It has maintained an excellent
learning environment, caring
personnel, and proficient
mentors.
○ The school’s vision and mission
take a new dimension as it faces
the present and the future.
○ It takes into account, on the one
hand, the rich heritage of
values, culture and traditions
that must be preserved.
● Librada Avelino, Carmen de Luna
and Fernando Salas
○ They were able to put up a
modest capital to start a school.
○ Each gave equal shares of 250
pesos, thus, Centro Escolar de
Senoritas was born.
● Librada Avelino
○ the founder and first President.
○ pursued her mission of
educating the youth in an
atmosphere of progressive
Filipinism in the context of
dynamic internationalism.
○ Librada Avelino was cognizant
of a need for a center of
learning for Filipino women
focused on teaching ideal
womanhood, intelligent
citizenry and democratic
leadership that would instill in
them the tenets of science and
virtue.
PRESIDENTS:
● Librada Avelino (1907-1934)
● Carmen de Luna (1934-1962)
● Dr. Pilar Hidalgo Lim (1962 or 19631973)
● Dr. Dionisio C. Tiongco (1973-1992)
● Dr. Lourdes Talag-Echauz (1992-2002)
● Dr. Rosita L. Navarro (Jan 17, 20022006)
● Dr. Ma. Cristina D. Padolina (August
2006 – Present)
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M1 - BECOMING AN ESCOLARIAN
➔ The COVID 19 pandemic has
compelled the educational system to
shift to the new normal.
➔ Centro Escolar University was forced to
shut down campus operations leaving
online learners the opportunity to
experience the thrill and excitement in
the university campus.
➔ In this lesson, students will have the
experience to take a glimpse of what’s
inside the CEU campus. Students will
get a better sense of the classrooms,
laboratories, library, fitness area and
other important facilities.
HISTORY OF CEU AND ITS
CULTURE
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CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY (CEU)
○ has a remarkable history that
reflects the founder’s maxim
CIENCIA Y VIRTUD.
○ one of the oldest institutions of
higher learning in the
Philippines
○ Was founded on June 3, 1907.
○ Prominent in the facade of the
buildings of the campuses is the
twin tower, the symbol of the
school’s twin motto: CIENCIA Y
VIRTUD.
○ Thus, the University does not
just build a career; more
importantly, it builds character:
integrity, courage, truth, and
diligence.
○ Centro Escolar University has
grown to be one of today's
premiere educational
institutions.
TIMELINE:
● 1907
○ Librada Avelino and Carmen
de Luna founded the Centro
Escolar de Señoritas.
○ With the purpose of providing
an adequate center of learning
for Filipino women steeped in
teachings on ideal womanhood,
intelligent citizenry and
democratic leadership which
would instill in them the tenet
of science and virtue.
● 1910
○ The school began to offer other
courses which were later
elevated to a four-year course.
○ These were offered alongside
the regular general high school.
● 1921
○ College of Pharmacy was
established
○ Led to a great stride in
educating the Filipino Women
● 1924
○ Opening of College of Liberal
Arts, and College of Education.
○ The College of Education
operated with three
departments: Normal,
Education, and Home
Economics
● 1925
○ College of Dentistry was
established and offered
○ Dentistry has still not
progressed for a three-year
course heading to Doctor of
Dental Surgery.
● 1926
○ Centro Escolar University
opened the Graduate School,
offering programs leading to
master’s and doctoral degrees.
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The school was acknowledged
as the first non-sectarian
university to offer programs in
the doctoral level.
1934
○ The University was reorganized
and incorporated with Librada
Avelino, popularly called
"Maestra Ada" as the first
University President.
○ Carmen de Luna succeeded as
the second University President
after the death of Librada
Avelino in the same year.
1945
○ Centro Escolar University began
accepting male students.
1954
○ A branch of CEU was
established in Tambo,
Paranaque, which is still a part
of Rizal Province.
1963
○ the College of Chemistry was
established
1978
○ CEU Malolos was established
○ When the national government
was making educational
opportunities available outside
the heavily congested Metro
Manila area, Centro Escolar
University expanded its
campuses to serve the needs of
the students and to comply
with the urban decongestion
policy of the country. Thus, the
birth of CEU Malolos came.
