ae \ wre / 4 v XIN Wor i a C Self-Management Skills —— re Bot In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics: i management * — Selfmanagement, selfmanagement skills and its Importance of self 9! * Self-confidence, Factors influencing and building self-confidence * SWOT analysis Seti eee | Alte end of is chops you should be able Re * Understand the concept of selfmanagement * Discuss the selfmanagement skills Demonstrate/discuss/elaborate the Determine the factors influence and Explain SWOT analysis importance of slfmanagement building seltconfidence tetera! © scanned with OKEN Scanner\ ; (ntroduction Prorade They oun, an sj LEN TPanatnon Luithouk, Nae 11 Sclfmanagement refers to the self-regulation or self- i control; to one’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviour effectively in various situations. It is about organizing your time, regulating actions, to achieve pre-determined goals. (Figure 2.1) Self- management skills include: Selfawareness S (Hach ioe) Lvlerd Figure 2.1: Self- Management Self-control EAN Ha Read) dusecbien 4] Cad ume Self-confidence > xo < Problem solving Self-motivation Positive thinking Managing our emotions Anger Learning new ideas and team work What is Self-management? _ Self-management makes you organized, disciplined, helps in achieving goals, completing all work on time and effectively. It enhances your self-confidence, develops problem solving skills, and more. Self-management can be achieved by learning: B Time management irl B Settings goals and priorities B Accepting people from different cultures B Managing your emotions, mood, anger, team working ability, ete. (Figure 2.2) Figure 2. © scanned with OKEN ScannerB. Self-management skills B_Sell-managemen’ ee nt are? Key skills of self-manageme! EE Initiative: Ability to work without getting instructions of what to do, In thig nit 2 Ability t ge need to believe on their own capabilities. a. ey ~ 6) Bil sé Initiative means doing the right thing without being told what tod, ke To grow your Initiative skills: * Look for various ways to simplify tasks. * Keep yourself organized and stay on top of activities. Keep you plans and ambitions clear. b. Organization: It involves planning time, energy and resources in work and life, When you are organized, you will save your energy and time and complete your tasks effectively and get the more productive results, Organization involves: Defining and identification of Specific tasks. Breaking your goals into smaller and fruitful tasks using SMART strategy. Managing time slots to activities as per their importance. Organization includes: * Planning * Fix time slots * Prioritize and schedule * Spend right time on right activity KNOWLEDGE Bot eee In SMART strategy, S stands for Specific. Ma , M stand r Achievable, R stands for Realistic and T stem S for Measurable, A stands fo (ds for Time bound. ¢. Accountability: In this, the person wil] be responsible and her actions. If you say to yourself that you are accountable the = take ant am ownership of responsibilities that come to your way, ‘en it means y‘ have to answer for his! © scanned with OKEN ScannerLaem of accountability are: Avoid procrastination: It means avoiding the important tasks which need to be completed and doing an easy task. | * Problem solving attitude to achieve goals on | > time. | ; Self-Management Skills * Manage your emotions and work towards the best and constructive solutions. (Figure Figure 2.3: Self-management skills 2.3) B Importance of Self-management Self-management is important in every field of life as it teaches you to be productively and efficiently achieve your goals. KNOWLEDGE BOT ‘Self-management gives you confidence that. you can control every situation. Self-management helps you to: B Organized: Skills of organizing and allocating their time and resources while planning a task. B Disciplined: Organized schedule and commitments to follow. B Attain goals: To attain goals on time organized all the tasks and allocated the right amount of time. B Enhance Self-confidence: Set goals and achieve them to get self-confidence and achieve more challenging tasks. (Figure 2.4) onditleen| Figure 2.4: Importance of Self-management © scanned with OKEN ScannerB Self-confidence Self-confidence is the sense of trusting one’s own abilities: If you have self-confidence then you will start believing in your own capabilities; and willing to take risks and ready to accept any challenges. (Figure 2.5) Self-confidence is a feeling of trust in one’s own judgement. Figure 2.5 : Self confidence “> “tid Various factors influencing self-confidence are: B Social factors: Society (school, friends, family and neighbourhood)all plays an important role in building and shaping your self-confidence. B Cultural factors: It includes culture behaviour and development in different cultures through specific inputs from their environment. B Physical factors: Your behaviour, body language and way of speaking reflect the level of confidence. Building self-confidence Building self-confidence is the process which takes efforts and commitment and it requires having a positive attitude about yourself, Factors and techniques which help in having self-confidence are: ee It is the belief in your own ability in dealing with various challenges and events. B Positive thinking: Focusing on the positives even in the time of adversity. B Self-esteem: General feeling about your own Ja People with low self-esteem are more affected by others’ opinions about them and people with high self-esteem have positive feelings about themselves. a gure 2.6 : Building Seit-confidence © scanned with OKEN Scanner— B Self-monitoring: Extent to which you base your behavior on cues from other people and situations. The SWOT means, S- Strength, W- Weakness, 0-Opportunity, and T- Threat and a useful technique for understanding opportunities and challenges. SWOT analysis helps in recognizing the one’s abilities and talents along with choosing opportunities utilizing their core strengths, ¢Figure 2.6) Tip Bot Use the SMART strategy to outline a suitable goal for yourself. MEMORY BOT Skills are very important because it makes you more organised and it becomes easier to work. fener * Self-management: It is the process by which you manage yourself and do the daily task or coordinate among them successfully. * Accounting: It means holding yourself answerable for the completion of the task. management is the self-regulation or self-control; to one’s thoughts, emotions, and behavior effectively in various situations, B Self-management makes you organized, disciplined, helps in achieving goals, completing all work on time and effectively. It enhances your self-confidence, develops problem solving skills, and more. BB Self-management is important in every field of life as it teaches you to be productively and efficiently achieve your goals. B Self-confidence is the sense of trusting one’s own abilities. If you have self-confidence then you will start believing in your own capabilities; and willing to take risks and ready to accept any challenges. BI Building self-confidence is the process which, takes efforts and commitment and it requires having a Positive attitude abont yourself. ae saiahe © scanned with OKEN ScannerA. Multiple choice 1. 