National Service Training Program 2
Module 1:
Self-Awareness and
Self-Management
Understanding and Cultivating Self-Awareness
ACTIVITY 1:
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Activity 1: 2 Truths and a Lie
Objective
To share interesting facts about ourselves while challenging
others to guess the false statement.
Materials Needed
Gameplay
Your creativity and willingness to share.
In 5 minutes, think of two (2) true statements and one false
statement about yourself.
Share it with the class. Let them hear your 'Two Truths and a Lie' statements,
and let your classmates guess which one is the lie. The first student to provide
the correct answer will be the next to share their statements.
Guideline
Be creative and keep it appropriate.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
A. To understand and to give awareness to one’s
behavior.
B. To deeply understand the self-worth.
C. To explain the self-management sequence that
controls one's success and failure; and
D. To analyze the different levels of
self-talk that give ways to change oneself.
Overview
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What is Self-Awareness?
You as a Filipino
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5
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You as You
You and your Faith
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Your Self-Help Concepts
Self-Management Sequence
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Dare to Dream, Dare to Be!
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Level of Self-Talk
The Johari Window
6 Ways to Improve Self-Awareness
What is SelfAwareness?
Self-awareness is
defined as an awareness
of one’s own personality
or individuality.
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WHAT IS SELF-AWARENESS?
The term “self” often refers
to yourself, myself,
himself/herself, oneself, and
your own self.
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TYPES OF SELF-AWARENESS
Public Self-Awareness
This type emerges when people are
aware of how they appear to others. Public
self-awareness
typically
emerges
in
situations when people are at the center of
attention.
This type of self-awareness often
compels people to adhere to social norms.
When we are aware that we are being
watched and evaluated, we often try to
behave in ways that are socially acceptable
and desirable.
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TYPES OF SELF-AWARENESS
Private Self-Awareness
This type happens when people
become aware of some aspects of
themselves, but only in a private way.
For example, seeing your face in the
mirror is a type of private self
awareness.
Feeling your stomach lurch when
you realize you forgot to study for an
important test or feeling your heart
flutter when you see someone you are
attracted to are also examples of
private self-awareness.
Dare to
Dream, Dare
to be!
12 DARE TO DREAM, DARE TO BE!
The following are examples
of great individuals who dared
to dream and dare to be:
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Beethoven
was
totally
deaf, yet he
created
musical
masterpieces
Our team
DARE
TO DREAM, DARE TO BE!
Milton was
blind, poor, and
sick, yet he
wrote Paradise
Lost
and
Paradise
Regained
Helen Keller
struggled
to
overcome
her
handicap
to
become
an
inspiration
to
both the blind
and the seeing
Burt Reynolds
washed dishes
for
a
living
before he came
a well-respected
actor
Abraham Lincoln
failed
several
times
in
his
political
career,
before he was
elected
to
presidency.
He
even became one
of the greatest US
Presidents
You as You
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YOU AS YOU
NOSCE TE IPSUM is
Latin for “Know Thyself”.
Begin to know yourself
since
the
essential
formula for achievement
is self-analysis.
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YOU AS YOU
•
Know the difference between your
biological traits and your
environmental traits
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Self-awareness is an awareness of
one’s personality or individuality.
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YOU AS YOU
SELF
• oneself/himself/herself/myself
• belonging to oneself
• a person in prime condition
• entire person as an individual.
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YOU AS YOU
AWARENESS
• having or showing realization, perception or
knowledge.
• Be your own best friend and believe in
yourself, so that you can become the
person you want to be.
• You are you and you are what you think.
You are unique in your own way. Only you
can control your destiny
Knowledge
Myself
Own self
Realization
Perception
Him/Herself
Oneself
Commitment
Figure 1. Self Awareness And Its Relation To A Person's Holistic Development
You as a
Filipino
• Being aware of and
remaining constantly on
guard against the Filipino
tendency towards
negativism, you can
eventually propel yourself
into positivism.
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YOU AS A FILIPINO
• Use your “lakas at tibay
ng loob” (courage and
strength) to move away
from
the
fatalistic
“gulong ng palad” (wheel
of fortune) and “bahala
na” (come what may)
attitude.
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YOU AS A FILIPINO
• Begin by getting involved
with your own life. Makialam
ka sa buhay mo! Cooperate,
makisama
ka,
by
first
initiating
a
change
in
yourself.
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YOU AS A FILIPINO
• Begin without expecting instant
miracles. You have got only one
real friend and one worst
enemy and that is your self.
• Believe in your abilities and
work unyieldingly to reach your
objective.
