KNOW YOURSELF

CROSSPOINTS:

1. PHYSICAL
2. INTERPERSONAL
3. SOCIAL
4. HISTORICAL
PERSONAL CROSSPOINT

A function of physical events in the past and material factors in the

present that one did not have a choice in

Your genetic materials

Your parents/family lineage
Your physical environment (you have no choice as to where you were
born and where you live)
INTERPERSONAL CROSS POINTS

Events and factors outside of one’s choosing

How you were brought up by your parents

People that surround you: siblings, relatives, classmates, playmates and
eventually workmates
SOCIETAL CROSSPOINTS

“Who one is, is shaped by one’s society”. Society refers to all

elements of the human groups.

Culture in included as a societal crosspoint

Cultural way of doing things, like pagmamano
Cultural values like filial piety or closely-knit family ties
HISTORICAL CROSSPOINTS

The events that one’s people has undergone. One’s people’s history
shapes “who one is” right now.

Example: Philippines has a long history of colonization, which affected

the development and even culture of Filipinos.
Christianization during Spanish conquest
FREEDOM

Who one is also a project for one’s self. This is because man is
endowed with freedom, however limited

It means that one has capacity to give herself direction in life according
to her own ideal self
ACTIVITY

Personal SWOT Analysis:

A Personal SWOT analysis is an exercise in self-introspection to help you

understand yourself and prepare for growth.
S - Strengths
W – Weaknesses
O – Opportunities
T - Threats. 
WHAT DO YOU WRITE IN YOUR SWOT ANALYSIS

Strength: This is where you look at your inner strength. This is internal, meaning, your
characteristic that you think is good. Included in your strength are your skills and
talents, your moral convictions, or the absence thereof.

Think of something good in you that really came from you and not from outside
sources or factors.
Weaknesses: The opposite of strength. Also internal (came from you
and not from outside factor)

> write what you think is you weakness, something that you can
control but you choose not to control.
> Include in your weakness something that you lack in character,
if you think it is a weakness you may include something that you think
you are not good at
Opportunities – think of external influences

> you can look at it from the school you are enrolled, your neighbors, or even
your family. Are there influential people in your life that you derive benefits in your
life?
> courses, seminars or even jobs that make you stronger, personally.
Threats – they are external obstacles that are standing between you and your ideals
or vision of a “best” or “better” you.

> something that holds you back, or that makes your goal difficult to achieve

> someone that pushed you down instead of encouraging you to achieve your
dream
After identifying your SWOT, write down in your output your own life analysis based
on your SWOT.

> you can include Ramon Reyes’ crosspoints in determining the external factors
of your opportunities and threats.

> Questions you should ask yourself: WHO AM I? WHAT MAKES ME WHO I AM
TODAY? WHAT SHOULD I DO TO OVERCOME MY WEAKNESSES AND TO FIX MY
EXTERNAL THREATS?