Social relationships refer to our interactions and behavior you earn a lot of money and travel abroad.

broad. This situation

with one another. Compared to personal relationships, we mostly happens in many Filipino families
offer less intimacy and show less vulnerability in these kinds 3. Motivation
of relationships. However, social relationships may still be The best motivation a person can ever have in a
exclusive and demand cooperation and a certain level of meaningful life is the drive to fulfill one’s fullest potential.
loyalty. 4. Self-confidence
Our social relationships influence our actions, attitudes, A self-confident person will keep his eyes on his
behavior, beliefs, and perspectives. Social influences goals and tell everyone that he can do it and will succeed in
include:
pursuing his dreams. Some statements like, “Yes, I can.” Or
1. Compliance occurs when you seem to agree or follows as
“Kaya ko to!”
what you are required to do or believe in, but you do not
necessarily agree or believe in it; 5. Personal skills
2. Identification occurs when you are influenced by We learn skill since we were children by observing
someone you like or look up to, like actors and actresses, a the people around us. Basic education teaches us the hard
social celebrity, a superhero, and the like; skills we need to acquire so we can be qualified for higher
3. Internalization happens when you can own a certain act education, such as learning math and sciences
or belief and you are willing to share it in private and in 6. Personal characteristics
public; Understanding your personal characteristics will
4. Conformity happens when there is a change in your assist you in choosing a career. Personal traits are important
behavior, belief or thinking to be like or conform to others. because they define you as a person. They further comment
It is very strong among middle and late adolescents as your professional qualifications and other advantage.
supported by the fact that at this age, there is a strong 7. Personal Health
need or desire to seek approval from and be accepted by Your health is a significant factor in the career
others. This is brought about by peer pressure and is one of choice you will make. This will measure, how tough you are
the reasons why people who belong to the same group look to take difficult courses like medicine or law.
and behave similarly;
8. Emotional considerations
5. Conversion occurs when you wholeheartedly change
Generally, making decisions is difficult when one
your original thinking, actions, beliefs, and attitude to align
experiences strong emotions such as anger or sadness.
with others in a group;
6. Reactance happens when you willingly reject a social 9. Self-sabotaging thoughts
influence exerted on you by and individual or a group. This Self-sabotaging thoughts are thought to discourage
is non-conformity; a person from developing a wholesome self-concept.
7. Obedience happens when you follow what other people Statements such as “I can’t do this. I will not succeed.” I am
tell you to do, although it does not necessarily reflect your not intelligent enough for that course.”
beliefs or values. This is like compliance and stems either
out of fear or respect for other people; UNDERSTANDING ONE’S DEVELOPMENT
8. Persuasion occurs when you influence other people to As a student, there are a lot of things going on
change their beliefs, actions, and attitudes by appealing to in our minds - a wide range of emotions, expectations,
their emotions; and
and career planning. To have a better future we must
9. Minority influence happens when a bigger group of
consider certain factors that would really help to our
people is influenced by a smaller group.
career decisions.
Career Development 1. Strengths and Challenges. A true student
A career is a profession that a person may get into, experience hardships toward studying. It is important
either because he has found a good match between to know your strengths and weaknesses, to overcome
his life goals, skills, personality and interest with a the weakness and make it as a strength.
dream job, or it may be just a means to earn a living. 2. Preference, Passion and interest. In choosing your
course or you career you should consider your skills,
There are internal factors that affect decision interest, and your passion.
making in your career choice. 3. Financial and employment. To reach your goals you
1. Self -concept or self-identity must consider factors that can be hindrance in your
It will be difficult to choose a career or course to career plan, for example the worth of money because
take up in college if your self-identity is not as solid as it of the proximity the institution, are you financially
should be. You need to understand what to do or not want stable to pay your tuition with a higher amount? If not
to do. For instance, you want to become a Doctor but when think about that.
you think you don’t have the intelligence or perseverance to 4. Aptitude Skills. We should consider the aptitude,
become one, that thought will keep you distant from the ability to do something or your passion and your
fulfilling your dream skills in choosing your career.
2. Personal preferences
You decide to take up accountancy but your
parents told you to take up nursing like your aunts will help
5. Personal Relationship and Peer Pressure. We
should not hinge or depend our paths in our friends,
lovers just to have accompany.
6. Personality Traits and Characteristics. We should
consider our traits, ouR characteristics because in a
real world there be more people that you will
encounter, be matured and control your emotions
when you have encounter toxic situation or even
people.
Seven (7) Stressors that may affect One’s Personal
Development
1. Peer Pressure - most teens feel pressure when their
peers ask them to do something that are
uncomfortable for them. Personal development is
affected by being force by friends to do something
that one is not comfortable of doing it. To conclude
this matter, do not force someone if they are not
interested and skilled in this specific course or career.
2. Geographical location – when one plans to go to
college they usually go to their desired university.
Some are moving away from home to study. They Personal development skills can be traits or qualities
attached to do the change even the travel takes long you already have or ones you can gain through
hours that made them exhausted just to study in their education and training. People will value different
desired university. personal development skills depending on their goals
3. Responsibilities – growing up and maturing mean and here are some examples of skills people
more responsibilities. However, responsibilities such commonly aim to develop:
as division of work at home while doing schoolwork a. Communication skills
are factors that make us stressed. Communication includes your ability to speak, write
4. School – One of the common stressor of students and listen. With these skills, you can understand what
nowadays. They think that they must have to attain others are saying and feelings, convey your own ideas
the expectations of their parents and their teachers and feelings, too. Good communicators can speak
when it comes to their academic life which caused clearly and confidently using a tone that is positive
them to be more stressed. and appropriate for the situation.
5. Environmental concerns – unforeseen events like b. Interpersonal skills
floods, earthquakes as well as pollution cause by Also called people skills or social skills. Interpersonal
human action. skills are the verbal and nonverbal behaviors and
6. Financial Constraints – lack of funds to support reactions to interactions with other people. They
college education can also have negative impact when affect your ability to build relationships and make
it comes to the students. impressions on others in social situations.
7. Health Concerns – entering adolescent stage, c. Organization skills
health becomes vulnerable in diseases, it might affect Organization skills include the tidiness of your physical
personal growth if there is no remedy and digital spaces as well as your ability to plan,
schedule and prioritize. Good organization can help
A tool that can be useful for these purposes save time, prevent miscommunications, and improve
is the study of SWOT (Strengths , Weaknesses , efficiency.
Opportunities, Threats) that is generally used to d. Problem-solving skills
determine the viability of business ventures. Your goal Problem-solving is your ability to handle challenging
is certainly to decide the various elements that will or surprising situations. Good problem-solvers can
influence your future plan career and life. stay calm when they encounter obstacles and assess
all their options to find the best solution.
e. Self-confidence skills
Self-confidence is the belief in your abilities, actions,
and decisions. If you have confidence in yourself, you
might be more likely to pursue ambitious goals, try
new things and believe you can succeed.
f. Adaptability skills
Adaptability is your ability to adjust quickly and easily
to new things. People who can handle change well
often get along with a variety of personalities and
thrive in any environment. They can remain calm in
surprising situations.
g. Integrity skills
People tend to trust those who are honest and stand
by their values. Integrity means doing what is right
and telling the truth, even if it is not what they want
to hear. Having integrity can lead to a good reputation
and opportunities for advancement.
h. Work ethic skills
Work ethics includes not only hard work but also
reliability, responsibility, quality, determination, and
discipline. People with good work ethics tend to be
productive and have a positive attitude.
i. Leadership
Leadership is the ability to guide people. Good leaders
can motivate others and help them reach a shared
goal. They build confidence and improve morale.