This document discusses strategies to improve self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-development. It defines key terms like self-awareness as the ability to take note of ourselves, and self-esteem as how someone views themselves, positively or negatively. Factors that can affect self-awareness are discussed, like age, relationships, and life experiences. Learners are tasked with defining the terms, analyzing their own self-concept, and providing suggestions to help improve someone's self-esteem. Groups also design an action plan and performance to promote self-esteem.

1. Development of self in society: strategies to improve self-
awareness, self-esteem and self-development.

2. Learning Outcomes:
 By the end of today’s lesson you will be able to…
 Define key terms
 Identify factors that affect self-awareness.
 Analyse your own self-awareness.

3. What is Self Awareness
 Self awareness basically describes a situation where the light of awareness
is turned onto ourselves. While awareness is our ability to take note; self-
awareness is our ability to take note of ourselves.
 Self-awareness is the ultimate enabler. Without living knowledge of
ourselves (which is another way of defining self awareness) there would be
no hope for conscious, positive change.
 Thanks to awareness we can take a good look at ourselves and our lives and
see what is working for us and what isn't. This awareness plants the seeds
of change in our subconscious mind.
 It plants in us the drive and motivation to choose to do things differently.

4. What is self-esteem
 Self-esteem is the way someone sees themselves
 You can have an positive self-image or a negative self image.
 People who suffer from a negative self-esteem usually see
themselves as worse than they are (conditions like anorexia
and bulimia can result from a negative/distorted self-image
resulting in them hating the way they look).
 If you have a positive self-esteem you are more likely to see
yourself how you actually look not just how you think you
look.

5. We all have a picture of ourselves that is based on:
What we believe we are like as a person.
What we believe, other people think about us.
Self-esteem is the opinion you have of yourself and your
value as a person

6. What is self-development
• Self-development is the process or act of becoming
oneself, developing one’s potential, achieving an
awareness of one’s identity, and fulfilling oneself.
 The self-motivation to change also comes from
a vivid awareness of what we want for ourselves
and our future, and a lucid recognition that we
simply won't be able to have it if we don't leave
our bad habits behind.

7. Identify factors that can affect self-
awareness:
 The view we have or our-self changes as we progress
through the life-stages and the life experience we have.
 If we have a clear picture of ourselves it makes us feel
secure and happy, even if we have a few negative images
amongst the good.
 If we feel good about ourselves we have a positive self-
esteem, which helps us to relate to others.
 If we get on with people it will improve our self-concept.
 If we have a good self-concept, we value ourselves as people
and if we are valuable then we should expect others to
value us to.
 Moonie et al (1999)

8. Identify factors that can affect self-
awareness continues……
 Age
 Appearance
 Culture
 Emotional development
 Education
 Relationships with others
 Sexual orientations
 Life experiences

9. Task 1
defining key terms
 Answer the following questions individually in a piece
of paper.
 What is meant by the term self-awareness?
 What is meant by the term self-esteem or self-worth?
 What is meant by the term self-development?
 Be prepared to discuss your ideas.

10. Task 2
Be able to analyse your own self-
concept
 In this task learners are required to work individually
use a piece of paper to write your answers.
 Make a list of words that you would use to describe
yourself.
 Put them into positive and negative columns.
 How would you rate your self-esteem.

11. Task 3
Improve your self-awareness and self-
esteem.
 Learners are required to work in groups of five, analyse the case study
below and answer the following questions.
 Thato is a sixteen year old grade 10 learner at as school in Gauteng. She
sometimes feels OK, but more often she feels bad about herself. She is
unsure about the way she looks, and worries if she is as good as the other
learners in her class. Her idol is a very skinny model. Thato is slightly
overweight. She never speaks in her class. She thinks she is unpopular and
has no close friends.
a) How can you help Thato to improve herself esteem. Give her three
suggestions about what she can do to like herself.
b) Now design an action plan to improve your own self esteem.
c) After 2 weeks, see how well you have followed your action plan. Write a
paragraph to explain how you have improved your self-esteem.
d) Imagine you are on SABC South African’s got talent! Show.
 Get into a small group of five to create a short song, rap or dance that
gives a message to promote self-esteem.