2005
○ The birth of CEU Makati, Gil
Puyat Campus was
commenced.
○ This happened two years before
CEU's Centennial celebration.
The academic offerings
included degree programs that
responded to the global market
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2007
○ The Second Campus of Centro
Escolar University MakatiLegazpi Village was opened.
○ Dr. Ma Cristina Padolina
spearheaded its opening to
address the clamor and the
need for lifelong learning in the
light of continuing scientific and
technological innovations and
change.
2009
○ Professional and Continuing
Education (PACE) program was
established in CEU Manila
○ In order to address the clamor &
need for lifelong learning in the
light of continuing scientific and
technological innovations and
change.
○ College of Law & Jurisprudence
was also established in CEU
Makati-Gil Puyat.
2016
○ The Department of Education
approved CEU’s application to
offer a Senior High School
program.
○ This allowed CEIS to offer both
Basic Education and SHS
starting in the year 2016.
○ In the same year, the School of
Medicine in CEU Manila was
formally opened.
2019
○ The Department of Education
granted CEIS Manila and Makati
Campuses the permit to
operate.
○ This allowed the two campuses
to be considered as separate
entities.
CULTURE AND TRADITION
➔ Sampaguita Interlude
● Centro Escolar University’s heritage
lives on through its Sampaguita
Interlude.
● Tracing its roots from 1938, this
tradition began as an all-female
performance and later on included
males.
● Sampaguita interlude
○ It is the university's traditional
version of a Junior-Senior
Promenade, in which the Senior
class' Valedictorians gives
symbols of responsibility
represented by a torch,
knowledge represented by a
book, and the culture and
tradition of a true Filipino
represented by the Philippines'
national flower, the sampaguita
lei.
○ The ceremony is solemn and
done with the mass singing of
classical Filipino songs, "El
Collar De Sampaguita" (The
Sampaguita Necklace),
"Sampaguitang Mabango"
(Sampaguita Fragrant), and "La
Flor de Manila" (The Flower of
Manila).
● Traditionally, this event takes place a
day before the commencement
exercises of the university after the
baccalaureate mass in the afternoon.
● Described as “modest, like the spotless
whiteness of the sampaguita petals;
loyal and sincere, like the flower’s
lingering sweetness and its fragrance;
firm and courageous, like its green
stalks and sturdy sepals”, the national
flower Sampaguita symbolizes the
ideal Escolarian.
The CEU Quality
Management System
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CEU Quality Management System
○ ISO certified since 2001.
○ Currently the certification is
under the ISO 9001: 2015
standard.
Quality Management System (QMS)
○ covers the University’s
academic and support
operations in its three locations:
Manila, Makati and Malolos.
○ Ensures that the academic and
support processes of the
University serve the best
interests of its clientele and are
responsive to the requirements
of its various stakeholders.
○ To be able to sustain this, the
QMS is supported by continuous
improvement mechanisms.
■ The customer feedback
and the CEU Scheme to
Award Relevant
Suggestions (CEU
STARS) are only two of
several such
mechanisms.
The other continuous improvement
tool is 7S.
CEU HYMN
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An Alma Mater hymn is the official
“anthem” of an educational institution.
Centro Escolar Hymn
○ was first written in Spanish
because Librada Avelino grew
up during the time when
Filipino-Hispano culture was
prevalent.
Librada Avelino used the Spanish
language as one of her methods of
instruction.
Later on, the Spanish version
was translated into Filipino.
● It is, therefore, important for a school
to have an Alma mater hymn and for
the students to know and memorize
the school anthem as well.
● Knowing and singing the CEU hymn
from the heart, gives us a sense of
belongingness, pride, joy, and loyalty
to the school.
○ It serves as a unique identity of
the school and its students.
