Personal Development

Mina de Oro Catholic School, Inc. Week:_1_ Quarter: 1

Fr. Peters St., Zone III, Socorro,
Oriental Mindoro 5207, Philippines
“Parochial Schools:
Evangelized and

Content Standard:

The learners demonstrate an understanding of himself/herself during middle and late adolescence

Performance Standard:

The learners shall be able to conduct self-exploration and simple disclosure

Most Essential Learning Competency:

1. Explain that knowing oneself can make a person accept his/her strengths and limitations and dealing with others better
2. Share his/her unique characteristics, habits, and experiences

MY LEARNING TARGETS:
At the end of the lesson, I will be able to:
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; and,
3. start and maintain a journal.

Prayer before Study

Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate the darkness of
my understanding. Take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance.

Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally. Grant me the talent
of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm. Point out the beginning, direct the
progress, and help in the completion.

I ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY:
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.
___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, 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 judgments.
___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.

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___19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty.
___20. I am a good listener.
___21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled when faced with trouble.
___22. I am logical and rational in my outlook and decisions.
___23. I feel and act with confidence.
___24. I am a mature person.
Scoring: Copy this table in your activity sheet. Write your score opposite each number and get the subtotal.

Physical appeal Human Relations Intelligence

1 __________ 5 __________ 9 __________

2 __________ 6 __________ 10 __________

3 __________ 7 __________ 11 __________

4 __________ 8 __________ 12 __________

Subtotal: Subtotal: Subtotal:

Character Communications Maturity

13 __________ 17 __________ 21 __________

14 __________ 18 __________ 22 __________

15 __________ 19 __________ 23 __________

16 __________ 20 __________ 24 __________

Subtotal: Subtotal: Subtotal:

How do you perceive yourself?

Look at the results of your self-concept inventory and answer the following questions.

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?

Example: A lady can say “I`m ugly” yet other consider her very charming. Or conversely, one can have the illusion of saying
“I am very intelligent or competent” when most of his ideas sound unreasonable or illogical to most of the people.

There is indeed a big difference between what you see in yourself (real self-image) and what is projected in the eyes of the
others (your social image).

3. How realistic is your self- image?

4. To what extent does it reflect your real self?

Source: Roldan, Amelia S. (2003). On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality Development and Character Building. AR Skills
Development and Management Services , SDMS Paranaque City, Metro Manila.

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Have you ever asked yourself this question: Who am I? If you have, you are not alone. Adolescence is the time when
young people start to ask questions about themselves, about their future, and even about their religious and political beliefs.
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Build Your Understanding

SELF-CONCEPT
Imagine yourself looking into a mirror. What do you see? Do you see your ideal self or your actual self? Your 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 someother
worldly figure. Your actual self, however, 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.
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, it encompasses all the behaviors
evaluated in theactual self that you engage in to reach the ideal self.
The actual self is built on self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is derived from social interactions that provide insight
into how others react to you. The actual self is who we actually are. It is how we think, how we feel, look, and act. The actual
self can be seen by others, but because we have no way of truly knowing how others view us, the actual self is our self-image.
The ideal self, on the other hand, 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 include components of what our parents have taught us,
what we admire in others, what our society promotes, and what we think is in our best interest.
There is negotiation that exists between the two selves which is complex because there are numerous exchanges
between the ideal and actual self. These exchanges are exemplified in social roles that are adjusted and re-adjusted, and are
derived from outcomes of social interactions from infant to adult development. Alignment is important. If the way that I am
(the actual self) is aligned with the way that I want to be (the ideal self), then I will feel a sense of mental well-being or peace of
mind. If the way that I am is not aligned with how I want to be, the incongruence, or lack of alignment, will result in mental
distress or anxiety. The greater the level of incongruence between the ideal self and real self, the greater the level of resulting
distress. Personal development modules ultimate aim is greater self-knowledge thatwill lead to higher alignment between
these two personality domains.
Source:http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-self-concept-in-psychology-definition-lesson
quiz.htmlhttp://study.com/academy/lesson/ideal-self-vs-real-self-definition-lesson-quiz.htm
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. Socrated, who came decades after
these teo words were scripted at Delphi, said that it seems ridiculous for him to investigate other unimportant things when he
has not known his self yet. For Socrates, the most important thing to pursue was self-knowledge, and admitting one’s ignorance
is the beginning of true knowledge.
(http://www.binghamton.edu/cnes/docs/gnothi_sauton.pdf)
For Plato, one of Socrates’ students, the beginning of knowledge is self-knowledge. Other ancient philosophers from
other cultures saw the wisdom in knowing oneself, The ancient Hindu writtings Upanishads the 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, separate person.” ( http://www.arkintime.com/know-theyself/)

PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
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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.
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:
1. 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.
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 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 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.
7. 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. These are just some, but the most important personal effectiveness skills which
make the achievement of any goal easier and less costly .
Aside from the philosophers above, Sigmund Freud who is a well-known psychologist, neurologist and the creator
of Psychoanalysis Theory and the father of psychoanalysis, proposed that there are three components of personality within us:
the Id, Ego and Superego that certainly play a vital role of how we think of ourselves.
The Id. Freud explained that man's personality is driven by pleasure principle. This means that the nature of Id is to
satisfy man's desire without thinking much of the situation. This nature is being developed at a young age or present from
birth. To illustrate this idea let us take this as an example. An infant will cry if he/she wants to be fed to satisfy his/her hunger.
An infant cannot exactly explain what he/she really wants. Also, infants do grab things and would want to get things on their
hands not minding if they hurt nor if they are important or not. All they want is to get them for they want them. This is the
nature of Id, when the id wants it the rest are no longer important. However, this instinct is controlled by the ego and superego
as these aspects are developed in man’s life later.
The Ego. This is the second component of the personality that is developed at approximately the age of three. This
operates according to reality which makes it possible for the Id to work in a more proper and satisfactory ways. The ego will
give a more socially accepted means of getting the desires and wants of a person without getting to hurt other’s feelings. In
other words, it is the job of the ego to provide a man some guidelines on how to behave accordingly while he fulfilled his
pleasure. This component of our personality is manifested whenever we try to satisfy our cravings without compromising our
self-image to others
The Superego. Freud believed that this aspect of man begins to manifest as a child turns 5. This is the last component
of personality which holds our moral judgments or concept of right and wrong that are believed to be acquired from the family
and the environment. This personality is developed as man learns the culture of distinguishing right from wrong based on the
set of guidelines and standards that are known to people which might have been probably imposed by the people in the
community like parents, teachers, elders or the community as a whole. Therefore, superego directs a man’s life for him to
avoid hurting others.

YOU NEED TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR FUTURE

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There are three kinds of people in this world:

The first is the Moviegoer. This person watches the movie of their lives, admires some parts and criticizes others. Aside from
that, they do nothing else. All she says the whole day is, “I like this thing and but I don’t like that thing.” The Moviegoer feels
she has absolutely no control of their lives --- except to comment about it. Moviegoers are the most pathetic, miserable
people in the world.
The second is the Actor. This person does not only watch the movie of her life. She actually realizes she’s the Actor –
and can control a big part of her life. She can actually make or break the movie – by how well she delivers her lines and how
she portrays her character. Actors are a happy bunch, realizing they’re the start of the show and enjoy some level of
control. But many times, they wish the movie would end in another way – but realize that they have no say in such things.
The third is the Scriptwriter. This person does not only watch, and she doesn’t only act, but she actually creates the
entire movie from her mind. She determines what she will say, what she will do, and how the movie will end. She realizes she
has enormous control over her life, and sees to it that the movie of herlife will turn out beautiful.
Who are you among these three people?
Do you merely watch your life go y?
Or do you act out a script that you feel has been handed to you?
Or do you write the script and make your life beautiful?
By the way, the Producer of the movie is God. He tells you, “Make the movie
Source: Sanchez, Bo. (2006). Life Dreams Success Journal: Your Powerful Tool to Achieve and Surpass Your Dreams One Step at a
Time. Shepherd’s Voice Publishing.

BIBLIOGRAPHY/ REFERENCES:
DEPED COPY
Roldan, Amelia S. 2003. On Becoming a Winner: A Workbook on Personality Development and Character Building. AR Skills Development
and Management Services (SDMS), Paranaque City, Metro Manila.

Sanchez, Bo. (2006). Life Dreams Success Journal: Your Powerful Tool to Achieve and Surpass Your Dreams One Step at a Time. Shepherd’s
Voice Publishing.

Ricardo R. Santos.2016.Personal Development ,Rex Publishing

Internet Sources
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(http://www.binghamton.edu/cnes/docs/gnothi_sauton.pdf)
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Name: __________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________

Section: _________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 1 : MY BANNER – THE TREASURE WITHIN ME

DIRECTIONS:
In the spaces indicated by numbers, write down the following
1 and 2 two things I do very well
3 and 4 my two greatest achievements in life
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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 blessings 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

Journal Reflection from My Banner

Write about your banner. (20pts)
1. What do you consider as your weaknesses, abilities and talents?
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2. What are the remedies you will take to improve or compensate for your weakness?
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3. How can you further enrich your assets and strengths?

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

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ACTIVITY 2 Draw Me!

DIRECTIONS:(20pts)
1. On a clean sheet of paper (short bond paper), draw a symbol or symbols of what represents your “Self”. Then answer the
following questions:
2. How do you understand the “Self”?
3. How does knowing oneself better make a person accept his strengths and limitations, and improve the way he deals with
others?

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Mini Task 1
DIRECTIONS:

Journal
1. Write on your journal your thoughts and feelings about what you have discovered and understood about your “Self” and your
reflection regarding the question, “Who am I?”
a. What have you discovered in yourself?
b. What are your core strengths?
c. What are the qualities you want to hone and improve on?
Journal Writing Rubric
POOR (1) OKAY (2) GOOD (3) EXCELLENT (4)
Knowledge/Understanding Presents incomplete or Presents some accurate Presents accurate Presents accurate
Information and Ideas inaccurate information and information and some information and information and
ideas ideas complete ideas insightful ideas
Thinking/Inquiry Expresses few ideas, Expresses some ideas, Expresses ideas, Expresses many ideas,
Analyzing and Explaining with supported by relevant supported by relevant supported effectively by
limited support by evidence or rationales evidence or rationales relevant evidence or
relevant Asks some questions Asks good questions rationales asks probing
evidence or rationales or insightful questions
Asks few questions
Communication Meaning and intent are Meaning and intent are Meaning and intent are Meaning and intent are
Language and Style frequently clear Shows sometimes unclear clear Shows clear sense clear and engaging
limited sense of purpose Shows some sense of of purpose and audience Shows strong sense of
and audience purpose and audience purpose and audience
Application Frequent, major Some major mechanical Some minor mechanical Few minor mechanical
Conventions in Language mechanical errors errors errors errors
MakingConnections Makes few personal Makes some personal Makes considerable Makes many personal
Getting Personal connections with topic connections with topic personal connections connections with the
with topic topic
Overall Rating: _______ / 20 20–18: Excellent 17–13: Good 12–8: Okay 7–5: Poor

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