Presentation for my Life Management Class

1. Chapter 1
The Power of Self-Belief
 By:
 Vivian Chen
 Josh Jiang
 Jonathan Davila
 Guangxiao Jin
 Nelson Wong
 Tina Almazan
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2. Short Summary
1. Meaning of Success
2. Exploring Values
3. Effects of Beliefs
4. Changing our Beliefs
5. Positive Psychology
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3. What is Success?
 Leading a successful  A feeling of worth and
life in an ongoing good relationships with
process. others are often the
 People who are truly basis of successful life.
successful are always
trying to fulfill their
potential.
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4. Values
 What are values?  Where do values
 Values are people’s come from?
deepest feelings and  As people grew up,
thoughts about yourself
and life people were influenced
by your family, friends,
 Three parts religion, culture, school,
1. What you think and society at large.
2. How you feel
3. How you act based on what
you think and feel
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5. 1. Competent (capable)
2. Self-controlled (committed)
Our Society’s Values 3. Ambitious
4. Open-minded
Although Americans come 5. Honest
from many national, ethnic,
and racial groups, we share 6. Neat
many values. 7. Forgiving
8. Helpful (working for others’ welfare)
A large group of technical and 9. Affectionate
business to school graduates’
rank 10. Cheerful
11. Courteous (well-mannered)
Those school graduates feel that 12. Responsible
#1 & #2 were the most important,
and they believe that capable and 13. Brave
commitment are necessary for a 14. Obedient (dutiful, respectful)
successful life.
15. Logical
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6. Changing Values
 Our values can  Values can also
change as a result of change because of
experience personal experience
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7. What are Beliefs?
 Opinions you have about yourself, other
people, situations, things or ideas.
 Culture and Values
 Form our beliefs
 Develop our attitude
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8. The Effects of Beliefs
 Affects our behavior
 Choices between Good and Bad
 Friends and Family affect our way of thinking
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9. Types of Beliefs
 Negative Beliefs
 I can’t
 I’m not
 I’ll never
 I won’t
 Positive Beliefs
 I will
 I’m going to
 I can do
 I want
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10. Changing Your Beliefs
 Life can be changed by  Understand the power
one’s behavior; that beliefs have in your
likewise, behavior can life.
be changed by his  Realize negative beliefs
beliefs. How can we will harm the quality of
change beliefs in bad your life.
situations?  Change your beliefs and
how you feel about
yourself.
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11. Using Positive Self-Talk
 To change your beliefs and behavior, it is
necessary to use self-talk. Positive self-talk has
three characteristics:
 Positive self-talk consists of “I” statement.
 Positive self-talk uses the present tense.
 Positive self-talk is positive and enthusiastic.
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12. The Seven Beliefs of Successful People
 Everything happens for a reason and a purpose.
 There is no such thing as failure.
 Whatever happens, take responsibility.
 It’s not necessary to understand everything in order to use
everything.
 After yourself, people are your greatest resource.
 Work is play.
 There’s no lasting success without commitment.
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13. What is Positive Psychology?
 Personal  Group
 focuses on strengths  focuses on civics
instead of weakness and citizenship
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14. Self-Beliefs
 Is your confidence in  Ways to improve your self-
Beliefs.
your self and respect  1. Accept yourself
for your own abilities.  2. Pay attention
 3. Use positive self talk
 4. Don’t be afraid to try new things
 5. remember that you are talented
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15. The End
Hope you enjoyed our presentation!
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