SCOPE

 Lesson Objectives
 Self-Awareness Definition
 Key Areas for Self-Awareness
 Importance of Self-Awareness
 Ways to Enhance Self-Awareness
Requirements

 Active Participation
 Pen and paper
 Self-Evaluation
Objectives of the Lesson
 To define Self-Awareness

 To identify key areas for self-

awareness
 To determine the Importance of Self-
Awareness
 To evaluate one’s own Self-
Awareness
Activity:
Imagine that you want someone to know what
you are really like. You can tell this person 5
things about yourself (e.g., your personality,
behavior, preferences, your likes and dislikes).
What would you tell them? Answer this
question truthfully.
1.________________________________________
2.________________________________________
3.________________________________________
4.________________________________________
5.________________________________________
Self- Awareness
 the ability to take
an honest look at
your life without
attachment to it
being right or
wrong.
Megan Glosson
Self- Awareness
 the ability to see
yourself clearly
and objectively
through reflection
and introspection.

Courtney E. Ackerman
Self- Awareness
 Reflection- like looking
into a mirror and
describing what you see

 -means to think about

something
Self- Awareness
 Introspection- the
process of examining our
thoughts, feelings, and
motives.
KEY AREAS FOR SELF
AWARENESS
1. Personality- reflect people’s
characteristic patterns of thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors.
Personality traits imply
consistency and stability.
KEY AREAS FOR SELF
AWARENESS
2. Values- individual beliefs that
motivate people to act one way or
another. They serve as a guide for
human behavior.
KEY AREAS FOR SELF
AWARENESS
3. Habits- behaviors that we
repeat routinely and often
automatically.

4. Needs- something that is

necessary for an organism to live a
healthy life.
KEY AREAS FOR SELF
AWARENESS
5. Emotions- a subjective state of
mind. Emotions can be reactions
to internal stimuli (such as
thoughts or memories) or events
that occur in our environment.
IMPORTANCE OF SELF
AWARENESS

1. Makes us more proactive, boost

our acceptance, and encourage
positive self-development (Sutton,
2016).
IMPORTANCE OF SELF
AWARENESS
2. Allows us to see things from the
perspective of others, practice self-
control, work creatively and
productively, and experience pride in
ourselves and our work as well as
general self-esteem (Silvia & O’Brien,
2004).
IMPORTANCE OF SELF
AWARENESS
3. It leads to better decision making
(Ridley, Schutz, Glanz, & Weinstein,
1992).
4. It can make us better at our jobs,
better communicators in the
workplace, and enhance our self-
confidence and job-related wellbeing
(Sutton, Williams, & Allinson, 2015).
The Johari Window
Ways to Enhance SELF AWARENESS

 Skill development- Having an

accurate sense of who you are and
what you can do helps you decide
what you should do to improve.
Ways to Enhance SELF AWARENESS

 Knowing your strengths and

weaknesses- helps you exploit your
strengths and cope with your
weaknesses. It allows you to
understand how you can work
around them.
Ways to Enhance SELF AWARENESS

 Developing intuitive decision-

making skills- people who are
highly emotionally self-aware are
better able to read their "gut
feelings" and use them to guide
decisions.
Ways to Enhance SELF AWARENESS

 Stress- be aware that you will need

to work extra hard to develop the
skills for that job, and there are jobs
that would be less stressful for you.
Ways to Enhance SELF AWARENESS

 Motivation- helps you understand

and seek out the rewards that you
really desire such as a sense of
accomplishment, additional
responsibility, an opportunity to help
others, or a flexible work schedule.
Ways to Enhance SELF AWARENESS

 Leadership- knowing how to

motivate yourself is tantamount
to knowing how to motivate
others.
Practice for Self-Awareness Skills
P1- Bob at work
Bob struggles with creating a quarterly
report at work, and he frequently produces
subpar results. He notices the discrepancy
between his standards and performance and
engages in self-evaluation to determine
where it comes from and how to improve.
Practice for Self-Awareness Skills
P2- Monique at home
Monique is having relationship problems
with her boyfriend, Luis. She thinks Luis
takes her for granted and doesn’t tell her he
loves her or share affection enough. They
fight about this frequently.
Practice for Self-Awareness Skills
P3- Bridget on her own
Bridget struggles with low self-esteem,
which causes depressive symptoms. She
doesn’t feel good enough, and she doesn’t
accept opportunities that come her way
because of it. She begins working with a
therapist to help her build self-awareness.
Reflection
Complete this one liner
statement.
I am unique because
_______ .
POST TEST
Self-Awareness Test: How self-aware are
you?

Direction: Answer truthfully and honestly.

Write the letter of your answer on the space
provided before each number.
Scoring this self-awareness test
(a= 2 points, b= 1 point, c= 0 points) and add
up your score. Consider the scores below:

35-40: Well done, you’re very self-aware!

25-34: You’re mostly self-aware, with a few
areas you can develop.
15-24: You have some self-awareness, but
there’s definitely room for improvement. 0-14:
You’re lacking self-awareness… but you can
learn!
Reflection
Open Letter to Self.

“Letter to one’s self" is a way

for you to be more aware of
your self about your future
goals and it is also a way to
reflect on your past actions and
life.