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Study Guide G10 ~ Life Orientation
How to improve self-awareness 1. Look at yourself objectively Try to look at yourself objectively, in a way that is not influenced by personal feelings or opinions, so that you can learn how to accept yourself and find ways to improve some of your qualities in the future. 2.
Keep a journal Take time to write about your thoughts and feelings, your successes and failures of the day. This self-reflection will help you grow and move forward to reach your goals. While reflecting, also try to think about the possible impact of your emotions and actions on other people.
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Write down your goals and priorities • What are your goals? • How should you prioritise to reach these goals? • What are you doing that is not working and preventing success? • What needs to change in order to improve the rate of success in achieving goals?
LESSON 1.1.2: Self-esteem Psychology, uses the term self-esteem to describe a person’s overall sense of self-worth or personal value. In other words, how much a person appreciates and likes themself. It involves a variety of beliefs about yourself, such as the rating of your own appearance. We all know that self-esteem together with self-respect is an important part of success. A low self-esteem can leave someone feeling defeated or depressed. It can also lead to making bad choices, falling into destructive relationships or failing to live up to your full potential. In contrast to this an inflated (often delusional) sense of self-importance can be off-putting to others and can even damage personal relationships. Self-esteem levels at the extreme high and low ends of the spectrum can be harmful, so ideally a realistic yet positive view of yourself is considered the ideal. (Cherry, 2019)
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