CEU HYMN (Filipino)
Mabuhay ka mahal naming pamantasan
Papuri sa dakilang Centro Escolar
Ika'y dambana ng pag-ibig sa bayan
At agham na sadyang matagumpay
Kapag ang diwa ng iyong mga himig
Lumago na sa puso't dibdib
Sabay-sabay na ipagsisigawan
Mabuhay ka dakilang Centro Escolar
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Mabuhay ka mahal naming pamantasan
Papuri sa dakilang Centro Escolar
Ika'y dambana ng pag-ibig sa bayan
At agham na sadyang matagumpay
Centro Escolar... Centro Escolar!
CEU HYMN (Spanish)
Dios te salve colegio querido
Gloria a ti noble Centro Escolar
Del amor a la patria santuari
De la ciencia triumfante solar
Mientras puedan el himno sonoro
Del amor a sus almas cantar
Gritaran sus alumnus a coro
Gloria a ti noble Centro Escolar
Dios te salve colegio querido
Gloria a ti noble Centro Escolar
Del amor a la patria santuari
De la ciencia triumfante solar
Centro Escolar, Centro Escolar!
M2 - Gearing up for SelfEmpowerment
➔ Now that you are slowly getting to
know CEU, your home during your
college life, as well as adapting to its
culture and expectations from you, it’s
time to focus on YOU. How often have
you asked yourself, “who am I?” or
what’s going on with me?” or “what’s
happening with my life?” Just a few
moments earlier? It can be quite often
for most people to have this kind of
internal dialogue but no need to worry!
If you think you still don’t know
yourself entirely even at this point of
your life, keep in mind that it is a
PROCESS and a JOURNEY regardless
of your age, your course or profession,
or your status in life.
2. Self-esteem
➔ This can be in a positive (high
self-esteem) or negative (low
self-esteem) way.
➔ Our self-esteem also changes
depending on the person we’re
interacting with or the situation
we are experiencing.
3. Ideal Self
➔ Just like in self-image, what you
want to be may not be
consistent with who you really
are now and what you are
experiencing in reality.
➔ This is where the incongruence
and congruence happen.
◆ Congruence is where the
self-image is similar to
the ideal self.
◆ Incongruence is the
opposite of it and has
minimal similarities only.
Defining Self-Concept
Each of us has our self-concept. At the
beginning of the lesson, you were
asked to think and write your best and
worst traits. Your answers were based
on how you perceive yourself and how
others might think of you, which are
both parts of self-concept.
● Self-concept
○ It is defined by Carl Rogers as
“the organized, consistent set of
perceptions and beliefs about
oneself."
● There are three components of selfconcept according to Carl Rogers
(1959):
1. Self-image
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➔ Our self-image does not always
reflect reality, or we may see
ourselves differently from how
others see us.
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➔ Congruence can be achieved
but it can be a rare scenario.
Reflecting on your self-concept is an
important step towards selfempowerment. Now that you know
what self-concept is and what it
comprises, it's time to think about how
well you really know yourself.
FACTORS THAT AFFECT SELF-CONCEPT:
§ These can either support or hinder the
way we perceive ourselves
1. SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
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It includes your background such
as educational attainment, income,
wealth, family status.
If you have the ability to acquire
material things and achieve things
in your life, you may view yourself
positively. However, if it's difficult
for you. It could affect your selfconcept differently.
2. NAMES AND NICKNAMES
• Names given to you can affect the
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way you look at yourself especially
if these are based on physical
aspects or characteristics and even
your background.
If people call you positive names or
compliments, it can affect your selfconcept positively.
While names that can be insulting
can lower your self-esteem.
Whether it's positive or negative,
you are likely to view or identify
yourself as someone fit for that
name.
Even the origins of our names can
give a boost to our self-esteem
especially if these are famous
people or places
3. APPEARANCE
• This can be how you present
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yourself such as the way you dress,
your posture, your facial expression,
etc.
Physical appearance can be one of
the biggest sources of our selfesteem and we give importance to
it simply because this is the first
thing that people will see.
If we don't present yourself
physically appealing to other, it can
negatively affect you.
Feeling you feel good about your
appearance and when people
notice this can give you a more
positive self-concept
Remember to avoid judging
someone just because they give
greater importance to their
physical appearance. We all have
different perceptions of ourselves.
