2. They key to your inner self is : AWARENESS. Be
consciously aware of the things you do, but do not
judge or act on them. Just be aware of the
thoughts and feelings, but do not believe that they
are reality in itself. Let them go by. Do not hurry
this process, because to long big a step in one time
will induce fear and resistance with your
personality.
3. Nature of self and self-awareness
According to Birch (1997), one of the most crucial
processes in the early years of the child’s life is the
development of sense of self. Garner (1982)
suggests that there are a number of factors that
the child shown know. They should:
4. •Be aware of their own body, its appearance, state
and size (body-size);
•Be able to refer to themselves appropriately
through language and be able to distinguish
descriptions which apply to self and which do not;
•Be aware of their own personality history,
experiences they have had, skills and abilities
acquired, their own needs and wishes.
5. We have self-awareness if we can see ourselves by
taking account of the attitudes and perspectives of
others. self-esteem is that part of self-concept in
which we judge our own competence in
comparison to others.
6. Emotional Self Awareness
It is the ability to recognize our emotions and their
effects to us. This means that we are aware of how
we react to environment factors and how our
emotions affects our performance. The person who
possesses competency of emotional self-
awareness is one who:
7. Emotional Self Awareness
•Is aware of his/her own feelings;
•Knows why feelings occur;
•Understands implications of our emotions;
•Pay attention to the physical signs that are
aroused in stressful situations (high blood
pressure, sweaty palms; and
•Knows his own strengths and weakness and
understanding his own emotions and the impact
of his behavior on others in diverse situations.
8. Accurate Self-Awareness
it is the ability to know our inner resources,
abilities and limits and to be aware of our strengths
and weakness. We can only know our potentials
and limitations if we are positive to constructive
criticisms. We have to develop new perspectives
about ourselves and must always be motivated for
professional growth. Hence, we have the ability to
target areas for personal change and improvement.
9. Accurate Self-Awareness
The person who possesses the competence for
Accurate Self-Assessment should:
• have a sense of humor about him or herself;
• be aware of own strengths and weaknesses; and
• Be open to feedback.
10. Self-Confidence
This is the belief in your own self, your capability to
accomplish the task. This competency is an
acknowledgement of your potentials that you are
the best for the job. It is also about conveying your
ideas and opinions with self-confidence and having
a positive impact on others.
11. Self-Confidence
We can develop self-confidence if we are equipped
with sufficient knowledge and sure of what we are
doing and try to act decisively. We can improve
ourselves if we accept feedback positively. By doing
so, we can be sure that we can change for the
better.
12. The Meaning of Man as a Person
The term ‘person’ cannot be exclusively attached
to human beings since not all persons are
considered human being and vice-versa. A business
enterprise is a person, although, it is not a human
being. On the other hand, a slave is a human being,
but he is not a person by virtue of his being
divested of his rights as a human being – although
he is still a human being. In this case, a slave is not
considered as an existing subject but a mere
object.
13. The Meaning of Man as a Person
To speak of a man as a being-with-others is to
speak of a man as a person. Consequently, ample
consideration is rendered in an inquiry on
PERSONALISM.
14. The Meaning of Man as a Person
PERSONALISM, as a philosophical movement, was
founded by Borden Parker Browne and was
developed later by Max Scheler, Emmanuel
Mounier, Henri Bergson, and Martin Buber. As a
philosophical movement, personalism is a study of
man as a person. thus, it pays much interest on the
personhood of man and not so much on the nature
of man.
15. The Meaning of Man as a Person
Since personalism takes man as its main concern, it
rejects the legalistic connotation of the term
person as that which refers to any thing or any
reality which is endowed with rights since this
definition treats of persons both in the context of
things, establishments, or institutions and human
being. Thus, in personalism the term person is
solely attributed to man in as much as it requires
freedom and rationality as defined by Beothius.
16. The Meaning of Man as a Person
Man as a person, then, means that man is unique,
a who, a subject, and a self, man is never alone in
his existence in the world; man has that indelible
trademark of his “being with” existence in the
world.
17. The Meaning of Man as a Person
Since man is a person, his “being-with” existence
should not be confused with a “being-for” kind
existence. “being-for” is the opposite of “being-
with” in the sense that the latter is heading to a
direction of treating man a person. Thus, in man’s
possible only in the context of man’s “being-with”
existence.
