Personal Development

PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
FRITZI JOY T. CAÑETE, LPT
Who am I?
Do I know myself?
Should I know more about myself?
• Getting to Know You activities are famous during the first
day of school. Some teachers would simply ask you to
say your full name, followed by your nickname, and a
brief description about yourself. Some would ask you to
think of adjectives that define you starting with the letters
in your name. Others would ask you to think of unique
characteristics that you want others to remember about
you. And most often than not, this introduction part can
take up the entire period because you find it difficult to
think of an attribute or a quality that fits your personality.
• Thinking of a describing word about oneself is not that easy as it may seem.
Facts about yourselves are easy to share, yes, such as your name, address,
favorite color, height, and so on and so forth. But to think of a feature about
who you really are, five minutes will probably be not enough. As a result,
you tend to just get the first adjective that comes into your mind like ‘I am
kind, or I am simple, or I am responsible for the sake of complying even if
these do not define you.
• Knowing oneself can assist you in achieving total
development. You get to appreciate the time to look more
closely into yourself, have the opportunity to understand
yourself by identifying your strengths and limitations, and
eventually share them with others. This allows us to
understand and deal with other people in the long run.
Lesson 1: Knowing Yourself
• Self-awareness or self-empowerment- Recognizing one’s inner strengths and weaknesses

gives a person the capability to empower oneself.
• Self-empowerment means making a conscious decision to take charge of your destiny. It
involves making positive choices, taking action to advance, and being confident in your
ability to make and execute decisions. Self-empowered people understand their strengths
and weaknesses and are motivated to learn and achieve
• The first step that you need to do to start self-awareness is to
choose to recognize not just your gifts but your flaws as well
because when you do, you will begin to live a happy and stable
life.
• Self-empowerment is not always going towards the easy
way. One may experience frightening and stressful events
in life which makes him/her feel lonely and disappointed.
• If you are aware of your strength and weaknesses, you will find out that you can get
along well with yourself. This means that you have the ability to take control of your
approach to life and to others. This is a gift to yourself.
Learn to find direction in your life- This is an important
task in self-empowerment. It may take some soul
searching to find the right direction for your life but when
you begin asking yourself about what exactly is it that you
want to accomplish in the future, you are one step ahead
about being aware of yourself.
• Ask yourself, “ What kind of person do I want to become?”, How do I really
feel right now?” these are questions that can be answered when you decide to
find your inner flame because you want to become a better person. Identifying
the factors that make you decide on your choices can be realized by
understanding your inner passions in your life. You have to be aware about
how your emotions regulate you so you can begin to empower your thought
processes positively-this will aid you in your lifelong decision-making
processes.
• Knowing and understanding oneself is a lifelong journey and is made
more difficult by several hindrances that come along the way or by
lack of awareness and fear of change. Remember that changing
yourself into the best you can be is the challenge that pursue you
throughout your entire life.
Self-Concept
• Carl Rogers is especially well known for client-centered therapy. Counseling in this type
of therapy creates a non-judgmental environment by being open, honest accepting, and
empathetic.
• The term empathy refers to the ability to recognize and feel the emotions of others. It is
as simple as putting yourself in another’s shoes. This client-centered approach aims to
help those who need to find their own answers to their questions. In short, that person has
to come up with the solutions.
• Self-concept is the person’s perceptions and beliefs
about himself/herself. It is what you understand about
yourself. It includes your physical appearance and your
body image, social character or abilities and your
thinking.
According to Rogers, self concept has three different
components;
• 1. Self-worth also called self-esteem, is the set of beliefs we hold about ourselves.
Rogers believed tat for positive self-worth to develop, one has to receive unconditional
positive regard.
Unconditional positive regard-is acceptance no matter what a person says or does and
support in spite of mistakes and shortcomings.
• 2. Self-image
is how we see ourselves, such as whether we see
ourselves as being attractive or unattractive.
3. Ideal self
Our ideal selves have fulfilled our goals and ambitions. But the ideal self
can change over time. One’s goal and ambitions today may differ the
goals and ambitions you had when you were in primary school.

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