PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

(1st QUARTER (CHAPTER 1)

Name: _______________________________ Date: ________________

Grade/Section: _______________________ Score: _______________

Content: Knowing Oneself – Strengths and Limitations

Activity 1: Self-Concept
Inventory
Directions: Take a look at your
own self-concept and answer
the following self-
concept inventory in a separate
sheet of paper. Give yourself a
rating
using the scale:
O = Very Weak; 1 = Weak;
2 = somewhat weak or
somewhat strong; 3 = Strong; 4
= Very Strong
_____ 1. I have strong sex appeal.
_____ 2. I am proud of my
physical figure.
_____ 3. I am physically attractive
and beautiful/handsome.
_____ 4. I exude with charm and
poise.
_____ 5. I am easy to get along
with.
_____ 6. I can adjust to different
people and different situations.
_____ 7. I am approachable; other
people are at ease and
comfortable with me.
_____ 8. I am lovable and easy to
love.
_____ 9. I am a fast learner who
can understand with one
instruction.
_____10. I am intelligent.
_____11. I have special talents
and abilities.
_____12. I can easily analyze
situations and make right
judgements.
_____13. I can be trusted in any
transaction.
_____14. I have a clean
conscience and carry no guilty
feeling.
_____15. I have integrity and good
reputation.
_____16. My friends and
classmates can look up to me as
a model worth emulating.
_____17. I can express my ideas
without difficulty.
_____18. I talk in a persuasive
manner that I can easily get
people to accept what I
say.
_____19. I can express my ideas
in writing without difficulty.
_____20. I am a good listener.
_____21. I am emotionally stable
and not easily rattled when faced
with trouble.
_____22. I am logical and rational
in my outlook and decisions.
_____23. I feel and act with
confidence.
_____24. I am a mature person.
Activity 1: Self-Concept
Inventory
Directions: Take a look at your
own self-concept and answer
the following self-
concept inventory in a separate
sheet of paper. Give yourself a
rating
using the scale:
O = Very Weak; 1 = Weak;
2 = somewhat weak or
somewhat strong; 3 = Strong; 4
= Very Strong
_____ 1. I have strong sex appeal.
_____ 2. I am proud of my
physical figure.
_____ 3. I am physically attractive
and beautiful/handsome.
_____ 4. I exude with charm and
poise.
_____ 5. I am easy to get along
with.
_____ 6. I can adjust to different
people and different situations.
_____ 7. I am approachable; other
people are at ease and
comfortable with me.
_____ 8. I am lovable and easy to
love.
_____ 9. I am a fast learner who
can understand with one
instruction.
_____10. I am intelligent.
_____11. I have special talents
and abilities.
_____12. I can easily analyze
situations and make right
judgements.
_____13. I can be trusted in any
transaction.
_____14. I have a clean
conscience and carry no guilty
feeling.
_____15. I have integrity and good
reputation.
_____16. My friends and
classmates can look up to me as
a model worth emulating.
_____17. I can express my ideas
without difficulty.
_____18. I talk in a persuasive
manner that I can easily get
people to accept what I
say.
_____19. I can express my ideas
in writing without difficulty.
_____20. I am a good listener.
_____21. I am emotionally stable
and not easily rattled when faced
with trouble.
_____22. I am logical and rational
in my outlook and decisions.
_____23. I feel and act with
confidence.
_____24. I am a mature person.
Activity 1: Self-Concept
Inventory
Directions: Take a look at your
own self-concept and answer
the following self-
concept inventory in a separate
sheet of paper. Give yourself a
rating
using the scale:
O = Very Weak; 1 = Weak;
2 = somewhat weak or
somewhat strong; 3 = Strong; 4
= Very Strong
Activity 1 : SELF-CONCEPT INVENTORY
Take a look at your own self-concept and answer the following self-concept inventory in your journal. Give
yourself a rating using the scale: 0 = very weak; 1 = weak; 2 = somewhat weak or somewhat strong; 3 = strong; 4
= very strong
1. I have strong sex appeal.
2. I am proud of my physical figure.
3. I am physically attractive and beautiful/handsome.
4. I exude with charm and poise.
5. I am easy to get along with.
6. I can adjust to different people and different situations.
7. I am approachable; other people are at ease and comfortable with me.
8. I am lovable and easy to love.
9. I am a fast learner, can understand with one instruction.
10. I am intelligent.
11. I have special talents and abilities.
12. I can easily analyze situations and make right judgments.
13. I can be trusted in any transaction.
14. I have a clean conscience and carry no guilty feeling.
15. I have integrity and good reputation.
16. My friends and classmates can look up to me as a model worth emulating.
17. I can express my ideas without difficulty.
18. I talk in a persuasive manner that I can easily get people to accept what I say.
19. I can express my ideas in writing without difficulty.
20. I am a good listener.
21. I am emotionally stable and not easily rattled when faced with trouble.
22. I am logical and rational in my outlook and decisions.
23. I feel and act with confidence.
24. I am a mature person.
Scoring: Write your score opposite each number and get the subtotal.
Physical appeal Human relations Intelligence
1. 5. 9.
2. 6. 10.
3. 7. 11.
4. 8. 12.
Subtotal: Subtotal: Subtotal:
 Character Communication Maturity
13. 17. 21.
14. 18. 22.
15. 19. 23.
16. 20. 24.

