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Self-Management Skills Class 10 Notes
What is Self-Management?
Self-management, also referred to as ‘self-control,’ is the ability to control one’s emotions,
thoughts and behavior effectively in different situations. This also includes motivating
oneself and setting goals.
Basics of Self-management
To do better at work and life you must be able to manage and improve yourself in various
skills including discipline and timeliness, goal setting, problem solving, teamwork,
professionalism, etc. Once you develop your personality and abilities you will be able to
succeed in personal as well as professional life.
Some of the skills you must master to succeed in life
1. Self-awareness – Ask for honest feedback. Think about your daily interactions and
how you handled situations well or could have handled them differently.
2. Responsibility – Taking responsibility for your tasks is very important. Taking
ownership is the step towards self-development.
3. Time Management – Priorities the things you have to do. Remove waste and
redundancy from work. Make a timetable and follow it diligently.
4. Adaptability – Stay current with best practices and read up on new information
always. Prepare yourself for new changes, so that you can transition seamlessly.
Session 1: Stress Management
What is Stress?
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Stress can be defined as our emotional, mental, physical and social reaction to any
perceived demands or threats. These demands or threats are called stressors. Stressors
are the reason for stress.
For example,
1. You are too close to the exams but feel unprepared.
2. You are experiencing a loss of someone close in the family.
3. You are worried about what people would think of you if you don’t dress well or
cannot speak confidently.
4. You are stressed due to lack of sleep.
What is Stress Management?
Managing stress is about making a plan to be able to cope effectively with daily pressures.
The ultimate goal is to strike a balance between life, work, relationships, relaxation and fun.
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Always keep in mind the ABC of stress management
A: Adversity or the stressful event
B: Beliefs or the way you respond to the event
C: Consequences or actions and outcomes of the event
What are the different stress management Techniques
Here are a few simple stress management techniques.
1. Time Management: Proper time management is one of the most effective stress-
relieving techniques.
2. Exercise and Fresh Air: A healthy lifestyle is essential for students. Stress is
generally lower in people who maintain a healthy routine. Doing yoga, meditation
and deep breathing exercises help in proper blood circulation and relaxes the body.
3. Healthy Diet: Having a healthy diet or balanced diet will also help you reduce
stress.
4. Positivity: Focussing on negative aspects of life will add more stress. Instead, learn
to look at the good things and stay positive.
5. Organising academic life; no delaying: By keeping class notes organised, finishing
in assignments on time, and keeping track of all deadlines, stress can be reduced to
a great extent.
6. Adequate Sleep: We should get a good night’s sleep for at least 7 hours so that your
brain and body gets recharged to function better the next day.
7. Holidays with family and friends: Going to a relative’s place, such as your
grandparents’ house or a new place during your summer vacations can help you
break from the normal routine and come back afresh.
Ability to Work Independently
If you can become a calm and relaxed person, you will have the ability to work
independently, which means.
• Becoming self-aware, self-monitoring and self-correcting.
• Knowing what you need to do.
• Taking the initiative rather than being told what to do.
• Recognising your mistakes and not blaming others.
• Having the ability and the will to learn continuously.
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as
the emotions of others. This usually includes three key skills –
1. Emotional Awareness: The ability to identify and name one’s own emotions.
2. Harnessing Emotions: The ability to harness and apply emotions to tasks like
thinking and problem solving.
3. Managing Emotions: The ability to regulate one’s own emotions when necessary
and help others to do the same.
Some steps to manage emotional intelligence are as given below –
1. Understand your emotions: Observe your behavior and note the things you need to
work on. You can then work on the things you need to improve.
2. Rationalise: Do not take decisions abruptly; be rational in your thinking.
3. Practice: Do meditation and yoga to keep yourself calm.
Session 2: Self-awareness— Strength and Weakness Analysis
Techniques for Identifying your Strengths and Weaknesses
Finding Strengths (or abilities)
1. Think of anything that you are always successful at.
2. Think about what others like in you.
3. Take out time and think about what you do well.
Finding Weaknesses
1. Point out the areas where you struggle and the things you find difficult to do.
2. Look at the feedback others usually give you.
3. Be open to feedback and accept your weaknesses without feeling low about it. Take
it as an area of improvement.
Difference between Interests and Abilities (Strengths)
When your interests do not match your abilities, you can either improve your abilities or
follow some other path. For example, you may like music, but you may not be good at
singing. In that case, do not try to become a singer!
Session 3: Self-motivation
What is self-motivation?
Self-motivation is simply the force within you that drives you to do things. Self-motivation is
what pushes us to achieve our goals, feel happy and improve our quality of life. In other
words, it is our ability to do the things that need to be done without someone or something
influencing us.
Different types of self-motivation?
There are two type of motivation –
1. Internal Motivation (Love): We do things because they make us happy, healthy and
feel good. For example, when you perform on your annual day function and you
learn something new, such as dancing, singing, etc., you feel good.
2. External Motivation (Reward): We do things because they give us respect,
recognition and appreciation. For example, Suresh participated in a 100m race and
won a prize. This motivated him to go for practice every morning.
What are the qualities of self-motivated people?
There are some typical behaviors seen in self-motivated people which are as given below.
Building Self-motivation
1. Find out your strengths
2. Set and focus on your goals
3. Develop a plan to achieve your goals
4. Stay loyal to your goals
Session 4: Self-regulation— Goal Setting
What do you mean by goals and goals setting
• Goals: They are a set of dreams with a deadline to get them, for example, saving
pocket money to buy a favorite mobile phone by a particular date.
• Goal setting: It is all about finding and listing your goals and then planning on how
to achieve them.
How to set SMART Goals
SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound.
• Specific Goal
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic
• Time bound
Session 5: Self-regulation— Time Management
Time Management and Its Importance
Time management is the ability to plan and control how you spend the hours of your day
well and do all that you want to do.
Time management is the thinking skill that helps you to
• Complete tasks on time.
• Make a daily timetable.
• Make a good guess at how long it will take you to do something.
• Submit homework and assignments on time.
• Not waste time during the day.
Four Steps for Effective Time Management
1. Organize: Arrange our daily tasks systematically.
2. Prioritize: Create a to-do list and rank tasks by importance.
3. Control: Manage activities and time effectively.
4. Track: Identify and record how time is spent.
Tips for Practicing the Four Steps for Effective Time Management
• Avoid delay or postponing any planned activity
• Organise your room and school desk
• Develop a ‘NO DISTURBANCE ZONE’, where you can sit and complete important
tasks
• Use waiting time productively
• Prepare a ‘To-do’ list
• Prioritise
• Replace useless activities with productive activities
