Perdev Week 1

PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
KNOWING AND
UNDERSTANDING
ONESELF
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is
true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering
yourself is true power. If you realize that you have
enough, you are truly rich.” And “The cost of not
following your heart, is spending the rest of your life
wishing you had.”
By: J. Paulsen
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 some other 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.
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 EFFECTIVENESS
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.
Talents 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.
2. Self-confidence.
It appears in the process of personal development, as a
result of getting aware of yourself, your actions and their
consequences..
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.
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.
ACTIVITY1: MY BANNER – THE TREASURE WITHIN ME
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
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
Reading: BUILD ON YOUR STRENGTHS AND WORK ON YOUR
WEAKNESSES
Most failures emanate from weaknesses that are not recognized or probably
recognized but not given appropriate attention or remedy. This could be a
weakness in communications, personality or ability. Instead of giving up or
indulging in self-pity, take action. Go for speech lessons, get skills upgrading,
attend personality development sessions or whatever appropriate remedies to
your perceived weakness.
Instead of simply focusing on your weaknesses, recognize your own talents
and abilities, build on them, utilize them to your greatest advantage. This is
where you can build your name and popularity. Handicapped people like Jose
Feliciano and other blind singers did not brood over their physical handicap.
They recognized that they have a golden voice so they search for ways to
enrich that talent and now they have won international fame in the field of
music.
ACTIVITY 1.1
Journal Reflection from my banner
Write about your banner.

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?
DEVELOPING THE
WHOLE PERSON
ACTIVITY 2
Draw a large circle on a blank sheet of paper.
Divide the circle into 8 segments. In each
segment, write some descriptions of the different
aspects of yourself as follows:
1. PHYSICAL SELF. Describe yourself. Try not to censor any thoughts which come to
your mind. Include descriptions of your height, weight, facial appearance, and quality
of skin, hair and descriptions of body areas such as your neck, chest, waist, legs.
2. INTELLECTUAL SELF- include here an assessment o how well you reason and solve
problems, your capacity to learn and create, your general amount o knowledge, your
specific areas o knowledge, wisdom you have acquired, and insights you have.
3. EMOTIONAL SELF- include Feelings you have, Feelings you try to avoid, feelings you
especially enjoy, feelings from your past and present, and feelings which are
associated with others
4. SENSUAL Self- what sense do you use most- sight, hearing, speaking, smelling,
touching? How do you feel about the different ways you take in information - through
the eyes, ears, mouth, nose, pores, and skin. In what ways do you let information in
and out o your body
5. INTERACTIONAL SELF. Include descriptions of your strengths and weaknesses in intimate relationships
and relationships to friends, family, co-students and strangers in social settings. Describe the strengths and
weaknesses which your friends and family have noticed. Describe what kind of son or daughter, brother or
sister you are.
6. NUTRITIONAL SELF. How do you nourish yourself? What foods do you like and dislike? What do you
like and dislike about these?
7. Contextual Self. Descriptors could be in the areas of maintenance of your living environment: reaction to
light, temperature, space, weather, colors, sound and seasons and your impact on the environment.
8. Spiritual Self or Life Force. Write words or phrases which tell about how you feel in this area. This could
include your feelings about yourself and organized religion, reactions about your spiritual connections to
others, feelings about your spiritual development and history, and thought about your metaphysical self.
Think about your inner peace and joy. Think about your spiritual regimen or routine.
ACIVITY 2.1
Personal Recipe for Success with Reflection
Make your personal recipe for achieving personal goals. Identify your goal
(you may refer to the previous activity of aspects of self inspired by the
success stories) and break it down into a recipe. Here are two samples of
recipes:

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Personal effectiveness means making use of all the personal

Experience includes knowledge and skills that we

Skills also determine whether real actions are

Write about your banner.

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