Subtotal: Subtotal: Subtotal:

How do you perceive yourself?

1. In what areas do you consider yourself strong (with score 14-16 or somewhat weak (score of 10-13) and very
weak (below 10).
2. Are there qualities you consider as your weakness but other people consider as your strength? What are these?
Check with a partner.
Example: A lady can say “I`m ugly” yet other consider her very charming. Or conversely, one can have the illusion
of saying “I am very intelligent or competent” when most of his ideas sound unreasonable or illogical to most of
the people. There is indeed a big difference between what you see in yourself (real self- image) and what is
projected in the eyes of the others (your social image).
3. How realistic is your self- image?
4. To what extent does it reflect your real self?

Activity 2: SELF-CONCEPT
Answer the following self-concept.
Do you really know who you are? Do you discover who you are as a person? Do you know your deepest
fears, doubts, and vulnerabilities?
1. Who am I as a person?

2. What makes me different from my friends and classmates?

3. How do I react when someone backbites me or talks something bad about me?

4. If a classmate tells me that I am good at nothing, how will I react? What will I tell him or her?

5. What are my weaknesses or vulnerabilities?

6. Do I fear of losing something or someone in my life? Why?

7. Do you know who your friends are? What do you have in common?

EXPLORE:
Imagine yourself looking into a mirror. What do you see? Do you see your ideal self or your actual self? Your ideal self is the
self that you aspire to be. It is the one that you hope will possess characteristics similar to that of a mentor or some other
worldly figure. Your actual self, however, is the one that you actually see. It is the self that has characteristics that you
were nurtured or, in some cases, born to have.
The actual self and the ideal self are two broad categories of self-concept. Self-concept refers to your awareness of
yourself. It is the construct that negotiates these two selves. In other words, it connotes first the identification of the
ideal self as separate from others, and second, it encompasses all the behaviors evaluated in the actual self that you
engage in to reach the ideal self.
The actual self is built on self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is derived from social interactions that provide insight
into how others react to you. The actual self is who we actually are. It is how we think, how we feel, look, and act. The
actual self can be seen by others, but because we have no way of truly knowing how others view us, the actual self is
our self-image.
The ideal self, on the other hand, is how we want to be. It is an idealized image that we have
developed over time, based on what we have learned and experienced. The ideal self could include
components of what our parents have taught us, what we admire in others, what our society promotes, and what we
think is in our best interest.
There is negotiation that exists between the two selves which is complex because there are numerous exchanges
between the ideal and actual self. These exchanges are exemplified in social roles that are adjusted
and re-adjusted, and are derived from outcomes of social interactions from infant to adult development. Alignment is
important. If the way that I am (the actual self) is aligned with the way that I want to be (the ideal self), then I will feel a
sense of mental well-being or peace of mind. If the way that I am is not aligned with how I want to be, the
incongruence, or lack of alignment, will result in mental distress or anxiety. The greater the level of incongruence
between the ideal self and real self, the greater the level of resulting distress. Personal development modules ultimate aim is
greater self-knowledge that will lead to higher alignment between these two personality domains.

