Youth Servant Leadership

& Education Program

(YSLEP)

SIMBAYANAN NI

MARIA COMMUNITY

FOUNDATION, INC.

My Limitations:

How I See It, How

God Views It

SMCFI-YSLEP 2015

LEARNING GOALS:

During the sessions, students should

be able to:

1. Describe one’s self

2. Differentiate real self from the

ideal self

3. Show some ways of developing

one’s self

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PERSONALITY MARKER

THE SCALE IS 1 TO 5

[1- Lowest; 5- Highest]

Write the number of the degree that

represents the personality

POINTS TO PONDER

What do you feel while you

are rating yourself? While

your friend is giving you

his/her rating?

What do you think the

activity tells?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“Know yourself”-Socrates,

Ancient Athenian

philosopher (470-399 BC)

ELABORATION

Knowing and understanding oneself is the first important step to one’s growth and development as a person. It is a lifelong process that goes on and on.

KNOWING

ONESELF

LEADS TO

SELF-

AWARENESS

Self-Awareness is the “degree of clarity with which we receive and understand all the factors that affect our lives, whether consciously or

unconsciously.”

(Verdeber, 1987)

WHAT IS

REAL SELF?

REAL SELF includes totality of your person: how you have been in the past, how you are now, and what dreams and aspirations you have yourself in future.

Real Self

Being True

Knowing Oneself

Practicing Sincerity

and Honesty

Exercising Integrity

Developing your

IDEAL SELF start with

knowing first your

REAL SELF

IDEAL SELF means

improving

yourself.

THE SELF HAS AT

LEAST THREE

ASPECTS

Self-Concept

Self-Image

Self-Esteem

Self-Efficacy

Self-Respect

• Self-Concept- the organized set of characteristics that you have for yourself

• Self-Image- the picture that you project to others based on yourself concept

• Self-Esteem- the affective, evaluate aspect of the self– Self-efficacy- confidence in doing

something and in producing a desired result

– Self-respect- experience of dignity and personal worth

Self-Concept

Self-Image

Self-Esteem

Self-Efficacy

Self-Respect

CHARACTERISTICS OF

HEALTHY SELF

Persons with High Self-Esteem Persons with Low Self-Esteem

Evaluate their own

performance favorably

Evaluate their own

performance negatively

Not afraid of feedback and

reactions from others

Sensitive to negative

comments and reactions

from others

Able to defend themselves

against negative comments

and criticism

Are more easily influenced

by others in an effort to

please effort

Confident and comfortable

in dealing with people

Threatened and have

difficulty in dealing with

others

Likely to think well of others Likely to disapprove of others

When you start to discover

your REAL SELF,

you will soon start to have

HEALTHY SELF

HEALTHY SELF-

Gradually replacing some of

your negative traits and qualities

with values and beliefs that are

more positive for growth

STRATEGIES IN

DEVELOPING

THE IDEAL SELF

Identify specific situations and

conditions where you are real

and unreal about yourself

Be proactive and learn to acknowledge your positive and negative traits and qualities

Never make the weaknesses

of the real you as an excuse

to hurt other people

Never make the weaknesses

of the real you as an excuse

to hurt people

Foster a healthy, positive

attitude in life

Affirm yourself

and other people

TIME TO

CONTEMPLATE

1. What is your worst

limitation as a person?

2. How does limitation hinder

you?

3. How do you think God

views your limitation?

END