Lesson 2:

Developing a Whole person

Learning outcomes:
 evaluate his/her own thoughts, feelings,
and behaviors; and,
 show the connections between thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors in actual life
situations.
How can we develop to
be a whole person?
Whole person development focuses on six
core components of life. These components
are: emotional, physical, spiritual, social,
psychological, and professional. Each
component has a role in developing one as a
whole person.
 Hazel Angeles (2016) claimed that man’s emotions
shape his personality. He needs to establish emotional
stability to develop his whole person. She also
emphasized that man needs to develop his physical
health through eating the right food and regular exercise.
At the same time, he needs to enhance his spiritual
relationship and connection with the world around him
through prayers and meditations. Prayers are said to
promote compassion, positive relationship and sense of
purpose, honesty, optimism and inner peace.
Subsequently, man has to cultivate his social
relationship, interaction with others as social being and
psychologically portray certain image of himself to
others. Finally, he needs to manage his professional life
and happiness because these two are closely linked. Man
should know how to manage time and stress.
Source: https://www.prez.com/hmoiaa7gd5r/developing-the-whole-person
Whole person development focuses on six
core components of life. These components
are crucial in developing an individual as a
whole person.
1. Emotional. Your emotions shape who you are. They give rise to
your reactions to situations, your personality, your connection with
others, your adaptation to change, your ability to handle stressful
situations, and much, much more. Developing your emotions, or your
emotional intelligence, gives way to learning more about yourself and
others.
Your emotional intelligence is your capability to recognize your
emotions and use them to guide your thinking and actions. Emotional
intelligence has been shown to be the driver of success, in more ways
than one. It creates leadership skills, social skills, and self-help skills. In
fact, emotional intelligence may even be a better indicator of
workplace success than high IQ levels.
Your emotional intelligence also helps you relate and empathize with
others. Here at Gloveworx, we put a large emphasis on your tribe and
your social connection to others. Your relationships form a huge part
of your life and thus impact your overall success.
Working on the emotional aspect of Whole Person Development will
help you to become more productive in many different areas of your
life.
2. Physical. The physical aspect of Whole Person Development
relates to your physical health. It entails eating the right foods,
exercising to maintain a healthy body, getting enough sleep, and
managing stress.
We know very well how important physical health is. It prevents
disease, helps maintain a healthy body weight, and makes you
feel good. However, we rarely pay attention to the other ways in
which physical fitness affects us.
Being healthy is good for so much more than merely your body.
When you’re eating right, exercising and taking care of your
overall wellbeing, you have more mental clarity and energy to
push through daily responsibilities. It keeps you happy and
confident, which translates into fulfillment in other areas of your
life, such as work, parenting, and social relationships.
Gloveworx views your vitality, or physical health, as an
extremely important aspect of your overall development that
will help you reach higher levels of success.
3. Spiritual. Spirituality is an essential piece of the
Whole Person Development puzzle. It’s a means of
finding purpose and connecting with yourself as
well as with the world around you. It’s important
to note that spiritualism can be different for
everybody. It might be faith, prayer, meditation, or
even being out in nature.
Spiritual awareness helps fulfill a variety of
different human functions. It promotes
compassion, positive relationships, a sense of
purpose, honesty, optimism, and inner peace. These
characteristics make up a crucial part of success
and happiness.
4. Social. Almost everything we do in life
involves interacting with others. It’s
imperative that we understand how to form
and maintain good relationships, as well as
how to properly act in different social
environments. For example, the way you talk
with your boss at work will be much
different than the way you interact with
friends.
To be truly successful, it’s important to
understand how to present yourself in a
variety of different social atmospheres.
5. Psychological. It’s easy to portray a certain
image of yourself to others. Through social media
or even in-person interactions, people see you
from the outside. Your outer image is normally
much different from what’s on the inside.
The psychological aspect of Whole Person
Development relates to knowing your true inner
self. It promotes self-esteem and self-acceptance.
Your relationship with yourself is arguably the
most crucial driver of success. After all, if you don’t
believe in your capabilities, who will?
Self-belief creates optimism, drive, motivation, and
ultimately, success.
6. Professional. We spend A LOT of our
time at work. It makes sense then that
your professional life and happiness are
closely linked. Think about it; a high-stress
job that causes you to work overtime is
likely going to bring stress and time-
management issues into your personal life. If
you wake up every morning dreading going
to work, that’s going to have a huge effect
on your mood and on the way you start
your day.