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Be Your Best
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Changes and Challenges
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Section 1.1 Be Your Best
• Understanding yourself is
the first step in becoming
the person you want to be.
• A positive self-concept can
help you realize your full
potential.
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Content Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
personality
introspective
morality
value
self-concept
self-esteem
potential
procrastination
abstinence
personal growth
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Get to Know Yourself
• Your personality makes you unique.
• The four main categories of personality
characteristics are emotional, social, intellectual,
and moral.
• Your parents and trusted adults help you choose
the right behavior.
personality
The combination of
characteristics that makes you
different from other people.
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morality
A sense of right and wrong that
guides decisions and actions.
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Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
• Hearing and believing negative messages can
lead to a negative self-concept.
• Have a positive self-concept.
• Evaluate messages for truth.
evaluate
Assess and examine.
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Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
• Discover your own personality, heritage,
environment, self-concept, and confidence
• Build self-esteem by positive self-talk, focusing on
your strengths, seeking support, and taking
responsibility.
self-concept
The way you see yourself and
the way you believe others see
you.
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self-esteem
The value or importance you
place on yourself.
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Realize Your Potential
• Maximize your potential by setting priorities,
considering your interests, developing supportive
friendships, being health-smart, and avoiding
high-risk behaviors.
How does having a positive sense of
self-esteem help you make good life
choices?
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Realize Your Potential
• Positive goals are
essential to help you
reach your potential.
• Make the most of your
support network.
potential
The capacity to develop,
succeed, or become something
more than you are right now.
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Personal Growth and Maturity
• Learn and practice new skills to reach your full
potential.
• Maturity means reaching full development.
• You are your most valuable asset.
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Section 1.2 Changes and Challenges
• You have the potential to
become anything you want
to be.
• Competence, confidence,
and a positive attitude can
help you reach your goals
and achieve your full
potential.
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Content Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
competence
resiliency
perseverance
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initiate
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Make Positive Changes
• The ability to make changes and adapt to them is
an essential life skill.
• Barriers to change include thinking you are on
your own, forgetting it takes time, and putting
change off.
Why is it important to look for
opportunities to make a positive
change?
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Make Positive Changes
• Opportunities to change involve having a plan of
action and holding yourself accountable.
• Competence means having the qualities and
skills necessary to perform a task or participate in
an activity.
accountable
Responsible.
competence
Having the skills and qualities
needed to perform a task or
participate fully in an activity.
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Make Positive Changes
• Confidence means believing in yourself by
displaying self-assurance, self-control, taking
reasonable risks, and having positive selfconcept and self-esteem.
• Taking action begins with setting goals
How can disappointment and even
failure be a natural part of success?
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Meeting Life’s Challenges
• Some changes or
challenges can be
expected; others catch
you unaware.
• Change can bring
happiness or sadness.
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Meeting Life’s Challenges
• Attitude toward challenges determines success or
failure
• Resiliency is a quality that helps you recover or
adjust to change or misfortune.
• Perseverance is sticking to an action or belief.
resiliency
The ability to overcome
disappointment and stress.
perseverance
Working patiently to overcome
challenges and sticking to an
action or belief, even when it is
difficult.
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Meeting Life’s Challenges
• Adaptability, resilience, and perseverance and a
positive attitude help you keep going in the face of
challenges.
• Look to others for support during challenges and
change.
What are some different ways that you
can ask for help?
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Chapter Summary
Section 1.1
Be Your Best
• Personality is the combination of characteristics that make
you unique.
• Your self-concept and self-esteem affect every aspect of
your life.
• Boost your self-esteem by focusing on your strengths and
using those strengths to help others.
• You have the potential to become whatever you want.
• The process of personal growth helps you reach your
potential.
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Chapter Summary
Section 1.2
Changes and Challenges
• Change can involve difficult or simple things.
• It is important to be able to adjust to changes you cannot
control and focus on changes that can improve your life.
• Overcome barriers and try viewing changes as
opportunities.
• Competence, confidence, and a positive attitude give you
the power to make successful changes and achieve your
goals.
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Review
Do you remember the vocabulary terms from this
chapter? Use the following slides to check your
knowledge of the definitions.
The slides in this section include both English
and Spanish terms and definitions.
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personality
personalidad
The combination of
characteristics
that makes you different
from other people.
La combinación de
características que te
hacen diferente a las
demás personas.
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introspective
introspectivo
Examining your own
feelings, thoughts, and
motives.
Que examina sus
sentimientos,
pensamientos y
motivaciones propias.
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morality
moralidad
A sense of right and
wrong that guides
decisions and actions.
Un sentido del bien y
del mal que guía las
decisiones y las
acciones.
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value
valor
An accepted principle or
standard held by a
person or a group.
Un principio aceptado o
una norma adoptada
por una persona o un
grupo.
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self-concept
The way you see
yourself and the way
you believe others see
you.
concepto sobre si mismo
La forma en que te ves
a ti mismo y la manera
como crees que los
demás te ven.
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self-esteem
autoestima
The value or importance
you place on yourself.
El valor o la importancia
que te das a ti mismo.
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potential
potencial
The capacity to develop,
succeed, or become
something more than
you are right now.
La capacidad de
desarrollarse, lograr el
éxito o convertirse en
algo más de lo que eres
ahora.
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procrastination
procrastinar
Putting off doing
something until later.
Dejar de hacer cosas
para realizarlas
después.
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abstinence
abstinencia
A deliberate decision
to avoid high-risk
behaviors, including
sexual activity and the
use of tobacco, alcohol,
and other drugs.
Decisión deliberada de
evitar comportamientos
de alto riesgo, como la
actividad sexual y el
consumo del tabaco, el
alcohol y otras drogas.
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personal growth
crecimiento personal
Learning and practicing
new skills as you
progress toward
reaching your
full potential.
Aprender y practicar
nuevas habilidades a
medida que progresas
en alcanzar tu potencial.
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competence
competencia
Having the skills
and qualities needed to
perform a task or
participate
fully in an activity.
Tener las habilidades y
cualidades que se
necesitan para realizar
una tarea o participar
completamente en una
actividad.
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resiliency
resistencia
The ability to overcome
disappointment
and stress.
La habilidad para
recuperarse del estrés y
la desilusión.
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perseverance
perseverancia
Working patiently to
overcome challenges
and sticking to an action
or belief, even when it is
difficult.
Trabajar pacientemente
para sobrepasar
obstáculos y
mantenerse fiel a una
creencia o acción,
incluso cuando es difícil.
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apparent
aparente
Clear or obvious.
Claro u obvio.
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evaluate
evaluar
Assess and examine.
Estimar y valorar.
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accountable
resoponsable
Responsible.
Aceptar
responsabilidad.
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initiate
iniciar
To cause something to
happen or begin.
Causar que algo suceda
o empiece a suceder.
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The Amazing
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