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2 SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS-I
SESSION 1 Introduction to Self-management
In today’s age of hybrid work, maintaining productivity and
mental health is more critical than ever. Making commitments
with yourself and properly scheduling the things in and around
yourself is the key to perfection.
Self-management is your ability to regulate your attitude,
behaviours, thoughts, and emotions in a productive way leading
to success in both personal and professional responsibilities. It
is the act or manner of organising the skills that belong to the
inner self of an individual. It gives the strength to an individual to effectively nurture and utilise his other skills.
Self-management includes goal setting, planning, scheduling, self-development and continuous learning. In
general, you play your own manager’s role.
POSITIVE RESULTS OF SELF-MANAGEMENT
Self-management skills help us to manage our thought processes, emotions, inner resources and enable us
to handle situations with positivity and confidence.
It is an important element for both personal and professional life as it helps us to be more productive and
contribute to ourselves and to our work. It inculcates confidence within an individual to face and handle
different situations in life.
Effective self-management helps to strengthen one’s identity or impression, to make the situations more
positive and to lead an organised and comfortable life more smartly. Moreover, it also helps to avoid
performing under pressure and stress.
Implementation of self-management skills can bring a positive change in one’s living style. It turns a person
into an energetic individual, it makes one capable to manage stress and it makes one’s work or assignments
more interesting and creates a positive aura around oneself.
Self-management can also help in developing good habits, overcoming bad habits, reaching your goals, and
overcoming challenges and difficulties. Being able to manage yourself helps you avoid stress and provides
opportunities to get involved in fun activities.
SKILLS OF SELF-MANAGEMENT
Mastering self-management is the art of taking control of your own life, harnessing your strengths, and
steering yourself towards your goals with purpose and precision. There are many skills of self-management
that help in regulating our day-to-day activities while dealing with multiple aspects of life.
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