Liceo de San Jacinto
Foundation, Inc.
Module 2
NSTP TATAK LICEO SELF-AWARENESS
Goals:
Relate one’s self to discover purposes, abilities and limitations
Discuss the importance of self-awareness in relating with others
Explain the link between self-awareness and values education
Self-awareness is your ability to perceive and understand the
things that make you who you are as an individual, including your
personality, actions, values, beliefs, emotions, and thoughts.
Essentially, it is a psychological state in which the self becomes the
focus of attention.
Self-acceptance is the ability to accept both your strengths and
your personal faults without judgment,1 says Meghan Marcum, PsyD,
chief psychologist at AMFM Healthcare.
What is self-management?
Self-management is your ability to regulate your behaviors,
thoughts, and emotions in a productive way. This means excelling in
both personal and professional responsibilities for the benefit of
yourself and your team.
The Self-Management Sequence
The FIVE STEPS that control your success or failure:
1. Behavior. The step that most directly controls our success or
failure is our behavior — what we do and what we do not
do. Behavior expresses itself through actions. The right series of
actions will lead to success. If you do the right thing and stay at
it you will achieve the right results. How you manage yourself,
what you do, how you act, which words you employ on a daily
basis, how you work on your self development will determine the
results you get in life. So why do you ask do we not do the right
things ? Simple : something is directing our actions in the
background which directly affects, influences and controls all of
our actions and that is our
2. Feelings. Every action we take is filtered by how we feel. How
we feel determines and affects what we do and how we do it. In
my career as an airline pilot I have met lots of people with a fear
of flying. They would rather drive for three days than fly a couple
of hours to go and visit their family. When they were obligated to
fly for various reasons, their stress level tripled, anxiety went out
the roof and their well mannered, even temperament went out
the window. So what happened there ? Was the flying their
challenge ? No ! The challenge were how they felt about flying. It
meant no difference if the feeling was rational or not.
Everyone knows that flying is one of the safest ways of traveling.
That did not stop these people from being absolutely terrified
and directly controlled, influenced and severely affected by their
emotions. So why and what influenced their behavior ? That
would be their
3. Attitude. Some people seem to always look at the bright side
and others carry the weight of the world on their shoulders.
When you look closer most people have a combination of
attitude, some good, some not so good… whatever attitude we
have about something will directly affect how we feel about it
which in turns determines how well we will do.
4. Beliefs. What you “believe” about anything will determine your
attitudes about it, create your feelings, direct your actions, and
each instance, help YOU do well or poorly, succeed or fail.
That means most of what “reality” is - to you - is based on
what
You have come to believe --- whether it is true or not!
5. Programming. Your beliefs are created and directed entirely by
your “programming.” In other words, you believe what you are
programmed to believe.
It is your programming that sets up your beliefs, and the “chain
of reaction” begins. In logical progression, what you believe
determines your attitudes, affects your feelings, directs your
behavior, and determines your success or failure.
1) Programming creates beliefs
2) Beliefs creates attitudes
3) Attitudes creates feelings
4) Feelings determine actions
5) Action create results
Level 1: Negative Acceptance (“I can’t…)
This is the most common and most destructive level of self-talk you
can use. It’s easy to spot, and is most often characterized by the
words,
“I can’t…”
“If only I could…”
“I wish I could, but I can’t…”
“I just don’t have the energy I used to…”
“I could never do that…”
“Today is just not my day…”
“I just can’t!”
Level 2: The Level of Recognition (“I need to…I should…”)
You would think this level would help us, but in reality, it does not.
Level two self-talk is characterized by the words,
“I need to…”
“I ought to…”
“I should…”
“I’d really like to…”
This level of self-talk only creates guilt and disappointment. It is bad
programming.
Level 3: The Level of Decision to Change (“I never…I no
longer…”)
This is the first level of self-talk that works to help you succeed, not
program you subconscious to sabotage your conscious efforts.
Some examples:
“I no longer have a problem talking to strangers.”
“I never eat more than I should.”
“I no longer procrastinate and avoid difficult tasks.”
Level 4: The Level of The Better You (“I am…”)
Many believe this is the most effective form of self-talk one can use.
The words “I am” even have divine meaning, and perhaps divine
consequences when we use them. "I Am that I Am" is a common
English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible
when Moses asked for His name.
Some examples:
“I am a powerful and attractive person.”
“I am strong, healthy and energetic.”
“I am a person of high integrity.”
“I am achieving my goals and making progress every day.”
Level 5: The Level of Universal Affirmation (“It is…”)
This level is considered the talk of “oneness with God” and unity of
spirit. It is, according to Helmstetter, “…a divine and timeless
cosmic affinity which transcends all worldly things and gives
meaning to our being.” He goes on to say:
“It is still important, however, that we take care of the things that
are required today. So I urge you to begin to use the Self-Talk of
level three and four. If it’s right, level five will come in due time. For
now, learn the Self-Talk that will get you to work on time, help you
fix your family ties, give yourself the self-image you deserve, and
get the basic things in this life in order.”
Self-assessments are a great way to analyze your work
performance and any areas for growth. You can customize self-
assessments to include the criteria that best fit your life and
professional career. If you're planning for the future or developing
new aspirations, reflecting on your strengths, weaknesses, values
and accomplishments can help you determine what goals to work
toward next.
SELF-AWARENESS
Answer Sheet No. 2
A. Direction: Listen to the song “Who Am I?” After listening, answer
the following:
1. Who am I?
2. Why am I living?
3. What am I living for?
4. What do I want in life?
5. What direction am I taking?
B. Essay (5 points each)
1. What is the importance of knowing yourself? Relate it to
community building.
2. In your own experience, how do you assess yourself?