4. RELATIONSHIPS IN THE FAMILY
• Family is often the first and closest
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group of people we interact with
on a daily basis and this is where
we formed most of our natural and
acquired personality.
If you have good relationships with
your family, you believe yourself to
be a good daughter or sister.
However, it can also negatively
affect you if there certain
problems with this aspect of your
life.
5. PEERS
• Our friends can also influence our
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personality especially the acquired
ones that's why there is the
concept of barkadas with good or
bad influence.
Like with family, they can boost
both self-image and self-esteem
and also create a particular ideal
self that you might try to fit in in
order to maintain the social
relationship.
6. INTELLIGENCE AND ABILITIES
• Our cognitive skills, creativity, and
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other abilities and skills can form a
particular understanding of who
we are, how we value ourselves,
and who we want to be.
As a student, if you are showing
consistent high grades to all your
subjects. somehow you can
perceive yourself as smart and/or
hardworking, which results in you
giving higher importance to
yourself and your efforts [high selfesteem).
Then, seeing as acquiring higher
grades creates a positive impact,
this forms your ideal self of what is
acceptable to your status as a
student and even in personal
aspects.
Introduction to SelfEmpowerment
What is Self-Empowerment?
○ When an individual recognizes
his or her abilities, strengths,
beliefs, and traits and how these
can change or influence certain
events in his or her life, this is
where self-empowerment
comes in.
○ One acknowledges these traits
as very significant to one’s
ability to place importance on
continuous learning and
increased self-awareness.
○ Simply put, you are able to take
control of your life because you
know you are capable of doing
things, even making the
toughest decisions, considering
what’s good and better for you.
○ In order to empower oneself,
you need self-awareness or
knowing your strengths and
weaknesses.
Watch this for more information about selfempowerment (di ko pa kasi na tatranscribe):
https://youtu.be/Zm028s6VMq0
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Why is Self-Empowerment
Important?
1. You can be more responsible
➔ Self-empowerment is helpful to
you because it gives you the
opportunity to be more
responsible and accountable
for your actions and decisions.
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➔ You also have the chance to get
to know yourself better, that
even if you make mistakes, you
recognize that it’s part of the
learning process.
➔ You will learn not to blame
others for things that are
happening to your life.
2. You can empower others
➔ When you know how to
empower yourself, you can
influence others and empower
them as well.
➔ Sometimes, some of our
decisions can give others the
chance to re-evaluate their own.
If you can do it, others can too.
3. You can be motivated to achieve
more
➔ When you are aware of what
you are capable of, you can
easily identify goals and
achieve them.
➔ Both in moments of triumph
and defeat, you are aware of
how you got there and what
you need to do more.
4. You can create better relationships
➔ Taking charge of your life
means taking control of the
kind of connection you create
with people.
➔ You know yourself well enough
that you want to form social
relationships that have a more
significant foundation and are
based on what is good for you.
5. You can improve your overall health
➔ Knowing what’s good and not
so good for you will help you
filter out things that are not
beneficial to your self-concept.
➔ If you know your strengths and
weaknesses, you will focus
more of your energy on
improving what you can
instead of doubting yourself.
● Barriers to Self-Empowerment
1. Lack of self-awareness
➔ Not taking time to reflect
hinders your ability to make
certain decisions in your life.
➔ If you are not aware of what
you can do and can’t do, you
have no way of making things
happen.
2. Egoism
➔ Empowering yourself doesn’t
mean it’s all about yourself.
➔ It is all about beginning with
yourself to influence different
aspects of your life.
➔ Self-interest is not the goal of
self-empowerment, rather, you
recognize there are things you
need to work on yourself in
order to improve your decisions
in life and relationships with
other people.
3. Fear of change
➔ Empowerment will shift certain
habits in your life and when you
fear the changes it brings, you
will keep doing the same things
or keeping the same
relationships, even if there is too
much negativity in it.
➔ You’d rather stick to what is
comfortable to you than
evaluating what’s good for you
even if it’s new.
Self-Empowerment
Strategies
➔ How to start your journey towards selfempowerment?
● Self-discovery, self-awareness, and
self-love are important ingredients in
your road towards self-empowerment.
