A SESSION ON

ENHANCING SELF

AWARENESS

Conducted by : Swati Pandey

SESSION PLAN – FIRST DAY

1) ICE BREAKING SESSION – “I AM UNIQUE”

2) A / V TIME – “A VIDEO ON PLANET EARTH – FROM

THE SECRET”

3) LEARNINGS FROM THE VIDEO

4) WHAT IS SELF AWARENESS AND WHY IT IS

IMPORTANT?

5) IDENTIFYING PERSONAL STRENGTH AND

WEAKNESSES (SWOT ANALYSIS)

6) SELF IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES

ENHANCING SELF ESTEEM

SHADING SHYNESS

BUILDING CONFIDENCE – ENHANCING SELF CONFIDENCE

AND

OVERCOMING LIMITING BELIEFS.

THINKING POSITIVELY

READING MORE AND MORE

ACHIEVING SUCCESS

USING FEEDBACK TO BECOME MORE SELF AWARE

SESSION PLAN – SECOND DAY

1st-day

ICE BREAKER

“I AM UNIQUE”

“I AM UNIQUE”

“I AM UNIQUE”

A / V TIME

SELF AWARENESS AND IT’S IMPORATNCE

1) Self-awareness means looking objectively at your values,

personality, needs, habits, emotions, strengths, weaknesses,

etc.

2) With a sense of who you are and a vision of the person you

want to become, a plan for professional or personal

development can be

created.

3) Moreover, self-awareness allows you to motivate yourself

and manage your stress better, helps you with your intuitive

decision making, and helps you to lead and motivate others

more effectively.

SWOT ANALYSIS

Strength Weakness

OpportunityThreat

2nd-day

LAST DAY’S LEARNING

A / V TIME

ENHANCING SELF ESTEEMStop Comparing : Stop comparing yourself with other people. There

will always be some people who have more than you and some who

have less. If you play the comparison game, you'll run into too many

"opponents" you can't defeat

Stop putting yourself down. You can't develop high self-esteem if

you repeat negative phrases about yourself and your abilities.

Whether speaking about your appearances, your career, your

relationships, your financial situation, or any other aspects of your

life, avoid self-deprecating comments.

Accept all compliments with "thank you." Ever received a

compliment and replied," Oh, it was nothing." When you reject a

compliment, the message you give yourself is that you are not

worthy of praise. Respond to all compliments with a simple Thank

You."

Use affirmations to enhance your self-esteem. Write out a

statement such as "I like and accept my self." or "I am valuable, lovable

person and deserve the best in life." Carry the card with you. Repeat the

statement several times during the day, especially at night before going

to bed and after getting up in the morning. Whenever you say the

affirmation, allow yourself to experience positive feelings about your

statement

Take advantage of workshops, books and cassette tape

programs on self-esteem. Whatever material you allow to dominate

mind will eventually take root and affect your behavior. If you watch

negative television programs or read newspaper reports of murders and

business rip off; you will grow cynical and pessimistic. Similarly, if you

read books or listen to programs, that are positive in nature, you will

take on these characteristics.

Associate with positive, supportive people. When you are

surrounded by negative people who constantly put you and your ideas

down, your self-esteem is lowered. On the other hand, when you are

accepted and encouraged, you feel better about yourself in the best

possible environment to raise your self-esteem

Make a list of your past successes. This doesn't necessarily have to

consist of monumental accomplishments. It can include your "minor

victories," like learning to skate, graduating from high school, receiving

an award or promotion, reaching a business goal, etc. Read this list often.

While reviewing it, close your eyes and recreate the feelings of

satisfaction and joy you experienced when you first attained each

success.

Make a list of your positive qualities. Are you honest? Unselfish?

Helpful? Creative? Be generous with yourself and write down at least 20

positive qualities. Again, it's important to review this list often. Most

people dwell on their inadequacies and then wonder why their life isn't

working out. Start focusing on your positive traits and you'll stand a

much better chance of achieving what you wish to achieve.

Start giving more. I'm not talking about money. Rather, I mean that

you must begin to give more of yourself to those around your. When you

do things for others, you are making a positive contribution and you

begin to feel more valuable, which, in turn, lifts your spirits and raises

your own self-esteem

Get involved in work and activities you love. It's hard to feel

good about yourself if your days are spent in work you despise. Self-

esteem flourishes when you are engaged in work and activities that

you enjoy and make you feel valuable. Even if you can't explore

alternative career options at the present time, you can still devote

leisure time to hobbies and activities, which you find stimulating and

enjoyable.

Be true to yourself. Live your own life - not the life others have

decided is best for you. You'll never gain your own respect and feel

good about yourself if you aren't leading the life you want to lead. If

you're making decisions based on getting approval from friends and

relatives, you aren't being true to yourself and your self-esteem is

lowered

Take action! You won't develop high self-esteem if you sit on the

sidelines and back away from challenges. When you take action -

regardless of the ensuing result - you feel better about yourself. When

you fail to move forward because of fear and anxiety, you'll be frustrated

and unhappy - and you will undoubtedly deal a damaging blow to your

self-esteem.

BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND SHADING SHYNESS

** Face your problems

** Build up your self confidence so you can

perform better in situations and progress in

your everyday life.

“GURUMANTRA”

Work on your conversational skills : Improving your

conversational skills can help you feel more comfortable and

confident in any social situation which will lead to larger confidence

overall. If you practice maintaining eye contact and being a good

listener, you will also give off a more confident aura and you can

enjoy the benefits of being treated as a confident person.

Set goals : As with anything you want to achieve, building

confidence will be easier if you set specific goals. Whether you want

to be confident enough to be president of an organization or simply

give a presentation at the next department meeting, you can then

create an action plan for achieving this goal.

Get involved : When you become involved in an organization, project

or committee, the new experiences, improved skills and chances for

leadership and personal development can help improve confidence.

Think about joining a professional organization, signing up for a

committee at work or volunteering your time at a worthwhile

organization.

Use positive imagery and self-talk : The road to self-confidence is

primarily a mental exercise. Visualizing yourself as a confident person

is one way to create a confident mentality. Positive affirmations are

another way of building confidence. Tell yourself that you are a

confident person and don't give negative thoughts room to grow.

Take small steps : Going along with the idea of setting goals, if you're

not feeling confident, you will be much more likely to achieve your

desired level of confidence by taking small steps. Tell yourself that you

will smile and shake hands with everyone you meet today or promise

that you will offer your opinion on an issue at the next board meeting.

This is much more likely to lead to success and start you on the path to

confidence than jumping straight to a more daunting task like giving the

keynote speech at a national conference.

Practice a confident attitude : You may have heard this sentiment

expressed as, "fake it 'til you make it." The truth is that you can gain

confidence by acting like a confident person. Nobody needs to know that

you're cringing underneath your confident façade. Eventually you'll no

longer need to pretend. The success you experience from acting

confident and the confident habits you've developed will lead to true

confidence.

Try new things : New experiences can give you confidence by helping

you grow as a person. You don't have to take up skydiving or anything

drastic like that. Starting a new hobby or taking a class is more likely to

help you develop lasting skills anyway.

Be happy with yourself : Having an essentially positive attitude toward

yourself is key to gaining confidence. You must be happy with the person

you are, from your personality to your appearance, before you can truly

be confident.

REMOVES SHYNESS

BUILDING SELF

ESTEEM

BUILDS CONFIDENCE

POSITIVE THINKING

CONCLUSION