The document explores the concept of self-awareness, emphasizing the importance of knowing one's strengths and limitations for personal development. It discusses how personality is shaped by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, and encourages introspection through activities such as journaling and group sharing. Understanding oneself is portrayed as a continuous journey that involves acceptance, reflection, and the ability to make informed decisions based on personal traits.

1. KNOWING YOURSELF
• learners can explain that knowing
themselves can make them accept
their strengths and limitations deal
with other people better
• share their unique characteristics,
habits, and expereinces
• maintain a journal
• appreciate and value themsleves

2. KNOWING YOURSELF
WHO AM I?
DO I REALLY
KNOW MYSELF?
SHOULD I
KNOW MORE ABOUT
MYSELF?

3. Definitions of “SELF”
• is the union of these elements
Body
Thoughts
Sensations that
constitutes
individuality
Identity of a
person
Feelings
or Emotions
constitutes your physical
attributes, your health and and
your posture andd poise
the way you think and how you
perceive things around you
affect how you feel about them
and bring about sensations.
you experience prompt you to
act and behave the way you
do
makes up your character or
personality and essentially
distnguishes you from others

4. “If you know the enemy
and know yourself you
need not fear the
results of a hundred
battles”
- Sun Tzu

5. Knowing Oneself
doesn't happen in
an instant
it takes mindful
effort and a lot of
time doing it
takes a lot of
courage and guts
must grow with deeper understanding of what makes
you happy, how you relate with your surroundings,
give importance to your strengths , limitations and
even your soft spots.
get acquainted with people
that inspire and motivate
you to do better
tasks and jobs you can and
cannot do must be known
to you

6. Knowing Oneself
Discovering yourself is about something much
greater and of higher significance. It is
understanding who you are at your core, what most
concerns you, what makes you come energetic,
what nourishes your soul and what exhausts your
spirit, and how to know the distinction so you
decides well as you go further in life.

7. Activity time!
On a sheet of bond paper, use crayons to
draw symbols that would best illustrate your
thoughts and feelings about who you are.
You have to work silently and finish your
tasks withi 15 minutes.
When time is called, choose a partner.

8. Activity time!
In working with your partner, answer the
following:
1. How did you feel about the activity?
2. What symbols, figures, or drawings
best illustrate who you are? Why?
3. What do you think have influenced
such traits or characteristics?

9. Personality
• Is referred to as the set of behaviors, feelings,
thoughts and motives that identifies an
individual.
• An essence of who we are and is the
embodiment of one’s physical, psychological ,
cognitive and affective and spiritual self.
• Therefore, when we speak of the “SELF”, we
will describe it in personality terms.

10. Knowing your
strengths you will be
more empowered to do
develomental tasks.
Strengths
capacity to establish
mature relationship
with others, emotional
independence and
ability to demostarte
responsible behaviors.
Analyze complex
situations logically and
sensibly.
More Confident in
doing your tasks
More competent in
achieveing your goals
equippd with skills
essential in making
wise decisions in life.

11. Identifying Your Strengths
and Limitations
Personal Strength
is what you do best
and where your
genuine talents are,
concentrate on using
that strength to the
fullest if you want to
live comfortable life.
Focused, Good-
looking, Helping,
Inspiring,
Intelligent,
Leadership,
Learning,
Motivated,
Optimistic, Open-
minded,
Organized,
Outgoing,
Responsible, Self-
Controlled
Determined ,
Confident,
Disciplined,
Educated,
Empathetic,
Emotional
Intelligent,
Energetic,
Entertaining,
Fast, Flexible,
Social,Wisdom,
Warm,
Thoughtful
Curious Precise
Action-oriented Adventurous
Analytical Artistic Athletic
Authentic
Compassionate Charming Creative
Caring Clever
Curious Precise
Curious
Communicative

12. Becoming more aware
of your weakenesses is
not the end goal of
self-development;
rather, a starting
point.
limitations
Find ways to enhance
your capabilities
develop positive
atittudes dealing with
life's challenges.

13. Identifying Your Strengths
and Limitations
Limitations
are those attributes that you
will have difficulty in doing.
Letting other people identify
your personal limitations is
better than identifying them
on your own. Everybody has
limitations, humans are not
perfect so it is normal thing.
Cynical
Ignorant
Fearful
Greedy
Hesitant
Impatient
Chaotic
Aggressive
Arrogant
Bossy
Close-minded
Complaining
Controlling
Impulsive
Passive
Irresponsible
Indifferent
Insensitive
Lazy
Moody
Naive
Negative
Vague
Stubborn
Rude
Selfish

14. Activity time!
 Form a group with four members
Have a group-sharing activity, share what you have
written about your strengths in the previous activity
with your groupmates.
 Tell each member of your group the positive
attributes that you have observed about them.
ANSWER THE FF:
1. How did you feel about the activity?
2. In one sentence, formulate your own self-
affirmation.
Affirmation: to identify your positiven
traits and allow you to appreciate those
positive traits.

15. Self-awareness starts with assessing yourslef.
Introspection is your ability to reflect and think about
your own thoughts, feelings, and actions, is essential
in understanding and improving yourself.
Introspection
Also, you have to listen and accept positively
feedback you get from others, as well as their
opinions about you.
Feedbacks : POSITIVE AND CRITICISM
Writing a journal is one way of helping you introspect

16. INFLUENCES
Nature Nurture
 Heredity
 Genetic make-up
 From the
developmeny in the
womb of a mother
• Environment
• acquired
surrounding
• habits/ routines
• practices of atittudes
• observed behaiviors
It is always a complex combination of
genes, environmental exposure and
experiences, and cultural backgrounds.

17. Self-Actualization
• refers to the achievement of your potential
through creativity, independence, and an
understanding of the real world.
• A person's motivation to reach his or her full
potential

18. wanna help ?
1. Get to know your personality
2. Get to know you core values
3. Get to know your body
4. Get to know your dreams
5. Get to know your likes and dislikes

19. E or I
(Extraversion
or
Introversion)
Is how an individual prefers to channel his or her
energy when dealing with people, whether it is
inward or outward
S or N
( Sensing or
Intuition)
 Is how one prefers to process information,
whether through the use of senses such as
being able to describe what one sees,feel,
touch, smell...
 or intuitively (natural ability or understood
without proof of evidence) like dealing with
ideas.
T or F
( Thinking or
Feeling)
 Is how an individual prefers to make decisions,
either thinking or suing logic(proper or
reasonabe way) and
 analysis or feeling which uses the cognitive
(conscious mental activities thinking,
remembering)senses based on values or
beliefs.
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20. Summary
• SELF can be defined in different ways: philosophical,
psychological, spiritual and also in thoughts, actions and
behavior.
• SELF is the union of elements: body, thoughts, feelings or
emotions and sensations that constitutes the individuality
and identity of a person.
• Personality is the unique and enduring set of behaviors,
feelings, thoughts , motives and attitudes that charaterize
a person.
• Both Nature (heredity or genetic) and Nurture
( Environment) influence the development of one's
personality.