● All these can take some time and
patience, but what matters always is
you are motivated to start somewhere
and push through even during
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moments when you are having a hard
time understanding and loving
yourself.
The first important step is to be more
self-aware. Watch the YouTube video
below to find out the 5 activities that
can help you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7
gBf8WE3i8
FIVE SELF-AWARENESS ACTIVITIES:
1. LOOK AT YOURSELF OBJECTIVELY BY
PERFORMING DAILY SELFREFLECTION
2. KEEP A JOURNAL
3. PRACTICE MEDITATION AND OTHER
MINDFULNESS HABITS
4. TAKE PERSONALITY AND
PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS
5. ASK FOR FEEDBACK AT HOME AND
AT WORK
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Self-awareness will shed some light
on who you really are, both good and
flawed. Despite how we see ourselves,
it is also crucial to develop a deeper
level of self-love and acceptance,
especially if you are, your decisions,
and how you live your life is not hurtful
or damaging to others.
Here is another video that shows us
how to better appreciate everything
about ourselves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs
TKyYOuK84
Even with all these tips, achieving selfawareness and self-love can still be
easier said than done. But always
keep in mind that it is important to
start somewhere.
After learning the significance of selfawareness and self-love in your selfempowerment journey, let us put
them all together and discover how
you can be an empowered individual.
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SELF-EMPOWERMENT STRATEGIES
○ In order to start your journey
toward self-empowerment, you
always have to start with
yourself.
○ It is a process that takes time
and consistent focus.
○ Here are some ways on how you
can work on it.
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR
OWN GROWTH
• Set your mind that if you want
something to happen, you hold
the most essential role in
making it happen.
• You might need others' help,
but you have to initiate the first
step.
HAVE AS MUCH OPTIMISTIC VIEW IN
LIFE AS POSSIBLE
• It's acceptable to be negative at
times but if there reasons to
look on the brighter sides of
things, grab that opportunity.
RECOGNIZE YOUR POTENTIALS AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Celebrate small victories and
admire your capabilities. Be the
first person to believe in
yourself.
ACCEPT YOUR WEAKNESSES AND
LIMITATIONS
• Nobody is perfect but there is
always room for improvements.
If you make mistakes, it is okay
to feel bad about it but don't
stop there. Keep moving and
improving. If you're tired, learn
to rest but don't quit.
LEARN TO PRIORITIZE THINGS AND
SET ATTAINABLE GOALS
• Be realistic in setting goals. But
knowing what you want to
achieve is just one part.
• You have to know how you can
achieve them and one way is to
separate the most important
things to the least important
ones.
6. ENTER INTO MEANINGFUL
RELATIONSHIPS
• Any kind of relationship should
have a significant foundation. If
you want to have a good friend,
be a good friend also.
• Learn to give importance to
every connection you create.
7. LEAD A VIRTUOUS LIFE
• For others, it might not be easy.
But we have to make it a habit
to know and do what's right
especially if these are basic
rules that can also help us.
8. IMPROVE YOUR EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
• Everyone has different levels of
sensitivity so learn to be
sensitive to other people's
emotions.
9. DEEPEN YOUR CONCERN FOR
OTHERS
• No matter how small, if you can
help someone, extend a helping
hand. Even if it's just listening to
them, do what you can to make
them feel better.
• When we help others, we also
feel good about it. And
remember, we don't need to
show others that we are
helping other people.
10. GROW IN YOUR PRAYER LIFE
• Give importance to your
spiritual life. Learn to be
grateful and appreciative to
what you have and to the
people around you.
11. READ LITERATURE
• Always seek to learn more
beyond the corners of the
classroom and beyond the
requirements you need to work
on. Learn from stories and
experiences and broaden your
perspective to many things.
Defining Principles
➔ What are Principles?
Most of you are familiar with the word
and might’ve used them in a conversation
before but what is the simplest way to define
principles? If you know it, do you think you
have it?
● According to Stephen R. Covey,
“Principles are natural laws like
gravity. If you drop something, gravity
controls. If I don’t tell the truth, you
won’t trust me; that’s a natural law.”
● Correct principles help us make
choices and make decisions on what
we will do in particular situations.
