" Build the ability to make decisions and act on your own.

" Plan and set your short term and long term goals.
" Face the challenges in your work without any
supervisiorn.
" To always act consistently or
sensibly.
" Being trusted and likely to do what
people expect.
" Take the initiative rather than being told
what to do.
Acknowledge your mistakes without blaming others.
By keeping your knowledge or required skills up to date.

Qualities to Work Independently

The qualities of those person who work
They are self-aware,
independently are:
self-monitored and
They take the initiative rather than beingself-correcting.
told what to do.
They have the ability to learn
They recognize their own continuously.
mistakes.
Task
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the Good Sleep
2. How does technique of the stress management techniques?
3.
meditation assist people in dealing with stress?
What are the advantages of
working independently?
How to Become
Self-Reliant?
The abilities to Work
Independently can be enhanced by some specific qualities like:
Self-Awareness
Self-Motivation Self-Regulation
Let us now study these important qualities in detail.
Self-Awareness
Conscious knowledge of your own understanding, beliefs, character and
behaviour is called self-awareness. It
is all about
your values, interests, skills, talents etc. It can be knowing yourself like
practiced and cultivated
to understand your strengths and
weaknesses. It allows you to see things
from the perspective of others so that you become
accountable for your
MEE
own actions. It helps you: ERSOTb
" Improve your skills by recognizing your
passion and your commitrments
in life.
" Channelise your energy in your favour with full productivity.
" Focus on your weakness.
By giving you happiness with the credibility of your work
Bring good leadership qualities at the workplace.

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 and
hehaviour to strengthen your
your
emotons

level by identitying
strese
yOur likes and relationships in personal and
dislikes related to tasks. professional life.
Wan20e
yOUr
needto know yourself incuding your
Parezse

becomes
self-awareyou strengths and weaknesses
lo
Koow
S o Yourself
lomightchooseto dothings that society wants you to do. Sometimes you indulge in an activity just to make
hapoy
withouteven thinking whether you want it or not.
tamiy
or Strengths, weeaknesses, values, interests. skills, and abilities
fee
ings3nd will help
actionsinto alife full of peace and happiness. It is very important you about youryour
to learn true self and
Knowng
yOUr
that make you unique.
transform thoughts,
qualities
d
the
Theansnertothe mostimportant question "Who am I will help you identity your true self. This can be done by
Cnth

fincing
cut
about
beliefsthatcontrol
your thoughts andI feelings.
l and pastexperience will shape your decision in future.
our
background
our
aboutyourself will shape your personality and will give
Nouropinions
andddislikes will help you prioritize your
you clarity and understanding about your life.
Nourlikes activities and will keep you emotionally
Yourvaluessthat p
persuade your choices you make in life. healthy.
Strengthand Weakness
Srengthisapositiveetrait
that enhances your
knowledge, skills, talent and brings confidence in what you do.
are the talents
andabilities that uniquely identifies you. It helps you believe in your They
eicienty to achieve your goals. capabilities and use them
Mnat is anegative trait that brings unhappiness and
also sometimes associated with pain, trauma, and negative sometimes pulls away from the path of success in life. It
emotions.
Khowing about your strengths and weakness will help you:
Understand what you can do and what is difficult for you.
To work on turning your weakness into
your strength.
To gain confidence and achieve your
in goals life.

Task
Answer the following
1 What are your topquestions:
four qualities or strengths? List them.
2. How do you
3. Your
use them in your school life?
one strength which
4. Which i you used recently to get good grades in your project.
negative trait in you gives you pain and disturbs you mentally? (Any three)

IandrDiterfeskilsstereisncjte between Interests and Abilities

time and soyou methareing interested in anything
you prefer to do and you enjoy doing it. It provides you a direction to develop your habits
So that ettorts to then motivation comes automatically. On your own you will put extra
yoU Can pursueComplete an
assigned task. Learning what you enjoy will help you develop your skills in it
eAblrpliotyring it it as a
and may pursue it Career
as a
in future. You may be good at playing guitar so give more time toit. enjoy
in ife ltcomes career in future.
enables natyouurallyto dowithoutparticulartask efficiently with full contidence and good results.
a
any effort. It is your talent that you acquire naturally. It is a key for your happiness

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 Self-Motivation

g v n t h e times set cks nd loo tor neV

eNieew
Opportunities
Sta
Twithstand sethisaN OW Nndvdual.
"To beeveourselt and convnce ouset to do thngs aS aNd when put to vs A
the onng tO practice for badminton Her father
tr t a m then trom there she changes for school and rechs schooltakes
Ssttakesup ata her anm
at 7.30 tor coah
Arter s h she 0es kstraght home and no outns with triends as she has to do Self
UOwth her stues Aso ting healthy tood and sleepng on time will help her wake her
Seit
trrate Noboor tels her to do this she d0es On her own and her self-mc
-motivation keepshey
tnte

r s to be n ntenatona badminton plver one day.

