INNER

PEACE
Topics to discuss:
Self-awareness
Stress Management and Emotional
Intelligence
Developing Good Habits
Value Clarification
Understanding Self-care
 Inner Peace
Inner peace (or peace of mind) refers to a state of
being mentally and spiritually at peace, with
enough knowledge and understanding to keep
oneself strong in the face of discord or stress.
 Inner Peace
Being ‘at peace’ is considered by many to
be healthy and the opposite of being
stressed or anxious.
 Inner Peace
Inner peace means, among other things,
that there is no overthinking and too much
analyzing of every situations.
 Inner Peace
It means no running from one thought to
another, constantly ruminating about some
past incident, no constant dwelling on hurts
and what people said or did.
Shelley Duval and Robert Wicklund
( 1972)

They proposed that, at a given moment

people can focus attention on the self
or on the external environment.
 “When we focus on our attention on our self.
We evaluate and compare our current behavior
to our internal standards and values. We
become self-conscious as objective evaluators of
our selves.”
 ⮚Reseacher
⮚Psychologist

Tasha
Eurich
Two Types of Self-awareness

•Internal Self-awareness
•External Self-awareness
Internal Self- External Self-
awareness awareness
is something clearly you is the ability to clearly see
see your values, passion, how other people view you.
and aspirations and how People who know how other
well those standards fit see them are typically more
with your environment empathetic.
and your action.
BENEFITS OF
SELF-
AWARENESS
1. Improve skills by recognizing what you do well and what you need to
improve.
2. Raise happiness levels by aligning your ideals with your action.
3. Become a better leader by understanding how other perceive your
behavior.
4. Strengthen work and personal relationship by managing emotion.
5. Increased work and motivation by seeking out your true passion
6. Decrease stress by identifying emotion and lessening task you don't
enjoy."
Stress Management
Effective stress management helps us to break the hold
stress has on our life, so we can be happier, healthier
and more productive. The ultimate goal is to have a
balanced life, with time for work, relationships,
relaxation and fun - and the resilience to hold up under
pressure and meet challenges head on.
 Tips on how to manage stress
effectively:
1. Identify the sources of stress in your life. 4. Connect to others
2. Practice the 4 A's of stress management. 5. Make time for fun and
*avoid unnecessary stress relaxation
6. Manage your time better
*alter the situation
7. Maintain balance with a
*adapt to the stressor healthy lifestyle
*accept the things you can't change 8. Learn to relieve stress in
3. Get moving the moment
What is Emotional Intelligence?
-Emotional intelligence (otherwise known as emotional quotient or
EQ) is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions
in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize
with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.

-An emotionally intelligent individual is both highly conscious of

his/her own emotional states, even negativity - frustration, sadness, or
something more subtle and able to identify and manage them.
 Four Attributes defining Emotional
Intelligence:
1. Self-management – You’re able to control impulsive feelings and behaviors, manage your
emotions in healthy ways, take initiative, follow through on commitments, and adapt to
changing circumstances.
2. Self-awareness – You recognize your own emotions and how they affect your thoughts
and behavior. You know your strengths and weaknesses, and have self-confidence.
3. Social awareness – You have empathy. You can understand the emotions, needs, and
concerns of other people, pick up on emotional cues, feel comfortable socially, and recognize
the power dynamics in a group or organization.
4.Relationship management – You know how to develop and maintain good relationships,
communicate clearly, inspire and influence others, work well in a team, and manage conflict.
DEVELOPING GOOD HABITS
Strategies:
1. Be willing to change.
2. Focus on the positive.
3. Develop specific goals.
4. Change only one habit at a time.
5. Start small.
6. Use visualization and affirmations to imagine success.
7. Observe and model others.
8. Be aware of your thoughts and behaviors.
9. Reward yourself.
10. Be patient and persistent
 - method whereby a person can
VALUES discover his or her own values by
CLARIFICATI assessing, exploring, and
determining what those personal
ON values are and how they affect
personal decision-making.
5 things about values clarification
1.Values clarification is a difficult task Three steps that are useful in values
clarification.
- choice
-value
-action
2.Values are better than rules
3.Values serve as outline goals
4.Values send a message
5.Values shape an organization
UNDERSTANDIN
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SELF-CARE
 is any activity that we do
deliberately in order to
SELF-CARE take care of our mental,
emotional and physical
health.
• refers to one's ability to take care the activities of daily living such as:
*feeding oneself
*showering
* brushing one's teeth
*wearing clothes
*attending to medical concern
• Self-care can also refer to activities that individual engages to relax or
attain emotional well being.
*meditating
*journaling
*visiting a counselor
 Self care is
"something that
refuels us, rather than
takes from us."
Agnes Wainman
Self-care activities and tips:
- Eating well and exercising
-Create a "no" list with the things you know you don't like
you no longer want to do.
-Get enough sleep
-Spend enough time with your love ones
-Look for opportunities to laugh