SELF-ESTEEM: A CHECK ON YOUR VISION OF SELF

1. When my feelings are hurt, I express this

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

2. Others value my opinions

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

3. I feel intellectually capable

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

4. I feel worthy of the gifts that have been offered

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

5. I am satisfied with my personal development upto now

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

6. I consider comparing myself with other people (to see who rates higher) to be a waste of time

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

7. I enjoy meeting and talking with new people

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

8. I feel comfortable at social gatherings

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

9. I am happy to be me and would not want to be anyone else

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

10. I like my present life situation

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

11. I am happy with the way I live my life

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

12. I like my present place of residence

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

13. I enjoy my work

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

14. People admire me

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

15. I am considerate of others

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

16. I enjoy getting up in the morning

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

17. I am self-reliant

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

18. I make a positive contribution to the lives of others

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

19. I enjoy attending to my own needs in eating, exercise and general care of myself

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

20. I try to make sure I lead balanced life- enough rest, work, play

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

21. I enjoy my time alone

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

22. I like myself

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

23. I respect myself

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

24. I value myself

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

25. I see myself as a good-looking person

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

26. I see myself as attractive to the opposite sex

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

27. I think myself as a loving person

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

28. I think of myself as a sharing person

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

29. I think of myself as a confident person

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

30. I see myself as a successful person

Never Sometimes Frequently Always

Your score:        Never-

                             Sometimes-

                             Frequently-

                             Always-

Note: This test tells you what you think you are on the day you answer this at this moment, in this class. You might think different on another day. DO NOT consider the ratings as FINAL and judge yourself. The test only throws light on the areas where you need to stand up for self and improve your confidence. How do you do that? Don’t miss the session on Positive attitude.

KNOW YOURSELF: Your Personal Profile

Student worksheet

Be honest, take a real loving look at tour self and your life till date and write down what you feel without inhibitions. Remember there is nothing RIGHT or WRONG about what you write as you are a unique person with unique capabilities.

This profile sheet is useful in preparing CV and appearing for interviews. If you feel stuck then ask your teacher to give examples.

Answer the following questions and try to write one or two complete sentences. After the sheet is filled, you have content enough for a two to five minute self-introduction. Practice it every day and try to improvise by adding more details.

1.        Hello, I’m __________________________________ (name)

2.        I’m from  _____________________________ (place)

3.        I come from a _____________________________________

      (family background)

4.        My parents ________________________________________

5.        My father _________________________________________

6.        My mother ________________________________________

7.        My siblings _______________________________________

8.        I studied in _______________________________________

(schooling, Inter, college)

 1.        I am pursuing ______________________________________

2.        I wish to ___________________________________________

(higher education/ get a job/ get through Groups/ become a teacher…..) this year.

3.        I enjoy/ like _________________________________________

( list 5 things you like doing-)

4.        I don’t like _________________________________________

(list 5 things you dislike doing-)

5.        I wish to learn _____________________________________

(list 2 or 3 skills you would like to learn.)

6.        I’m now reading ___________________________________

      (the book that you are reading now, title of the book, writers name, publisher)

7.        I am ____________________________________________

(Morning person/ evening person/ night person- when are you very active and at what part of day do you study effectively?)

8.        In primary school I wanted to be___________________, in middle school my ambition was to become_______________ and in High school I wanted to become __________________

9.        I wish to own   ______________________________________

(list 5 things you wish for …)

10.   In 2 years I see myself _______________________________

11.   In 5 years I see myself _______________________________

12.   My ambition now is :  ________________________________

13.   My family and friends say I am ________________________

And ___________________________________________

(list qualities- 5 positive and 5 negative i.e, where you feel you need to improve)

14.   I am ____________________________________________

(other qualities- poet/ painter/ dancer/ sprinter/ college champion/ NSS volunteer/ NCC cadet/ ….)

15.   I worked as ________________________________________

(any part time jobs you did/ tuitions/ volunteer works/ summer jobs….)

16.   My favorites ________________

(Game, sports person, politician, tourist spot, food, song, musician, film, director, actor, TV channel, serial, Radio program, book, writer…)

17.   I am scared of _______________________________ ( list your fears)

18.   I feel good about my __________________________ (list your strengths)

Post writing activity: Practice self introduction using this profile in the mirror. You need to look into your eyes while talking.

SOFT SKILLS

EVERY STUDENT MUST HAVE THESE

SOFT SKILLS

PRACTICE ALL FOR YOUR BETTE LIFE

1.  KNOW YOURSELF

2.  SWOT ANALYSIS

3.  GOAL SETTING

4.  POSITIVE ATTITUDE

5.  BODY LANGUAGE

6.  TIME MANAGEMENT

7.  INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

8.  PRESENTATION SKILLS

9.  J A M

10.  TEAM DYNAMICS

11. GROUP DISCUSSION

12. RESUME WRITING – TEMPLATE

13. TELEPHONE/ E-MAIL / SMS ETIQUETTE

14. INTERVIEW SKILLS

15.  PREPARATION FOR EXAMINATIONS

Why Soft Skills?

An old Cherokee was teaching his grandson about life.

He said to the boy: -“A fight is going on inside me. It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego”.

“The other – he continued – is good, he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”

“The same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.” – said the old man.

The grandson then asked his grandfather: “And, which wolf will win grandpa?”

“The one you feed, my son!” – simply replied the old Cherokee. (Adapted from :soft-skill.blogspot.com/2008/02/definition-of-soft-skills.html)

Well, I think that this is just what soft skill is about. It is about feeding and training the ‘good wolf’, showing kindness and being gentle towards the others, being patient and listening to them, giving pleasure to them while they communicate with you, smiling with everyone around you and radiating respect, understanding and pleasure.

In today’s world, we need soft skills more than our technical skills and academic qualifications , to make our lives peaceful, successful and productive , both in the private and public spheres.

Why Soft Skills?

“You can’t manage your life until you manage your emotions.” Lynn Clark (2002).

We strongly desire to live happily and successfully. So we go for higher education and seek employment in good companies.

We cannot get trained in all the skills in our academic education, so finishing schools have come up in America, Europe and India to bridge the gap between education and industry.

We need two kinds of skills to lead a happy and successful life: hard skills and soft skills. Soft skills are more difficult to acquire than hard skills. Most of the students are very good at hard skills but they are not very good at soft skills.

We acquire hard skills (technical) through our education. Soft skills determine how happy and successful we are in our life. So soft skills are also called life skills though they are a little different.

Soft skills are classified and divided in various ways. We can divide them into three major categories:

1.     Communication skills: verbal and non-verbal.

2.     Emotional skills: personal and inter-personal

3.     Thinking skills: critical and creative.

Soft skills are necessary for all kinds of people in all kinds of professions.

We are going to learn about them and start practicing them from this class itself!

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