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Self-Management Skills
Self-management skill is the ability to regulate your feelings and actions to achieve your goals independently and
helps in the development of a strong personality. Some of the important self-management skills are discussed below:
• Self-Awareness: It is the awareness of your own personality. It is the ability to notice your feelings, your physical
sensations, your reactions, your habits, your behaviours, and your thoughts. It enables you to learn about yourself
in a way no one else can ever teach you. For example, as an individual, we are aware of artistic skills. If, I am good
at fine arts, I will surely volunteer to participate in drawing competition.
• Self-Confidence: It is the trust in your own abilities, qualities and judgment. Some people are born with it and
some learn to build up after facing the challenges of life. When you learn how to be confident, you can use it in
your everyday life to tackle all of your goals. You can do any task that is given to you and not scared of taking
risks. For example, it’s a sense of self-confidence that takes a person on stage to speak in a public gathering.
• Self-Motivation: It is the force that drives you to do the things. Everything we do is motivated by some
combination of conscious and unconscious needs or desires. Staying motivated is not something that happens
naturally all the time. You should be ready to take challenges and open to positive learning. Remember that
Impossible itself says ‘I am Possible’. For example, it’s only self-motivation that makes a good sportsperson.
• Self-Control: It is the ability to manage your impulse, emotions and behaviour. Know yourself so you can manage
your emotions and impulses. It acts as a force to have a more successful and satisfying life. For example, Indian
system of fasting is an excellent example of self-control. Fasting restricts a person from eating specific food.
• Self-Commitment: It is the state of being committed to yourself and being loyal to your actions. This is the first
step to becoming conscious as you start looking at things in a more objective manner. Be who you are and stop
fearing what others will think of you. For example, not eating junk food in any situation. Completing your school
project on your own without any help.
• Problem Solving: It is an analytical skill that helps identifying a problem and finding a possible solution to
it. It requires a person to be creative and intuitive. You should be confident in your approach as you learn
which processes are most effective to overcome obstacles, which solutions may fail or could even create
additional problems. For example, A teacher has to find on her own how she can improve the performance
of her students.
• Positive Thinking: It is the optimistic approach to handle different situations in life. Rather than getting upset
and blaming others for terrible situations, positive thinking will control the situation with logical reasoning.
Remember that it’s your response that truly determines the outcome. For example, A student securing bad
marks will reason out with positive thinking that his efforts were not upto the mark.
• Stress Management: It is the technique to handle the levels of stress in day to day life by taking charge of your
emotions, efforts, thoughts and surroundings. We all have stress— at home and at work. No single method
works for everyone or in every situation, so experiment with different techniques and strategies. Focus on what
makes you feel calm and in control. Don’t let stress get in the way of your success. For example, Shifting to a new
house with things scattered all over brings a lot of stress.
• Time Management: It is the method of planning and balancing your time to meet your everyday targets. It
deals how effectively you utilise your time to achieve your goals. Staying organised can help you prioritise your
activities based on their urgency and importance. Focus on your abilities to complete your work in an effective
way. For example, Meeting the deadline of the project assigned in a class.
• Organisational Skills: It is the ability to plan and organise a given task in an effective manner. Good organisational
abilities will prevent difficulty in your work and disorder in your daily life. For example, A student needs to have
necessary material for the assigned activity, stay in their seat, and finish required work before going to the next
assignment.
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