● Covey (1989) said principles are like
“lighthouses” and that “you don’t
break them, you break yourself
against them.”
○ Examples of principles are
fairness, honesty, kindness,
respect, love, and many others.
● Principles
○ serve as our guide in our
actions.
○ What makes principles unique
as well as challenging is that in
order for an action or decision
to be based on principle, you
have to be consistent in doing
it.
● If you have kindness as your principle,
you have to be kind to everyone, even
to people you don’t know.
● If you want honesty, you have to tell
the truth even if it hurts someone.
● Comparing principles with social
values, Covey added that “Principles
are objective. Values are subjective.
Values are social norms –they’re
personal, emotional, subjective, and
arguable.”
○ If you are selective in being kind
or being honest, then you may
only have them as your social
values.
Everyone has values, even
criminals, because they might
have good intentions in doing
something but the way they did
it, may not be good or beneficial
to others.
● It is important to align your social
values to principles. Principles are the
roots.
● Stephen Covey
○ wrote a book entitled “Primary
Greatness: 12 Levers of
Success” which contains the
principles that can help a
person achieve primary
greatness in life.
● He defined primary greatness as
“Who you really are- your character,
your integrity, your deepest motives,
and desires” while secondary
greatness refers to “popularity, title,
position, fame, fortune, and honors.”
● The 12 Levers of Success are:
1. Integrity
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➔ “The ethics dilemma is
analogous to the quality
dilemma… You can’t add quality
to a product after it is finished;
rather, you have to design and
build it from the beginning,
seeing everything you do
through the lens of quality.
Likewise, you can’t inspect
ethics.
➔ When everybody accepts
personal responsibility to
behave in ethical ways, you
hardly have to think about it,
because ethical behavior is
your nature, not the
responsibility of some artificial
department down the hall.”
2. Contribution
➔ “Primary greatness is achieved
by those who have a mission, a
purpose to serve that is higher
than themselves… ‘What does
the world need from me? How
can I contribute to the lives of
others?’”
3. Priority
➔ “The key is not to prioritize
what’s on your schedule, but to
schedule your priorities… One
way to stay focused on the
important is to plan your week
before you plan your day.”
➔ Covey says that your life may be
unbalanced in the short term.
“The long run is where you go
for balance.”
4. Sacrifice
➔ “Primary greatness depends on
synergy—the miracle that
happens when everyone
contributes their best thinking,
and nobody cares about getting
credit.
➔ Primary greatness depends on
the principle that we are better
together than alone, that no
one person can do it all, and
that no one ever made a
worthwhile contribution all
alone.
➔ Burdened by ‘hidden agendas,’
too many of us are unwilling to
sacrifice a little pride or
ambition to serve the good of
the whole.
➔ Yet, it is a much easier way to
go, and ultimately more
profitable for everyone.”
5. Service
➔ “With people, the little things
are the big things… They want
to be called by name. They want
to feel that the company
representative really cares about
them. That makes a huge
difference; in fact, it’s often the
deal maker or breaker.”
➔ Covey echoes Tom Peters when
he writes, “The older I get, the
more clearly I see the
connection between the way
employees are treated and how
they treat customers. It’s a
chain reaction.”
6. Responsibility
➔ “It’s easy to take responsibility
for the good things in our lives,
but the real test comes when
things aren’t going well. Those
who shrug off responsibility for
their lives, blaming
circumstances or other people
for their situation, become
professional victims. Those who
practice primary greatness
know that their quality of life
depends on their own choices,
not on the choices of others or
even their circumstances.”
7. Loyalty
➔ “When you defend the integrity
of a person who is absent, what
does that say to those who are
present? It says that you would
do the same thing for them.”
8. Reciprocity
➔ “Those who believe in secondary
greatness want to tip the scales
of every human interaction in
their favor—their motto is
‘WIFM’: What’s in it for me? By
contrast, those who live by the
principle of reciprocity know
there is no win in life if others
do not win too.”
