4. Dare to Dream, Dare to Be!

5. Take a look at them
 Beethoven was totally deaf, yet he created
musical masterpieces
 Abraham Lincoln failed several times in his
political career before he was elected to the
presidency
 Helen Keller struggled to overcome her
handicap to become an inspiration to both
blind and the seeing

6. You as YOU
Nosce ie ipsum
- “Know thyself”
- Know the difference between your biological
or inherited traits and your environmental or
acquired traits
Self Awareness is awareness of one’s
personality or individuality

7. Self
 Oneself
 Himself/herself/myself
 Entire person as an individual

8. Awareness
 Having or shown realization, perception or
knowledge
 Be your own best friend
 You are you and you are what you think

9. You as a Filipino
 Being aware of and remaining constantly on
guard against the Filipino tendency towards
negativism and propel yourself to positivism
 Use your “Laks at tibay ng loob” to move away
from the fatalistic “gulong ng palad” and
“bahala na” attitude
 Be involved in your own life
 Begin without expecting instant Miracles
 Believe in your abilities
 You and your Faith

10. Self Help Concepts
 Believe in yourself
 Keep your priorities straight
 Create your own future
 Think big
 Control Stress
 Think Positively
 Be tolerant
 Be honest

11. Negative Self Talk
 I can’t remember names
 It’s just no use
 I’m so clumsy
 I don’t have the talent
 I’m just not creative
 Today just isn’t my day
 I already know I wont like it
 I’m just no good

12. The art of selling yourself
Direction: Select 10 questions and write your
answers in a sheet of paper
1. Tell me about yourself
2. What do you see as your greatest strength
and weakness?
3. Tell me about some projects you have led
4. Tell me about your problems you have solved
in a group situation?
5. How would you define success?

13. 6. Why should I hire you?
7. Why haven’t you received any offer so far?
8. What do professors tend to criticize most
about your performance?
9. Tell me about the best professor you ever
had.
10. How do you go about making important
decisions?
11. Tell me about your involvement in
communit work.
12. Do you work well under pressure?

14. 13. Do you prefer work with others or by
yourself?
14. What kind of student are you?
15. What extra curricular activities are you
involved in?
16. What were your most memorable high
school experience?
17. What do you do in your spare time?
18. Are you a member of your Barangay
organization? What is the nature of your
organization?

15. 19. How do you handle conflict?
20. If you could change something about your
work style, what would it be?