READING:
Personal effectiveness means making use of all the personal resources – talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you
to achieve life goals.
Your knowledge of yourself and how you manage yourself impacts directly on your personal effectiveness. Being self-
aware, making the most of your strengths, learning new skills and techniques and behavioral flexibility are all keys to
improving your personal performance.
Our personal effectiveness depends on our innate characteristics – talent and experience accumulated in the process of
personal development. Talents first are needed to be identified and then developed to be used in a particular subject area
(science, literature, sports, politics, etc.).
Experience includes knowledge and skills that we acquire in the process of cognitive and practical activities.
Knowledge is required for setting goals, defining an action plan to achieve them and risk assessment.
Skills also determine whether real actions are performed in accordance with the plan. If the same ability is used many
times in the same situation, then it becomes a habit that runs automatically, subconsciously. Here are some skills that
will greatly increase the efficiency of any person who owns them:
1. Determination. It allows you to focus only on achieving a specific goal without being distracted by less
important things or pontaneous desires. It may be developed with the help of self-discipline exercise.
2. Self-confidence. It appears in the process of personal development, as a result of getting aware of
yourself, your actions and their consequences. Self-confidence is manifested in speech, appearance, dressing,
gait, and physical condition. To develop it, you need to learn yourself and your capabilities, gain positive attitude
and believe that by performing right actions and achieving right goals you will certainly reach success.
3. Persistence. It makes you keep moving forward regardless of emerging obstacles – problems, laziness, bad
emotional state, etc. It reduces the costs of overcoming obstacles. It can also be developed with the help of
self-discipline exercise.
4. Managing stress. It helps combat stress that arises in daily life from the environment and other people.
Stress arises from the uncertainty in an unknown situation when a lack of information creates the risk of
negative consequences of your actions. It increases efficiency in the actively changing environment.
5. Problem-solving skills. They help cope with the problems encountered with a lack of experience. It
increases efficiency by adopting new ways of achieving goals when obtaining a new experience.
6. Creativity. It allows you to find extraordinary ways to carry out a specific action that no one has tried to use. It can
lead to a decrease or an increase of costs, but usually the speed of action is greatly increased when using creative
tools.
7. Generating ideas. It helps you achieve goals using new, original, unconventional ideas. Idea is a mental image of an
object formed by the human mind, which can be changed before being implemented in the real world. For generating
ideas, you can use a method of mental maps, which allows you to materialize, visualize and scrutinize all your ideas,
which in turn contributes to the emergence of new ideas. These are just some, but the most important personal
effectiveness skills which make the achievement of any goal easier and less costly.
Activity 2: MY BANNER – THE TREASURE WITHIN ME
 In the spaces indicated by numbers, write down the following
1 and 2 two things I do very well
3 and 4 my two greatest achievements in life
5 what in myself am I proudest of 6 my happiest moment
7 positive words that my friends use to describe me
8 a personal goal that I have already achieved
9 three blessings for which I am most thankful to God
10 three of my positive qualities
11 difficulties, challenges and problems that I was able to solve and overcome

READING:
Most failures emanate from weaknesses that are not recognized or probably recognized but not given appropriate
attention or remedy. This could be a weakness in communications, personality or ability. Instead of giving up or
indulging in self-pity, take action. Go for speech lessons, get skills upgrading, attend personality development sessions
or whatever appropriate remedies to your perceived weakness. Instead of simply focusing on your weaknesses,
recognize your own talents and abilities, build on them, utilize them to your greatest advantage. This is where you can
build your name and popularity. Handicapped people like Jose Feliciano and other blind singers did not brood over their
physical handicap. They recognized that they have a golden voice so they search for ways to enrich that talent and now
they have won international fame in the field of music.

