GEC 101

UNDERSTANDING SELF

Name: Inah Mayumi J. Angeles

Course/Year/Section: BSCpE - 3A
Date: August 8, 2021
 Introduction to Module One
Understanding Self

Knowing oneself is critical to being an effective team member as well as being successful
in life, work, and relationships. Your personal identity influences everything you do, and
it changes and evolves over time.

The purpose of this module is to help you deepen your understanding and appreciation
for who you are as a person. You will explore how you see yourself through the lenses of
personal identity, your skills and talents, roles, values, personal core, and how you meet
your psychological needs. You will also examine how you respond to the pressures of
changes and transitions in your life.

You will have an opportunity to examine how your personal identity has been shaped by
a variety of people and experiences. You will also have opportunities to think about and
discuss your values, interests, hopes for the future, as well as, your strengths and
challenges. You will learn about how your psychological needs are the primary source that
motivates and drives your behavior. You will also learn critical knowledge about change
and how important it is in today’s workplace to be adaptive and to embrace change as a
personal and professional growth experience.

You will be invited and encouraged to take risks, to step outside your comfort zone,
and to challenge your thinking and the thinking of others. You will be engaged in
reflection, partner activities, storytelling, discussion groups, self-assessment, and
giving and receiving feedback.
 Words That Describe Me
Circle the words that describe you. Add additional words.

Adaptive Self-Aware Tolerant

Dependable Intelligent Fearless

Compassionate Hard Worker Capable with Hands

Respectful Calm Humble

Energetic Eccentric Clever

Creative Confidant Thoughtful

Complex Realistic Cautious

Balanced Cooperative Shy

Quiet Attentive Picky

Other Words that describe you:

Hodophile

Sensitive
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 A Portrait of Yourself

• The best thing(s) I ever did was (were)

*By studying well. My parents are proud of me because of that.
*By loving myself
*By staying away from the people who aren’t good for my mental health

• I wish I could lose my fear of

*Height.

• I know I have the talent to

*I easily adapt to different environments.

• I enjoy people who

*I enjoy people who love k-drama.
*I enjoy people who have same interest with me.

• I admire
*I admire people who are God-fearing, future-oriented, and family-oriented.

• I feel most productive when

*My sleep is complete.

• I am motivated by
*Family. I want to give my parents a luxurious life someday.

• I almost never
*I never try to hang-out with my friends with my mother’s permission.

• My idea of fun is
*I am having fun when I am travelling to a different place with beautiful nature.
 • Work is exciting when
*When the people I am with is kind and fun
*When it is about my interest.

• The best advice I ever got was

*It was from my dad. He said, “Don’t give up. No matter how difficult you are going
through now, day will come when all of your efforts and hardworks will be paid off”.

• The thing I value most is

*My family.

• If money were no object, I would

*I will travel around the world with my family.

• It is easy for me to focus on

*On a silent and warm environment.

• My idea of a perfect life is

*A perfect life for me is when I achieve of all my dreams for myself and my family.

*When me, my siblings and my parents are financially stable.

*When my family is happy and complete.

• My best days are

*When I was in Grade 10 because I had many friends that time.

• My dream is
* To be an engineer.

*To go and work in New York City.

• I always wanted to

*To go camping and hiking.

• I look forward to

*Self-improvement.

• I spent too much time

*Watching k-drama and videos about my idols.

• The thing my friends like about me is

*Being kind and they can tell their problems to me.

• When I try to change something

*I always put an effort to it.

• In a group I like to
*I like to jokes around them.

• If I ever win a prize, it will be for

*Being a good daughter to my parents
 Setting Priorities About Values

Values are beliefs, feelings, and principles that guide a person’s actions and give those
actions meaning.

Values

1. Money – I believe money can buy happiness. With money, we can buy or do things
that makes us happy.

2. Peace of mind – We need it to be truly happy.

3. Happiness – We need happiness to be contented, satisfied and of course, to be

happy.

4. Success – For me success is when you are happy after you achieve all of your dreams
in life.

5. Nature – It teaches us to observe life around us. For me, by seeing nature, we can
think peacefully and it can give a calm in our heart.

6. Spiritual Life – It includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves

and it typically involves a search for meaning in life like sense of purpose.

7. Friends – Somebody that loves you for who you are and they are the ones who you
can tell your problems to.

8. Taking on Challenges – It’s about giving yourself a permission to grow as a person.

9. Satisfaction with Work – It’s when you feel self-motivated and contented with your
work.
10. Learning – It can give you a knowledge and lessons to be a better person.

11. Balancing Your Life (work and play) – It is important to have/do this to avoid stress.

12. Physical Health – It’s about having a regular exercise and balanced nutrition.
 Success Stories
Think about and write two or three of your success stories.

1. When I was in grade 6, I graduated with honors. Because of that, my grandmother was
very proud of me. I was happy that time for making her proud because I think that is
the only way to pay her back with all of her sacrifices since she was the one who raised
me.

2. When I passed the battery exam during my second-year college. I was nervous that
time because if I failed, I need to transfer on another course or school.

What does this say about who you are and what’s important to you?

*It’s says that I have an appreciation for my studies. I’m always doing my best for my family.

Share with your group “why” these success stories are important to you.

*It is very important to me. Because of this success, my family is always proud of me. For me
my success is when my parents are proud of me.
Basic Psychological Needs
 My Unique Picture Album
Think about the people, places, and experiences in your life that are very special to you.
This is where you get your psychological needs met. Write two examples in each box of
how you meet this particular need.

Belonging Recognition

My father bought me a laptop for my I am proud of me because at the age of

school. 18, I worked as a working student.

When I worked, I could buy all the things I My parents are proud of me because I
want using my own money. have an appreciation for my studies.

Self-Esteem Safety

I chose myself than to chase wrong people I don’t drink with other people even
they are my friends.
By treating myself whenever I achieved I always wear mask when going outside.
something

Freedom Fun

I make decision on my own. When I am travelling

When I am happy on what I doing When my family is complete and having

“boodle fight” together.