You and
Your Faith
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YOU AND YOUR FAITH
Filipino worship is directed towards
God as father-figure who takes care of
all- “Bahala na ang Diyos” signifying
that divine providence is responsible
for our destinies. Thus, whenever a
problems confront us, we tend to turn
against God and blame Him for all the
misfortunes.
very fil xD
Your SelfHelp
Concept
28 Your Self-Help Concept (Morell, 1999)
You may or may not be aware of the self-help or self-improvement
teachings, but if you want to be more successful, you should take note of
the following;
Believe in yourself.
Keep your priorities
straight.
Take responsibility
for yourself.
Create your own
future.
Focus on what you
want.
Learn to visualize
the outcome of your
goals.
Never let anyone
control your destiny
for you.
Be creative.
Think big.
Control stress.
Be aggressive and
assertive.
Think positively.
Chart your own
course.
Set specific goals
and review them
often.
Spend some time
each day improving
your mind.
Review your results
and adjust as
necessary.
Be tolerant.
Do everything with
love.
Don’t hate.
Have courage.
Recognize that most
of what we believe
about life is an
illusion.
Be honest.
Work hard.
Believe money is
good and it will
come to you
and so on, and so
fourth.
Level of
Self-Talk
30 Level Of Self-talk (Helmstetter & Shad, 2000)
Self-talk is a way to override our past negative
programming by erasing or replacing it with
conscious, positive, new directions. It is a practical
way to live our lives by active intent rather than by
passive acceptance.
Self-talk gives each of us a way to change
what we would like to change, even if we
have not been able to do so in the past.
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5 LEVELS OF SELF-TALK
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Level
4
Level
5
“I can’t…”
level
“I need
to… /
I should…”
level
“I never… /
I no
longer…”
level
“I am…”
level
“It is…”
level
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Level 1 Self-talk:
I – The Level of Negative Acceptance (“I can’t…)
This is the lowest, least beneficial, and most
harmful level of self-talk. It is a self-talk by which you
say something bad or negative about yourself, and you
totally accept it. It is characterized by words, “I can’t”. It
is our way of telling ourselves to hesitate, question our
capabilities, and accept less than we knoe we could
have done, had we only given ourselves a chance.
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Level 2 Self-talk:
II – The Level of Recognition and Need to
Change (“I need to…I should…”)
This level is highly attractive and
tempting. On the surface, it looks as though it
should work for us. But instead, it works against
us. At this level, we are telling ourselves and
others that we need to change. It is
characterized by words such as “I need to…” or
“I should…”
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Level 3 Self-talk:
III – The Level of Decision to Change (“I
never…I no longer…”)
This level is the first level of self-talk
that works for us instead of against us. At this
level, we recognize the need to change, but
also, we make the decision to do something
about it— and we state the decision in the
present tense— as though the change has
already taken place.
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Level 4 Self-talk:
IV – The Level of the Better You (“I am…”)
This is the most effective kind of self-talk we can
ever use. This has been used the least, but is needed
the most. It is as this level that we are painting
completed new picture of ourselves, the way we really
wanted to be, handing it to our subconscious, and
saying, “This is the me I want you to create!”
It is the positive self-talk. It replaces helpless
“cannot” with “yes, I can!”
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Level 5 Self-talk:
V – The Level of Universal Affirmation (“It is…”)
It is the self-talk of “Oneness” with God. This
level speaks of a unity in spirit, a divine and timeless
cosmic affinity which transcends all worldly things and
gives meaning to our being. This is the self-talk for
seekers, still living among mankind, but anxious to find
a greater reward. It is characterized by words like this:
“I am one of the universe and it is one with me. I am fit
within it, and exist as a shining spark in a firmament of
divine goodness.”
The SelfManagement
Sequence
38 The Self-Management Sequence
Life is not a matter of luck or fortune. If
we leave our lives up to chance, chances are,
we will fail. Success in self-management is
always
the
result
of
something
else,
something that leads up to it. Most of what
seems to happen to you, happens because of
you—something
you
created,
directed,
influenced, or allowed to happen.
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The Five steps that control our success or failure
Behavior
Feelings
Attitude
Beliefs
Programming
The Johari
Window
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The Johari Window
Known to
others
Not known
to others
Known to
Self
Not Known
to Self
Open Area
Blind Area
Hidden Area
Unknown
Area
6 Ways to
Improve SelfAwareness
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Ask for
Feedback
Monitor your
Self-Talk
Recognise your
Strengths &
Weaknesses
Practice
Saying “No”
Self-Reflect
Question your
Decisions
References:
Del Rosario, Ed. D. (2012). Resurreccion et. al. National
Service Training Program 1. Bulacan: St. Andrew
Publishing House.
Lee, Sergio J. (2007). National Service Training Program:
2nd Edition. Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc.