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Likes
Beliefs Dislikes
Who am I?
Values Opinions
Background
Belief
A belief is a sense of confidence that something exists and is true, with no particular evidence. For example,
belief in God or any superstition.
Values
Values are the principles or standards of action; your own judgment about what is important in your life. They
have a great influence on a person's behaviour and attitude. They also serve as a general guideline in all
situations. Some good values are honesty, equality, community service, etc.
Likes
It refers to the activities you enjoy or love doing, for example, swimming, playing computer games, etc.
Dislike
These are activities you don’t enjoy or love doing like you may dislike people who mistreat their servants, you
may not enjoy studying maths.
Opinions
It means the outlooks and judgments formed about something or someone, and this may not necessarily be
based on actual facts. For example, opinion about a person's pet choices.
Background
This denotes a person’s experiences, training, and education. Background may develop from the kind of
childhood, education, or family a person has.
I dentity
Identity is a set of behavioural or personal characteristics by which an individual is recognised as a member
of a group. Identity can emerge from a person's citizenship, religion or caste. A person’s identity is a total of
his/her opinions, beliefs, values, likes, dislikes, religion, etc. It is important to know who you are because only
then you can measure your strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strength or ability is what you do well and are good at. Everyone has strengths. For example, one person can
be good at solving mathematical equations, another has good cooking skills, etc.
Weakness, also known as "area for improvement" is what you don't do well and what you're not good at.
Everyone has some weaknesses. For example, a person cannot draw well or panics in a difficult situation, etc.
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