Self Awareness and

Self Management

NSTP 1
Self-awareness – an awareness of one’s own
personality or individuality

“self” – refers to yourself, myself, Awareness – having or showing realization,

himself/herself, oneself, and your own self. It participation in, commitment to, realization, and
refers to a person in a prime condition, as entire knowledge of the development of one’s values.
person or individual.
You as You
Nosce te ipsum- “know thyself”
Begin to know yourself, since the essential formula for achievement is self
analysis:

1. Know the difference between your biological or inherited traits and your
environmental or acquired traits.

2. Be your own best friend and believe in yourself, so that you can become the
person you want to be.

3. You are you and you are what you think. You are unique in your own way.
Only you can control your destiny and make a difference in your life.
You as a Filipino

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Being aware of and Use your lakas at tibay Begin by getting Begin without expecting Believe in your abilities
remaining constantly on ng loob (courage and involved with your own instant miracles. You and work unyieldingly to
guard against the strength) to move away life. Makialam ka sa have got only one real reach your objective.
Filipino tendency from the fatalistic buhay mo. Cooperate, friend and one worst
towards negativism, you gulong ng palad (wheel makisama ka, by first enemy and that is
can eventually propel of fortune) and bahala initiating a change in yourself.
yourself into positivism. na (come what may) yourself.
attitude.
 • Filipino worship is directed towards God

You and as a father-figure who takes care of all –

Bahala na ang Diyos- signifying that
Divine Providence is responsible for our

Your Faith destinies. Thus, whenever problems

confront us, we tend to turn against God
and blame Him for all our misfortunes.
Your “Self-help” Concepts (Morell,
R.W.,1999)
Learn to visualize
Keep your Take responsibility Create your own Focus on what you
Believe in yourself the outcome of
priorities straight for yourself future want
your goals

Never let anyone

Be aggressive and
control your Be creative Think big Control stress Think positively
assertive
destiny for you

Spend some time

Set specific goals Review your
Chart your own each day Do everything with
and review them results and adjust Be tolerant
course improving your love
often as necessary
mind

Believe that
money is good and
Don’t hate Have courage Be honest Work hard it will come to you
and so on, and so
forth
A Self-made Wall of Negative Self-talk (Helmstetter,
2000)
I can’t It’s going to be Nothing ever
I just know it That’s just my
remember another one of It’s just no use! goes right for
won’t work! luck.
names. those days! me.

Everything I eat
I don’t have the I’m just not I can’t seem to Today just isn’t
I’m so clumsy! goes right to my
talent. creative. get organized. my day!
waist.

I can never No matter what I I just don’t have

I already know I I never have That really
afford the things do I can’t seem the patience for
won’t like it. enough time. makes me mad!
I want. to lose weight. that

I get sick just Sometimes I just I never know

Im just no good! I’m too shy.
thinking about it hate myself what to say.