Building Your Character

Keys to Character

Fairness
Responsibility
Citizenship
Trustworthiness
Caring
Respectfulness

Keys to Character
Paying attention to these factors builds
strong character, self-concept, and
self-esteem.

Self-Concept
Also known as self-image
The mental picture you have of who you are, and the way
you think others see you
Shaped and influenced by comments about you from family,
friends, other people in your life, and even yourself
Positive comments are more likely to lead to a positive
self-concept, while negative comments are more likely to
lead to a negative self-concept

Self-Esteem
The confidence you feel about yourself
A positive self-concept is related to high
self-esteem
High self-esteem means feeling good about
yourself, believing you can be successful,
and having the confidence to try new things

When do you feel most

confident about yourself?

Avoid Comparisons
Comparing yourself to others does not help
you succeed in school or in life.
Each of you has unique strengths, special
qualities, and things you do well!
Concentrate on doing your best without
comparing yourself to friends, siblings, or
peers.

Building Confidence
and Boosting Self-Esteem
1. Maintain a positive and realistic outlook
2. Talk positively to yourself I can do this
3. Focus on your strengths concentrate on what you do well
4. Seek support spend time with positive and supportive
people
5. Address weaknesses life is about making mistakes and
learning from them

Learning Activity: Achievement Timeline

and Autobiography
Part 1: Create a timeline displaying past
achievements that have helped you to build
confidence and boost your self-esteem.

Babysat for
3 days w/o
pay!
August,
2010

New job?
Made the team?
Helped a friend in need?
2005,
Honor roll?
2006
Made a good decision? Graduated
College!

July,
2010
Ran my
first 5K!

Learning Activity: Achievement Timeline

and Autobiography
Part 2: Write a short autobiography that
describes at least 3 of the events on
your timeline.
Guiding Question:
How did each of those events give you a
sense of pride and help to build your
confidence?