as we collaborate with peers.
They mold us in so many ways. Their role is not only to teach us the concept
of socialization but gave us opportunities to discover
much more about socializing. School is the appropriate
place to formally learn academic skills like: comprehension, analytical
thinking, logical reasoning, subject knowledge transfer, and creative
visualization. All of these are learned through the help of teachers who gave
so much inspiration to love learning at all cost. With their constant guidance
• Community Leaders need to develop selfless future leaders, as well.
Since they have an important role in community development, they are
extending so much help in addressing the needs of adolescents particularly in
community involvement and civic responsibility. Because of these selfless
service towards other people, young generations like you can also get
inspired by their examples in reaching out for those who are in need. Youth
leadership opportunities are also provided as means to develop a spirit of
volunteerism. All it takes is get yourself involved with activities that can
improve you more as a person who has a significant contribution in any
given society.
Activity 1.1 How Do I Define it?
After the readings, define the following terms based on your personal
understanding of the concept.

1. Socialization

2. Agents of Socialization

3. Social Interaction
4. Self-Realization

5. Peer Feedback

6. Spirit of Volunteerism
Activity 1.2 Expressing My Gratitude
It is rightful to express one’s gratitude to people who have given you inspiration and
growth. This is the chance to tell them how grateful you are for what you have
become and the achievements you reached all these years. Express your
appreciation by writing down your thoughts in the spaces below.

List Five Things You are Five Valuable lessons you

Grateful for about your Sister/ learned from your Teachers
Brother
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
4.
4.
5.
5. Tell how grateful you are
for having your Mother
and Father

Write awesome Lesson learned from

memories you the Leaders who
cherished inspired you
with Peers to serve others.

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.
Activity 1.3 Identifying Core Values
Core values are important beliefs of a person or organization from which
one is part of. These are guiding principles that tell the right behavior that
an individual may manifest as he/she deals with human interaction. Core
values are normally learned from people as one continues to engage in
socialization. These values help in personal development towards achieving
the set goals in life. In order to be successful in the future, it is necessary to
imbibe important values that would serve as a guide towards self-
fulfillment.
Read the following core values that you may learned from all the significant
people in your life. Share insight for each value that you acquired.
 TRUTH COMPASSION INTEGRITY
HONESTY PERSEVERANCE HUMILITY
EXCELLENCE SELFLESSNESS LEGACY
BRAVERY WISE KNOWLEDGEABLE
FORTITUDE UPRIGHTNESS FAITH
JUSTICE DILIGENCE HOPE
OBEDIENCE LOVE CARE
TACTFULNESS GOD LOVING LOVE FOR ENVIRONMENT
SERVICE POSITIVE ACCEPTANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY PRUDENCE COMMITMENT
ALERTNESS COMPETENCE EMPOWERING
BALANCE THOUGHTFULNESS FREEDOM
CHARITY SIMPLICITY MATURITY
VIGOR GRATITUDE HONOR
PROFESSIONALISM RESILIENCE PATRIOTISM
DISCIPLINE INNOVATIVE DECISIVENESS
Activity 1.4 Evaluating Personal Development
Refer to the previous table on Core Values and evaluate yourself based on what
values/skills you have learned from the significant people in your life. Then, explain
how significantly they improved you as a person.

CORE VALUES EXPLAIN

1. As a STUDENT

2. As a BROTHER/SISTER

3. As a LEADER

4. As a SON/DAUGHTER
5. As a FRIEND

Activity 1.5 Processing Questions

1. Which value do I live by as the best influence I got from the significant people in my life?
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2. What are the current positive facets in my life?
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3. Are there any road blocks that are preventing me to achieve my personal
advancement?
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4. Considering my development now, how far can I go five years from now?
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5. What important take away did I learn in this lesson?
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