Self-Awareness and Self-Management

What is Self Awareness? 

• is having a clear perception of your personality, including strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotions
• Allows you to understand other people, how they perceive you, your attitude and your responses to them in the moment.
• Is the first step in creating what you want and mastering it. Where you can focus your attention, your emotions, reactions, personality and behavior determine where you go in life.

Characteristics of a Person 

Eddie Babor discussed in his book ―The Human Person, Not Real But Existing‖ that the human person have several characteristics, among which are the following:

 1. Rational - Every person is a rational being. This is what distinguishes a person from all other creatures in the world. As a rational being, a person is free to think and has the capacity to reason. He can distinguish what is right and what is wrong because he has intellect.

2. Free - All human beings are born free. A person has the freedom to do or not to do a specific action. However, every person must be responsible for his own action. In other words, a person can do whatever he pleases but not to the extent of doing harm to his co-creatures.

3. Unique - Every person is unique. Every person has his own identity such that no two persons are the same. Generally speaking, human beings have the same characteristics and physical features and but no two persons are the same because every person has its own perception, has different sets of values and priorities in life.

4. Social being - Every person is intrinsically a social being. He cannot detach his ―being‖ from others and all other creatures in the universe. Human nature is characterized by his togetherness and relationship towards other creatures; be it a thing, object or his fellowman.

5. Sexual - All created living things are sexual in nature but the uniqueness of expression of a person‘s sexuality makes it all different. The expression of a person‘s emotions, attitudes, feelings, actions and thoughts in sexual activity best exemplifies his uniqueness from animals.

You as You 

1. Know the difference between your biological or inherited traits and your environmental or acquired traits.

2. Self-awareness is an awareness of one’s own personality or individuality
 Be your own best friend and believe in yourself, so that you become the person you want to be.
 you are you and you are what you think.
 You are unique in your own way.
 Only you can control your destiny and make a difference in your life.

You as a Filipino 

1. Being aware of and remaining constantly on guard against the Filipino tendency towards negativism

2. Use your “lakas ng loob” (courage and strength) to move away from the fatalisitc “gulong ng palad” (wheel of fortune) and “bahala na” ( come what may) attitude.
 Begin by getting involved with your own life
 Begin without expecting instant miracles
 Believe in your abilities and work unyieldingly to reach your objective

You and Your Faith

1. Recognizing Divine Providence
2. Filipino worship is directed towards God as a father-figure who takes care of all- “Bahala na ang Diyos”

Your self-help concepts -

 Self- improvement teachings 
Examples:
 Believe in Yourself
 Keep Your Priorities Straight
 Take Responsibility for Yourself
 Focus on What You Want
 Control Stress
 Do Everything with Love

Your self-made wall of negative self-talk 

 Negative Self-concept

Examples:
 It’s just no use!
 I just know what it won’t work!
 That’s just my luck!
 I’m so clumsy!
 Everything I eat goes right to my waist.
 Today just isn’t my day!
 I can never afford the things I want
 I never have enough time!
 That really makes me mad!
 I’m too shy!
 I never know what to say!
 And the never ending list goes on…


The Self-Management sequence

1. Life is not a matter of luck or fortune
2. Success in self-management is always the result of something else, something that leads up to it.
3. Most of what happens to you happens because of you- something you created, directed, influenced, or allowed to happen.

1. behavior 
 Means our ACTIONS- How we act, what we do, each moment of each day will determine whether or not we will be successful that moment or that day in everything we do.
 What we do or do not do

2. feelings 
 How we feel about something will always determine or affect what we do and how we will do it.
 Our feelings will directly influence our actions.
 Our feelings are created, controlled, determined, or influenced by our attitudes.

 3. attitudes 
 Are the perspectives from which you view life.
 Good attitudes are created, controlled, or influenced entirely by our beliefs.
“The difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude"

4. beliefs 
 What we believe about anything will determine our attitudes about it, create our feelings, direct our actions, and influence us to do well or poorly, or succeed or fail.
 Belief is a power to make something appear to be something different than what it really is!
 Belief does not require something to be true: it only requires us to believe that it’s true.

5. programming
 Our conditioning from the day we were born has created, reinforced, and nearly permanently cemented most of what we believe about ourselves and what we believe about most of what goes on around us.