10. & questions. Self-management skills do not involve: b. Organization a. Initiative © daagemant d. Accountability Which of the following shows the ability to prin as a team member? lx Communication skills a. Interpersonal skills c. Entrepreneur skills d. None of these Which of the following is not a factor influencing self-confidence? a, Social factors ¢ Personal factors c. Cultural factors d. Physical factors People with self-confidence have a___ outlook. a, Negative b. Arrogant c, Outward d-Positive In SWOT, O stands for a. Operation b. Organization Opportunity d. Openly People with low self-esteem are more affected by: a. Personal matters bOthers thinking about them ec. Work load d. None of these R in SMART strategy stands for. : a. Real b. Rate oealistic d. Required is the ability to work without always getting instructions from others. a. Self-confidence b. Organization & Initiative d. Accountability haar fllowing refer to 8 belief about your own ability to deal with events and a, Self-esteem b. Self-confidence c. Self-monitoring \-Sélf-efficacy In SWOT, T stands for ‘i 2 Threat b. ‘Time c. Timestamp d. Timer © scanned with OKEN ScannerB. Fill in the blanks. Fock : 1. C\WEwal 7) includes culture behaviour and development in different cultures through specific inputs from their environment. 2, Social, cultural and factors influences the self-confidence. 3, Selfsmanagement skills comprises of _2_key skills. 4. Thifiatine is the ability to work without always getting instructions for what needs to be done. 5. wt “4 sata el enhances your self-confidence, develops problem solving skills, and mote. Answers the following questions. 9 Name the three factors influencing self-confidence." Explain SWOT technique for improving self-confidence. 2 Give any five factors for building self-confidence, What do you mean by self-esteem?) 1 Give two characteristics of accountability. eee Pye Name the three factors influencing self-confidence. i Project work , L Practise the team building exercise yourself first to check that it works, check timings, mterials, and to ensure you have all the answers. Anticipation and planning are vital. 2. Observe the head girl of your school and write points on how she helps others, solves problems of every student, and handles different situations. © scanned with OKEN ScannerA oto ke Sy a 2 eye 4, ~~ Exam L 2. ii False. State whether the following statements are True or False. Self-confidence is a sense of trusting one’s own abilities and self. Self-management is a general feeling about your own self. Ty Organization involves defining and identification of specific tasks. {= ‘To attain goals on time organized all the tasks and allocated the right amount of time, 1 Self-management can be achieved by learning thread management. “| Accounting means holding yourself answerable for the completion of the task. Fill in the blanks. SWOT _ helps in recognizing the one’s abilities and talents along with choosing opportunities utilizing their core strengths. Se E _ Slt nar Yall plays an important role in building and shaping your self-confidence {ofmeans avoiding the important tasks which need to be completed and doing an easy task. cf Self- management skills include “InjHakye Og@n2ah'on ) Peounka Sop . ; ee e Confidence _, is the process by which you manage yourself and do the daily task or coordinate among them successfully. Answer the following questions, Name the three factors influencing self-confidence. Explain SWOT technique for improving self-confidence, Give any five factors for building self-confidence, What do you mean by self-esteem? tips Apply the self-management skills in your life to better unde rstand its benefits. Observe the various factors that influence the self.co : fidence in one indivi divide into different categories such as Social, Cultur, Breet aoe thea and Physi ; Ef sical factors. For checking the practical feasibility of wor technique, identif weaknesses, opportunities and threat, . ¥ your core strengths, mples of accountability and y it rs the More check the exai on ; “sponsibility to understand differences. 26 © scanned with OKEN ScannerMultiple choice questions. 1. o 10. What steps should one take to build confidence? Which of the following shows the ability to participate as a team member? a. Interpersonal skills c. Entrepreneur skills a. Rational Abilities SS cierataal skill People with low self-esteem are more a. Personal matters c. Work load Which of the following refers to a belief about your own ability to deal with events and rae Which of the following is not a self-management skill? challenges? a, Self-esteem € Self-monitoring @Rational ability c. Botha. and b. Which one is not considered a self-management skill? a. Problem solver is your ability to participate as a team member. affected by: Ons thinking about them Op bargain hunter 1] What does it mean to be stress-resistant? a. You never have stress in life b. You know how to handle stress efficiently @© You have too much stress in your life d. You enjoy stress Which of the following is not a self-management skill? a. Problem solving c. Understanding self Grooming is a term associated with: a. Time management vt. Aeat and clean appearance & Set Goals in life b. Appreciate oneself for all the achievements c. Always think positively ~~ Communication skills d. None of these b. Personal qualities * d. Communication skill Oo d. None of these Self-confidence Self-efficacy | b. Personal quality d. None of these b. Stress-resistance d. Communication W)-Bargaining = d. Confidence building b. Problem solving d. Self-management d. Talk to people who are confident 27 © scanned with OKEN Scanner