Perdev Lesson 2

PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS •

•

Personal effectiveness means mak making useo useof f all the per persona ona l resources – talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you to achieve l ife goals. Your knowledge of yourself a nd how you manage yourself i

PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS •

Being self-aware, making th e most of your str engths, learning new skills and techniques and b ehavioral flexibility are all keys to improving your p ersonal pe

•

•

Our personal effectiveness depe nds on our innate ch aracteristics – talent and exper ience accumulated in the pro cess of personal development. Talents first are needed to be i dentified and then deve loped to be used in a particular subject area Experience includes knowledge an

•

•

Knowledge is required for se tting goals, defining an action plan to a chieve them and risk as sessment.

Skills also determine whethe r real acti ons are performed in accord ance with the plan. If the same ability is used

1. Determination •

•

It allows you to focus only on achieving a specific goa l without being distracted b y less important things or spontaneous desire s.

It may be developed with the

2. Self-Confidence •

•

•

It appears in the process of pers onal development, as a result of g etting aware of yourself, your actions and their consequences. Self-confidence is manifested in s peech, appearance, dressing, gait, and ph ysical condition.

To develop it, you need to learn y

3. Persistence •

•

It makes you keep moving forw ard regardless of emerging obstac les – problems, laziness, bad emoti onal state, etc. It reduces the costs of overc oming obstacles. It can also

4. Managing Stress •

•

It helps combat stress that a rises in daily life from the environment and other people. Stress arises from the uncert ainty in an un known situation when a lack o f

5. Problem-Solving skills They help cope with the problems encountered with a lack of experience.

•

It increases efficiency by adopting new ways of

•

6. Creativity •

•

It allows you to find extr aordinary ways to carry ou t a specific action that n o one has tried to use. It can lead to a decrease or an increase of costs, b

7. Generating Ideas •

•

It helps you achieve goals using new, original, unconventional ideas. Idea is a mental image of an object forme d by the human mind, which can be changed before bein

7. Generating Ideas •

•

For generating ideas you can u se a method of mental maps , which allows you to materialize, visualize and scr utinize all your ideas, which in turn contributes to the em ergence of new ideas. These are just some, but the m

Activity: My Banner: T e Treasure wi wit in M e •

•

•

In the spaces indicated by numbers, write down the following

1 and 2 well

two things I do very

3 and 4 my two greatest achievements in life

•

5

what in myself am I proudest of

•

6

my happiest moment

Activity: My Banner: T e Treasure wi wit in M e •

•

•

9 three blessings for which I am most thankful to God

10 three of my positive qualities 11 difficulties, challenges and problems

•

•

Most failures emanate from wea knesses that are not recognized or probably recognized but not given appro priate a ttention or remedy. This could be a weakness in co mmunications, personality or a bility.

Instead of simply focus ing on your weaknesses, recognize y our own talents and abilities, build on them, utilize them to y our greatest advantage. Thi

•

Activity: Journal Reflection from My Banner  Write about your banner. banner. •

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