3. • Objectives
• 1. explain that knowing yourself can make you accept
your strengths and limitations and dealing with others
better
• 2. share your unique characteristics, habits and
experiences.
• 3. start and maintain a journal
5. Ideal self
•Is the self that you aspire to
be
•It is the one that you hope
will possess
characteristics.
•Similar to that of a mentor or
some other worldly figure.
6. Actual self
•It is the one that you actually
see.
•It is the self that has
characteristics that you were
nurtured
•Born to have.
7. Actual self
•Built on self knowledge
•Self knowledge= are social
interactions that provide
insight into how others react
to you.
8. •The actual self is who we think
we really are.
•It is how we think.
•How we feel
•Look and;
•Act
9. •Because we have no
way of truly knowing
what others view us
the actual self is our
self image.
10. •Ideal self on the other hand,
how we want to be.
•It is an idealized image that we
have developed over time.
•Based on what we have
learned and experienced.
11. •There are negotiation that
exists in between the two
selves which is complex
because there are numerous
exchanges between the
ideal and actual self.
12. •These exchanges are exemplified
by social roles that are adjusted
and re adjusted.
•And are derived from outcome of
social interactions from infant
to adult development.
13. Alignment is important.
• the way I am is align for
the way I want to be, then
I will feel a sense of
mental well being.
14. •If the way I am is not align
with the way I want to be,
the incongruence, or lack of
alignment will result to
stress and anxiety .
15. Journal entry no.2
• Write a reflection paper
• Entitled: Breaking the bonds of judgement: the truth within
me
Guide questions:
What impressions do others perceive about me?
How do others interact to me?
How do I adapt to their actions towards me? (its either
positive or negative)
What are the truths about myself? (it pertains to what I
really am. How do I interact? And what are my true identity)
What did I truly understand about myself as on how others
perceive about me and what I truly am.
17. •It means making use of all of the
personal resources talents and
skills energy and time, to achieve
your goal.
•Your knowledge of yourself and
how you manage yourself impacts
directly on your personal
effectiveness.
18. •Our Personal
Effectiveness depends on
our innate characteristics,
talent and experiences
accumulated in the process
of personal development.
23. •If the same ability is used
many times in the same
situation, then it becomes a
habit that runs automatically,
subconsciously.
24. •Here are some skills that will greatly
increase the efficiency of any person
who owns them.
•1. DETERMINATION
•2. SELF CONFIDENCE
•3. PERSISTENCE
•4. MANAGING STRESS
•5. PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
•6. CREATIVITY
•7. GENERATING IDEAS
25. 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.
26. Self Confidence
•It appears in the process of the
personal development, as a result of
getting aware of yourself, your actions
and their consequences.
27. •Self confidence is manifested in
•Speech
•Appearance
•Dressing
•Physical condition
28. •To develop this you
need to learn
yourself and your
capabilities.
29. Persistence
•Makes you keep moving
forward regardless of the
emerging obstacles
•Problems
•Laziness
•Bad emotional state.
30. •It reduces the cost of
overcoming obstacles
with the help of self
discipline exercise.
31. Managing stress
•It helps combat stress that
arises in daily life from the
environment and other people.
32. Stress
•Bodily or mental tension
resulting from the factors
that tend to alter an existent
equilibrium.
33. •Stress arises from the uncertainty
in an unknown situation when a
lack of information creates the risk
of negative consequences of your
action.
40. •For generating ideas you
can use a method of
mental maps,, which
allows you to materialize,
visualize and scrutinize
all your ideas which
contributes to other
ideas.
41. Build on your strengths and weaknesses
•Failures emanate
from weaknesses
that are not
recognized or given
attention or remedy.
46. You need to take charge of your future
•There are three kinds
of people in this world
•Moviegoer
•Actor
•scriptwriter
47. Moviegoer
•This person watches the
movie of their lives,
admires some parts and
criticizes others. Aside
from that they do nothing
else.
48. •All he/she says “I like this
thing and I don’t like that
thing”. The moviegoer feels
he/she has absolutely no
control of their lives, except
to comment about it.
49. Actor
•This person does not only watch the
movie of his/her life. They actually
realizes that they were the actors.
And can control a big part of their
lives they can actually make or break
the movie, by how they deliver their
lines and how they portray their
character.
50. •Actors are a happy bunch
realizing they’re the start
of the show and enjoy
some level of control.
51. Scriptwriter
•This persons does not
only watch and they
does not only act, but
they actually creates the
entire movie from their
mind.
52. •They determine what they’ll
say, they’ll do and how the
movie will end. They realizes
that they have the enormous
control over their lives, and
sees to it that the movie of their
lives will turn out beautiful.
53. •The producer of the
movie is God, he tells
you, “make the movie
beautiful and I will give
you all you need for
success”
55. The power of journal writing
•The purpose of the
journal writing is to
make you become the
scriptwriter of your life.
56. 4 practical reasons to maintain your
journal
•1. it is cost efficient and available.
•Emotional stress can be dealt in many
ways like talking to a friend over a cup
of coffee, eating, travelling, shopping,
painting and many more
•Note books and pens are easy to
find, available and do not cost so
much.
58. •You will know what your
reactions are in different
situations and what better
ways to prevent, avoid, or
face your fears.
59. CREATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE
•Journal writing expounds your
imagination.
•You can see various
dimensions of your problem,
different points of view and
better solutions.
60. Personal And Private
•Unless you want to share your
stories, you have the choice to
keep them to yourself.
•Writing is your time alone. It is
your way of loving yourself
•You will not be judged by your
writing.