1. What do you consider as your weaknesses, abilities and talents?

2. What are the remedies you will take to improve or compensate for your weakness?

3. How can you further enrich your assets and strengths?

4. Where and how do you use it to your best advantage?

Reading: Story: YOU NEED TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR FUTURE

There are three kinds of people in this world:
The first is the Moviegoer. This person watches the movie of their lives, admires some parts and
criticizes others. Aside from that, they do nothing else. All she says the whole day is, “I like this thing and but I
don’t like that thing.” The Moviegoer feels she has absolutely no control of their lives --- except to comment
about it. Moviegoers are the most pathetic, miserable people in the world.
The second is the Actor. This person does not only watch the movie of her life. She actually realizes
she’s the Actor – and can control a big part of her life. She can actually make or break the movie – by how well
she delivers her lines and how she portrays her character. Actors are a happy bunch, realizing they’re the start
of the show and enjoy some level of control. But many times, they wish the movie would end in another way –
but realize that they have no say in such things.
The third is the Scriptwriter. This person does not only watch, and she doesn’t only act, but she
actually creates the entire movie from her mind. She determines what she will say, what she will do, and how
the movie will end. She realizes she has enormous control over her life, and sees to it that the movie of her life
will turn out beautiful.

Who are you among these three people?

Do you merely watch your life go by?
Or do you act out a script that you feel has been handed to you? Or do you write the script and make your life
beautiful?
By the way, the Producer of the movie is God. He tells you, “Make the movie beautiful, and I will give you all that
you need for success.”
 THE POWER OF JOURNAL WRITING: UNFOLDING YOUR PERSONAL JOURNEY
The purpose of journal writing is to help you become the Scriptwriter of your life. There are four (4) practical
reasons to maintain a journal:
1. It is cost-efficient and available. Emotional stress can be dealt in many ways like talking to a friend over
a cup of coffee, eating, travelling, shopping, painting and many more but writing is the most
inexpensive. Notebook and pens are easy to find, available and do not cost so much.
2. It is preventive and pro-active. Writing yields self-awareness. When you write, you can discover your
strengths and limitations. You will know what your reactions are in different situations and what
better ways to prevent, avoid, or face your fears.
3. It is creative and productive. Journal writing expounds your imagination. You can see various dimensions
of your problem, different points of view and better solutions.
4. Lastly, it is personal and private. Unless you want to share your stories, you have the choice to keep them
to yourself. Writing is your time alone. It is your way of loving yourself. You will not be judged by your
writing.

EXTEND
Explain the quotation in the box.

“A pen is certainly is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man’s

attention and inflame his ambition”
– John Adams
Explain how does knowing oneself can make you accept your strengths and limitations and dealing with others better.

You just need one (1) notebook to maintain a personal journal. You may use these questions as you write in
your journal:
1. How do you find this day? What are the positive things that happened? What are those things that
made you irritated or upset?
2. As you reflect the ups and downs of your day, what may be the greatest lesson you can learn from them?
What actions have you done well and what actions you can do better?
3. What do you really want in life? What do you want to achieve for yourself, your family, your community,
and your country?
4. As you close the day, what are the small and big things you are thankful of? Who are the people that
made your day extra special?

Processing: Write your answers in your personal journal.

1. What have you discovered in yourself?
2. What are your core strengths?
3. What are the qualities you want to hone and improve on?

Understanding oneself during middle and late adolescence is crucial for personal growth and development. Here are some
key points to remember:
Self-Awareness
1.Emotional Awareness
2. Strengths and Weaknesses
3. Values and Beliefs
Identity Formation
1. Personal Identity
2. Social Identity
3. Cultural Identity

Self-Reflection
 1. Regular Reflection
2. Feedback
3. Mindfulness
Emotional Regulation
1. Coping Mechanisms
2. Resilience
3. Self-Compassion
Decision Making
1. Critical Thinking
2. Goal Setting
3. Ethical Choices
Social Relationships
1. Healthy Relationships
2. Communication Skills
3. Boundaries
Personal Development
1. Continuous Learning
2. Self-Care
3. Autonomy