➔ “Setting up Win-Win
Agreements with people and
maintaining relationships of
trust is not an efficient process…
However, once trust is in place,
the work will go faster… When
dealing with people, slow is fast;
fast is slow… If you go fast with
people… you won’t hear what
they’re really telling you. You
won’t understand what a win is
for them.” The author adds, “If
you’re synergistic, combining
your strength with theirs, you
create far better solutions.”
9. Diversity
➔ “Many companies struggle as
they adopt diversity programs
because the leaders, while selfaware enough to know they
need to be more diverse, make
careless hiring and promotion
decisions… You may get
tokenism, or worse, a total
bombshell where people aren’t
prepared for key assignments.
That which we desire most
earnestly, we believe most
easily. And if we desire diversity
so earnestly that we grab it
whenever and wherever we find
it, we’ll have more divisiveness
than synergy… There needs to
be a real commonality on core
issues, not just differences for
differences sake.”
10. Learning
➔ “The principle of balance is key
to continuous learning. I
recommend a balance between
personal and organizational
development; between current
job-related needs and future
requirements… Your learning
should balance theory with
practice; arts with sciences…
Security lies in the power to
continually learn.”
11. Renewal
➔ “You can’t achieve primary
greatness by neglecting
yourself—your health, your
mind, your emotional and
spiritual life. Each of these vital
areas of your life needs
constant, even daily, renewal.”
12. Teaching
➔ “You simply learn better when
you teach… You are far more
motivated to learn something
when you know you are
responsible to teach it.” Covey
adds, “Much of the money spent
on training and development is
wasted because participants
come away with very little takehome value. Most learning
evaporates overnight because
few learners teach the material
to a broader audience.”
Principle-Centered
Living
➔ What does it mean to live a principlecentered life?
● To achieve self-empowerment and to
enable your chance to be successful, it
is important to use principles as
foundations for your actions and
decisions.
● Stephen Covey used an “inside-out
and character-based” method of
creating changes.
○ He believes going over our
habits or our paradigm can help
us center our lives on
something that will help us to
be more effective.
Paradigm
○ It is our set of beliefs, our point
of view, or the way we see and
perceive different things.
● Paradigm shift or “stepping outside
the box”
○ happens when you develop a
habit of looking and seeing
things differently, not just
based on your beliefs.
● According to Covey, in order to live a
principle-centered life, we need to
have a paradigm that is based on
principles.
Take a look at this image below. What do you
see? A lady or an old woman?
●
What you see first may tell something about
your point of view. But same with this image,
it is important to look at things from
different angles and perspectives to be more
open-minded, enrich our knowledge, and
learn from others' experiences.
● We all have our own habits and
beliefs in life, but some of these may
not be helpful and beneficial to us if
we truly want to succeed in life.
● Some habits may be working for you
right now, but they may no longer
help in the long run.
○ For example, it’s your habit to
procrastinate your school
requirements because based on
your experience, you can always
finish them with little time
before the deadline.
○ It may be true that you were still
able to submit on time but at
●
●
what cost? Sleepless night? The
quality of output suffers?
If you evaluate your habits, you may
still see some room to improve some
or entirely change most of them.
Start focusing your life on principles
and develop habits that will help
you achieve your goals.
M3 - FOSTERING EMOTIONAL
RESILIENCE
Principle: “The oak fought the wind and was
broken, the willow bent when it must and
survived.
➔ Why do some people suffer real
hardships and difficulties and not
falter? Why do some people despite a
devastating condition were able to
make a turnaround and get through?
We have seen that happening all
around us, right? What exactly is that
quality that carries people through?
Call it resiliency, the hallmark of
successful people.
● Resiliency
○ It is defined as the ability to
bounce back from failure and
adversity.
○ People who are resilient use
challenges and setbacks as
opportunities to grow.
○ They are keen on looking for
the silver lining behind each
hurdle.
○ They build bridges and
pathways from current
hardships and obstacles to a
better future by making the
seemingly overwhelming
situation manageable.
➔ Yes, challenges, adversities, and other
stressful experiences, especially the
current COVID 19, can also be about
transformational growth, of feeling a
sense of greater purpose or meaning
in life.