Typesof Motivation
s imrtant to understand that we all are ditterent and our motivational needs van .
There are two broad cateories of motivation. Let us learn about them.
Internal/Intrinsic NMotivation
intinsc motvat on is re ated to what we want to do it is doing something with fun which myyes
totaly interesting for vou. It gives you pleasure and teel good. For example, oing gardenin
shoo debate qoing tor a moming walk playing with the kids in the park, and doing naint
External/Extrinsic Motivation
Extrinsic motivation is related to what we have to do. t is doing somnething that gives . :
getting punishments The reward can be money post marks, goodwill, etc. For example d
ean money gong evervday for coaching to clear an upcoming competitive exam with
goI
Qualities of Self-Motivated People
Selt-motivation is an essential tool that makes vou do something not because somecne i
Decause you wanted to do it to achieve the goals of vour life. A self-motivated person s .
qualites to succeed in life
They know what they want from life
They are quite focussed to working hard to achieve
their dreams.
They know whatis important for them.
" They are totally dedicated to
fulfill their dreams.
" Steos for Building
Self-Motivation
The four steps to
" Find Your Strengths: building self-motivation are:
Understanding who you are and
wunoerstand yourseit better and reasons for likes andfinding yourFind
dislikes. strengths
i out whatw maes.
YOOve doing panting in your free time
e yt3ng part in extempore
* v e to go 0t witn your trends
Set and Focus on Your
Goals: Consider what vou want to
achieve set that 35
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 qoal, For example:my goal is to
become a doctor
achieveyour
ourGoals: With aplan you
have a clear
picture of how to get where you want to
Achieve find the motivation to keep driving forward. So planning alist
to getthere,and
howyou'll
a
lag
Plan
LAe
t o timelinestoachieve vour goals is veryimportant. tor example, to become a doctor I
tn/ Also after school attend
goodqrades, coaching to clear my competitive exams to
and get

Hard work, constant dedication will help you stay loyal to your goals.
Goals:
lour
never comnes easy andrequires alot of struggle to make it to the milestone. For example,
to
loyal

entrance Iwilltry
tcerm) aqain next year with full dedication and hard work because Ihave to fulfill
vleOMNga doctor

Regulation
emotions.band your behavior in check and
abilityto keep your think long ternbefore
the toresponsible and value driven behaviour by keeping in mind the reasonably putting
consequences
vONs
Oedbehaviour. It has been proven through research that self-requlation in children works as an
academic abilities.
ftheir
petorof
at
EUtONhepsyou:
iUenergylevels.
estadvouremotions and
behaviour.
and emotions
e1ourthoughts goals.
erstandvourlong term
difficult circumstances.
napositive way in
be haopier by controling
your emotions. CONTR|O
Reboot
: What leads to responsible and value driven behaviour by keeping in mind the long term consequences
of your uncontrolled behaviour?

2 What are the four steps to build self-motivation?

Time Management and Its Importance

Time mana0ement is the ability to utilise your time effectively so that you are able to do the required task at an
apgithat tpyournataree time.neverItruurnning
helps youagainst
focustime.
betterYou important
on are tasks,your
able to finish leadswith
whichwork better efficiency It qives you a feel
toless effort and make the most of the
imited time vou've got.
UndeFirnsitsahnyOUrding workthe importance
on
of time management and making it a part of your lives willhelps you
Make short term goals.
to:

Notwaste time.
Pu eforts time
to doing unwanted things. " Measure your goals.
achieve them.
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 Four Steps for Effective Time Management
Manage your time wisely to be in tune withthe pace of your studies and your
classes in
for effective time management then this will help you achieve your short
term goals
Organise: Systematic arrangement in your work will help you save time in and long
schoo. your
always a pleasure to work with no clutter on the desk at all times.
looki
This will help n g for ter n gp.
you misplar
havetrackto yputoY ar
related to it in an organised manner. Some people are born with this skill and some
day to day activities to avoid last minute hassle.
Prioritise: Everything cannot beimportant at the same time. So arrange your
importance. This will align your work well and will bring confidence in list of
your Work in the
Write down the deadlines for projects, or for tasks that are part of
submission deadlines and start working on the assignment whose deadline completing the pertormance.
Control: Having control of your time spent on different types of
is close overal
projer
choice. If you plan your day well it willimprove your productivity. Doactivities will
not waste time help you live tr
importance and will mislead you from achieving your day to day targets. on
" Track: Keep a track of your time you
spend in your daily life.
things
activities. You will be able to analyse the level of achieving yourThis way you will waste less
the day. short term and tirne r:
long term goal sa
Tips for Practicing the Four Steps for
Effective Time Management are:
Plan your activities to avoid any delay or
Organise your work. Keep your desk clean.postponement of assigned tasks.
Put everything in place at
on the shelves. home and in school. Put tes
Find a place with minimum
Make a reasonable To do list.
disturbance so that youare able to complete your
assigned tasks.
Prioritize your task based on its
Spend your time efficiently. importance.
" Look for activities that save you
from waiting time on
insignificant activities.
At aGlance
Self management skills
help
Stress is a short term or youstay on track and create a path of success for
Stress Management is along-term response of the body due to yourselt.
yourelax your mind and method or atechnique usedto make physical, emotional or psychologica
of stress.changes your lifestyle, thoughts.
body to minimise the inn
Working
independently
or supervision. is effects
the ability of a person to
work with full
Conscious knowledge of your own efficiency on aassigned tasks without3
Self-motivation is the force that understanding,
drives you to
beliefs, character and behaviour is called
Self-regulation
it into action.
is the ability to do
keep your emotionsthings to achieve your
and your goais. Teasonab te'
behavior check in and thik