UNIT 3

IMAGE and
PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
Objectives
• Prepare students to be properly groomed in
preparation for the corporate world
•Identify what is appropriate and not in term
•Make students aware of their personality and
images of self-presentation
•Enhance student’s image and personality
 What differences do you see?

•Hair
•Face
•Accessories
•Attire
•Shoes
•Posture
ELSA ANNA
IMAGE
 IMAGE
•Image is a visual
representation of a person.

•It is said to be “POWER”.

•Projecting a good image

makes a good first impression.
 SELF IMAGE
•Is it important?
• The way you see yourself
• You will view and assess your strength and
weaknesses

•It includes:
• What you think you look like?
• How you view your abilities?
• How you view your personality traits?
• What you believe others think of you?
 POSITIVE or NEGATIVE
•It will always be depending on
how you see yourself.

•Good vs. Bad

•Strengths vs. Weaknesses

 Exercise
•How do you see yourself?

•Is it good or bad?

•Is it your strength or a

weakness?
CYCLE OF INFLUENCE

• Your self-image is influenced by

your experiences and
relationships, it can help your
experiences and relationships.
 HOW TO ENHANCE ONCE IMAGE
*Enhance – improve and give
more value

1. Image Tangibles

2. From the “inside-out”

 IMAGE TANGIBLES
- the ‘outside’ that people can notice about us.
• Personal Grooming
• Body Language / Gestures
• Communication / Language Skills
• Social Graces / Manners
• Visual Poise
• Business & Social Etiquette
 INSIDE-OUT

•self-confidence
•self-esteem
•empowering
oneself with a positive attitude.

•Values - modesty, simplicity, humility

•Qualities - professionalism, cleanliness, more-organized
INSIDE-OUT
 IMPORTANCE OF SELF-IMAGE
•Be positive = happiness
•How you see yourself will affect your thinking, your
behaviour and how you relate to others.
•Enhance your physical, mental, and spiritual
well-being.
•Learn to accept and love yourself.
 DEVELOPING POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE
● Take a self-image inventory.
● Make a list of your positive qualities.
● Ask significant others to describe your positive qualities.
● Define personal goals and objectives that are reasonable and measurable.
● Confront thinking distortions.
● Identify and explore the impact of childhood labels.
● Refrain from comparing yourself to others.
● Develop your strengths.
● Learn to love yourself.
● Give positive affirmations.
● Remember that you are unique.
● Remember how far you have come.
 EXAMPLE OF POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE
A positive self-image is having a good view of yourself; for example:

● Seeing yourself as an attractive and desirable person.

● Having an image of yourself as a smart and intelligent person.
● Seeing a happy, healthy person when you look in the mirror.
● Believing that you are at least somewhat close to your ideal version
of yourself.
● Thinking that others perceive you as all of the above as well as
yourself.
 EXAMPLE OF NEGATIVE SELF-IMAGE
On the other hand, negative self-image is the flipside of the above; it
looks like:

● Seeing yourself as unattractive and undesirable.

● Having an image of yourself as a stupid or unintelligent person.
● Seeing an unhappy, unhealthy person when you look in the mirror.
● Believing that you are nowhere near your ideal version of yourself.
● Thinking that others perceive you as all of the above as well as
yourself.
PERSONALITY
 PERSONALITY
• The inner psychological
characteristics that both determine
and reflect how a person responds to
his or her environment.

Nature:
• Personality reflects individual differences
• Personality is consistent and enduring
• Personality can change
 PERSONALITY
• The complex of all the attributes:
•Behavioural
•Temperamental
•emotional
•Mental

•The sum total of the qualities,

characteristics and patterns
of behavior.
 PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS
•Personality is a result of
the combination of four
factors- physical
environment, heredity,
culture and particular
experiences.
PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS
 ASPECTS OF PERSONALITY
• Physical
• Intellectual
• Social
• Emotional
• Moral
 AREAS THAT PROJECT PERSONALITY
• Physical Appearance
•Speech and
Communication Skills
•Poise and Posture
• Social Graces and
Etiquette
 Personality Development

•is the improvement of behavioural

traits such as communication skills,
interpersonal relationships, attitude
towards life and restoring our ethics.
A THOUGHT TO PONDER…