Principle-Centered
Living
➔ QUESTION: How do you handle
yourself after a stressful situation? Say,
after a heartbreak, after failing an
exam, after not making it in the varsity
team, after not being able to make it in
your dream university and many more
stressful situations?
● Resilience
○ Comes from the Latin word
resilio which means to bounce
back or retaliate.
○ It is perceiving adversities as
temporary and evolving
through the pain and
sufferings.
○ Rather than considering
resilience as a “bend but not
break” trait, resilience is
accepting the fact that “‘I am
broken’ and continuing to
grow with the broken pieces
together”.
that increasingly must-have skill set
we needed today?
STRATEGIES
➔ Whether you like it or not, there will be
minor challenges to major crises in
our lives.
➔ While we cannot choose what life will
throw at us, we can control how we
respond to it.
➔ Inasmuch as there is no one-surestrategy that is effective for everyone,
it is vital that we have a variety of
stress relief tools at our disposal.
➔ Building emotional resilience
includes enhancing self-esteem and
acceptance, being mindful, expressing
emotions wisely and improving stress
management strategies.
➔ There are also practices, activities or
strategies you can commit yourselves
to doing to build resilience.
➔ Why not try the following: replacing
negative thoughts with positive
ones, expressing gratitude, trying
simple meditation exercises;
mindfulness practice like yoga and
even simple breathing exercises!
➔ Watch these videos:
➔ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT
5_yWzTWOo&t=35s
➔ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxE7pYgyH4&t=9s
➔ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04
PgJqJGLQc
➔ More than ever, it is in these trying
times, amid the COVID pandemic,
when we have to harness resilience in
us. So how do we develop resilience-
To give feedback is to
give information to the
person. It is difficult to
give feedback because
we will never know if the
other person will accept
it or not.
§ When a person accepts
feedback, the blind area
will become smaller-making the open area
bigger.
• Since we used
giving feedback to
effect change and
to open the blind
area, making it
smaller.
§ Example: A person’s
mannerisms
Hidden Area
§ Area known to the person
but unknown to others
§ Can be made smaller
with the process known
as self-disclosure
• We don’t have to
disclose everything
• But there are
things that if you
don’t disclose, will
thereby affect your
relationship with
other people.
§ “Paano namin
malalaman na may
problema ka kung hindi
mo sasabihin?”
§ Releasing self “issues”
or disclosing
information will make
the hidden area smaller,
thereby making the open
area bigger.
Dark area or Unknown Area
§ Area unknown to the
person and unknown to
others.
§ Either or both the self
and others will open this
area.
§
JOHARI WINDOW
o
Johari Window
• Model of communication comparing
the self to a window
• created by psychologists Joseph Luft
and Harrington Ingham
• Normally used in group dynamics
• There are two parts: the self and
others.
• Its aim is to make the open area the
biggest of all the areas. (That is your
goal)
• 4 quadrants / 4 areas:
o Open Area
§ Sometimes called Arena
§ Are known to self and
known to others
§ There is no contentious
area; no issues anymore.
§ This must be the biggest
area in order to have a
smooth communication
between the self and
others.
§ Example: one’s physical
characteristics
o Blackened Area (blind self)
§ Area unknown to the
person but the others are
aware of
§ Blind spot
o
Shared discovery by the
self and others.
§ Take note that no matter
what we do, there will
always be a part of the
dark area which will
remain unknown.
§ The search for the self is
really a lifetime journey
for whatever we do, there
will still be areas of the
self that we won’t know /
cannot discover
§ Due to exposure and
trigger, one can be able
to discover a part of the
self.
• You cannot
discover yourself
on your own. You
need the help of
other people.
Can be known through: Selfdiscovery, Shared discovery, and
Others’ observation
§
§
Working definition of the self:
• The self is composed of several
aspects that make you unique.
3 Reasons why you should know more
about yourself:
1. You owe it to yourself
2. You owe it to others
3. You owe it to the giver of life (God).
HOW TO PRACTICE SELF LOVE
1. Forgive yourself
2. Be mindful
3. Act on what you need
4. Set boundaries (Maslow’s hierarchy of
needs)
5. Protect yourself
6. Live intentionally
7. Show up for yourself
8. Practice self-care