CONCLUSION…
1. Programming creates beliefs.
2. Beliefs create attitudes
3. Attitudes create feelings
4. Feelings determine actions
5. Actions create results

THE LEVELS OF SELF- TALK
Level I: negative acceptance 
 The lowest, least beneficial, and the most harmful level of self-talk
 You say something bad or negative about yourself, and you accept it
 “I can’t” “If only I could…”

Level II: recognition and need to change 
 This level is beguiling.
 On the surface it looks as though it should work for us, but instead, it works against us.
 “I need to…” “I ought…” “I would…”

Level III: decision to change
 Is the first level of self-talk that works for you
 You recognize the need to change, but also you make the decision to do something about it
 You state the decision in the “present tense” like “I never…” “I no longer…”

Level IV: better you
 The most effective kind of self-talk
 You are painting a completed new picture of yourself
 “This is me I want myself to create” “ I am…” “ Yes I can”

Level V: universal affirmation 
 self-talk which has been spoken for thousands of years
 Self-talk of “oneness” with God
 “It is…”

“I am one of the universe and it is one with me. I am fit, within it, and exist as a shining spark in a firmament of divine goodness” 

The NSTP Law

History of NSTP 1762 - Military Training Course in University of Sto. Tomas Organized in 1762 by Father Domingo Collantes, O.P. Rector and Chancellor of UST Military training course similar to the ROTC who was attended by a battalion of young students 1912 – Military Instruction in University of the Philippines In 1912, military instruction started in University of the Philippines. The university received the services of a U.S. Army officer as a professor of Military Science. the first ROTC unit in the country was established and instruction started on July 3, 1922. The National University, Ateneo de Manila, and the Colegio de San Juan de Letran formed their respective ROTC units. These units remained independent of each other until 1936, when ROTC existed throughout the country was supervised and controlled.

  1935 - Commonwealth Act No. 1 / National Defense Act Under the government of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon Required college students, particularly males to finish 2 years (equivalent to 4 semesters), of military training Started the reservist system in the Philippine national defense ROTC in World War II By 1941 there were 33 colleges and universities throughout the country that maintained ROTC units. All however, were closed with the onset of World War II. The war saw ROTC products in action for the first time. Cadets from different Metro Manila units took part in the defense of Bataan and after the surrender of last American bastion in the archipelago 1980 – Presidential Decree No. 1706 / National Service Law Mandated compulsory national service to all Filipino citizens It was composed of 3 main program components namely: Civic Welfare Service (CWS) Law Enforcement Service (LES) Military Service (MS) College students were given an option to choose one from among these components in compliance with this requirement. 1986-1987 Republic Act No. 7077 / The Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Law Under Pres. Corazon C Aquino, it paved the way for the conceptualization of the Basic Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) ROTC Crisis of 2001 Good intentions of ROTC were tainted with anomalies, thus defeating the purpose which this military training was anchored. Student protests threaten the very existence of ROTC 

    Mark Welson Chua - a student of the University of Sto Tomas whose death is widely believed to be linked to his exposé of anomalies in the ROTC Unit of the university. His death became the channel for the passage of Republic Act 9163 or the "National Service Training Program (NSTP)" Law. Chua received death threats after his revelations. The new ROTC commandant advised him to undergo security training at Fort Bonifacio. On March 15, 2001, he was supposed to "meet" an agent but he was never seen alive again. Three days later, his decomposing body wrapped in a carpet floated in the dirty waters of Pasig River, with his hands and feet tied and face wrapped in cloth and packing tape. The autopsy report showed sludge in his lungs, indicating he was alive when he was thrown into the river.

 Mandatory No-More – Expanded ROTC (E-ROTC) - The end of mandatory ROTC in the Philippines, and the establishment of the National Service Reserve Corps (RA 9163) 

THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM [R.A. 9163] 

1. What is the legal basis of the National Service Training Program (NSTP)? 

The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Law or RA 9163 also known as ―An Act Establishing the National Service Training Program (NSTP) for tertiary level students, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7077 and Presidential Decree No. 1706, and for other purposes.‖ was enacted last January 2002 to amend the Expanded ROTC. This program aimed to enhance civic consciousness and defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing training in any of its three (3) program components, specifically designed to enhance the youth‘s active contribution to the general welfare. 

