ACTIVITY

Directions: Take a look at your own self-concept

and answer the following self-concept inventory in a
separate sheet of paper.

Give yourself a rating using the scale:

O = Very Weak
1 = Weak
2 = somewhat weak or somewhat strong
3 = Strong
4 = Very Strong
1. I have strong sex appeal.
2. I am proud of my physical figure.
3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome.
4. I exude with charm and poise.
5. I am easy to get along with.
6. I can adjust to different people and different situations.
7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and comfortable with me.
8. I am lovable and easy to love.
9. I am a fast learner who can understand with one instruction.
10. I am intelligent.
11. I have special talents and abilities.
12. I can easily analyze situations and make right judgements.
13. I can be trusted in any transaction.
14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty feeling.
15. I have integrity and good reputation.
16. My friends and classmates can look up to me as a model worth emulating.
17. I can express my ideas without difficulty.
18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily get people to accept what I say.
19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty.
20. I am a good listener
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
QUARTER 1: Knowing Oneself
Adolescence is the time when young
people start to ask questions about
themselves, about their future, and even
about their religious and political beliefs.
During the adolescent stage of
development, the young person grapples
with his or her identity.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
QUARTER 1: Knowing Oneself
Your ideal self is the self that you aspire to be. It is
the one that you hope will possess characteristics
like that of a mentor or some other worldly figure.

Your actual self, however, is the one that you

see. It is the self that has characteristics that you
were nurtured or in some cases, born to have.
The actual self and the ideal self are two broad
categories of self-concept. Self-concept refers to
your awareness of yourself. It is the construct that
negotiates these two selves. In other words, it
connotes first the identification of the ideal self
as separate from others and second is that it
encompasses all the behaviors evaluated in the actual
self that you engage in to reach the ideal self.
It is believed that the words “Know Thyself” which were written at the entry of the
oracle at Delphi by seven Greek philosophers, statesmen and lawgivers became
the cornerstone of Western philosophy.
 For Socrates, the most important thing to pursue was self -knowledge
and admitting one’s ignorance is the beginning of true knowledge.
 For Plato, one of Socrates’ students, the beginning of knowledge is self-
knowledge.
 Other ancient philosophers from other culture saw the wisdom in knowing
oneself.
 The ancient Hindu writings Upanishads confirmed “Enquiry into the truth of
the “Self” is knowledge”.
 > The Persian poet Rumi ruminated “Who am I in the midst of all
this thought traffic?” and
 > The American poet Walt Whitman celebrated his “Self” as a “simple and
separate person.”
Personal Effectiveness
Personal effectiveness means making use of all the personal
resources-talents, skills, energy, and time to enable you to achieve
goals.

Experience includes knowledge and skills that we acquire in the

process of cognitive and practical activities.

Knowledge is required for setting goals and 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 increases the efficiency of any person
who owns them:
Skills that will greatly increases the
efficiency of any person who owns
them:
1. Determination.
- It allows you to focus only in 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.
2. 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 about yourself and your
capabilities, gain positive attitude and believe that by
performing right actions and achieving right goals you will
certainly reach success.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. Creativity.
- It allows to find extraordinary ways to
carry out a specific action that no one has
tried to use. It can lead to decrease or an
increase of costs. But usually, the speed of
action is greatly increased when using
creative tools.
7. Generating ideas.
- It helps you achieve goals using new, original,
unconventional ideas. For generating idea, 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.
 Activity 2:
My Banner- The Treasure Within Me
Directions: In a separate sheet of paper, replicate the diagram and
write down the following:

1 and 2 two things I do very well

3 and 4 my two greatest achievements in life
5 what in myself am I proudest of
6 my happiest moment
7 positive words that my friends use to describe me
8 a personal goal that I have already achieved
9 three blessing for which I am most thankful to God
10 three of my positive qualities
11 difficulties, challenges, and problems that I was able to solve
and overcome
Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, write your
reflection regarding your banner by answering the
questions below.

1. What do you consider as your weaknesses, abilities,

and talents?
2. What are the remedies you will take to improve or
compensate for
your weakness?
3. How can you further enrich your assets and strengths?

4. Where and how do you use it to your best advantage?