2. What are the components of the NSTP? a. Reserve Officer’s Training Corps [ROTC] - refers to the program component, institutionalized under Section 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077, designed to provide military training to motivate, train organize and mobilize them for national defense preparedness. 

b. Civic Welfare Training Service [CWTS] - refers to the program component or activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members of the community or the enhancement of its facilities, especially those devoted to improving health, education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation and moral of the citizenry and other social welfare services. 

c. Literacy Training Service [LTS] - refers to the program component designed to train the students to teach literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out-of-school youth and other segments of society in need of their services.

 3. Who are covered by the NSTP Law? A. All incoming freshmen students, male, female, starting school year (SY) 2002-2003, enrolled in any baccalaureate and in at least two (2) year technical-vocational or associate courses, are required to complete one (1) NSTP component of their choice, as a graduation requirement; 

B. All higher and technical-vocational education institutions must at least offer one (1) of the NSTP components; 

C. State universities and colleges (SUC‘s), shall offer the ROTC component and at least one (1) other NSTP component; 

D. The Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), and other SUC‘s of similar nature, in view of the special character of these institutions, are exempted from the NSTP; E. Private higher education and technical-vocational education institutions with at least 350 student cadets may offer the ROTC component and consequently establish / maintain a Department Of Military Science and Tactics (DMST), subject to the existing rules and regulations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). 

4. What is the duration and equivalent course unit of each of the NSTP Component?

Each of the NSTP components shall be undertaken for an academic period of two (2) semesters for 54 to 90 training hours per semester. It shall be credited for three (3) units per semester.

 5. What fees shall be charged to students taking any of the NSTP components? 

No other fees shall be collected except basic tuition fees, which should not be more than 50% of the charges of the school per academic unit. 

6. Who are covered by the suspension of the ROTC requirement? The completion of ROTC training as a requisite for graduation is set aside for students who have completed all their academic requirements for their respective courses as certified by the school on or before the effectivity of the NSTP Act of 2001, which is March 23, 2002. The concerned students may apply for graduation in their respective schools. 

7. What happens to male students who are currently enrolled and have not taken nor completed the ROTC requirements for graduation? 

a. Male students who are not covered by Section 12 of this Rule and are currently enrolled but have not taken any of the Military Service (MS), Civic Welfare Service (CWS) or Law Enforcement Service (LES) shall be covered by th;e NSTP Law. 

b. Male students who have completed two semesters of the Expanded ROTC (E-ROTC) / National Service Program (NSP) are deemed to have complied with the NSTP requirement. 

c. Male students who are not covered by Section 12 of these Rules and have taken only one (1) semester of Basic ROTC or E-ROTC/NSP shall take any of the NSTP components to qualify for graduation. 

d. Students who want to qualify for enlistment in the Reserve Force or attend the advance ROTC program shall undertake a special program for this purpose. 

7. How are Clustering and Cross-Enrollment done? 

a. Clustering of students from different education institutions during semestral or summer periods may be done for any of the NSTP component, taking into account logistics, branch of service and geographical locations. The host school shall be responsible in managing the Program. 

b. Schools that do not meet the required number of students to maintain the optional ROTC and any of the NSTP components, or do not offer the component chosen by the student shall allow their students to cross-enroll in other schools irrespective of whether such school is under CHED or TESDA; and in the case the students taking the ROTC component irrespective of whether the two semesters shall be taken from different schools whose ROTC is managed by different branches of service of the Armed forces of the Philippines(AFP).

8. What is NSTP-One Summer Program (NSTP-OSP)? 

NSTP-OSP is created under RA 9163 or the NSTP Act of 2001, especially Section 6 and jointly devised, formulated and adopted by DND, CHED and TESDA. NSTP-OSP is established for the three (3) components: ROTC, CWTS and LTS. This is intended for graduating students in baccalaureate or at least two-year technical-vocational or associate courses, who have yet to comply with the NSTP as a requirement for graduation, as well as for students, thus allow them to concentrate on the academic subjects and other cocurricular concerns. 

9. What is the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC)? NSRC is created under Section 11 of RA 9163 or the NSTP Act of 2001, composed of graduates of the non-ROTC components: the CWTS and LTS. Members of this Corps maybe tapped by the State for literacy and civic welfare activities, through the joint efforts of DND, CHED, and TESDA.