Personality Development

Manishaa & Dayaanand

Have you ever wondered about yourself

Who are you?

How well do you know yourself?

What are you good at?

What are your weaknesses, fears, innermost strengths and desires?

Where are you headed?

Personality Can be defined as?

Which of the following helps define the term personality?

• characteristics that are typical for a person

• characteristics that make a person unique

• Ways of acting, thinking, and feeling

• all of the above

What is Personality?

• Personality is a collection of emotional, cognitive and behavioural patterns unique to a person that is consistent over time

• Originates from the Latin persona, which means "mask.“

What does PERSONALITY consist of ?

Positives and negatives

Lighter and darker shades of personality

Unique integration of skills, attitude , capabilities

,values and beliefs.

Nature OR Nurture

What Influences our personality development ?

Is it Nature ?

Is it Nurture ?

Personality is about nature interacting with

nurture. Or to put it another way:

Personality = Temperament + Character

Temperament refers to our inborn characteristics,

our ‘factory settings’, how we are wired. Even at

birth one can see individual variations on the

human theme.

Character refers to our acquired characteristics,

our ‘custom settings’, how we have learned to deal

with life since we were born. Our character is also

the sum of our virtues and vices.

(Story of drunkard father &sons )

Components…

Social

Interpersonal

Emotional

Intellectual

Intrapersonal

ACTIVITY – COIN GAME

What are aspects of a “good personality”?

Self Confidence ATTITUDE Positive Thinking BELIEFS Learning From Failures VALUES Self Reliance Making good friends Selfless Service

Key Aspects of Developing Personality

Communication Skills Goal Setting Leadership Qualities Time Management

Communication Skills

Communication skills – Seek to understand before asking to be understood Communication is an art Mastering it needs time , consistent effort . Verbal / Non verbal - What is more important ?

Goal Setting

Immediate Short term long term

Leadership Qualities

Planning

Self Discipline

Motivating Self and others

Commitment

Time Management

Plan/Schedule preparation ( day plan etc.,) Utilizing time for Knowledge improvement Utilizing free time for hobbies Utilizing time for developing social skills. Helping others

What can you do to develop your PERSONALITY ?

Self Awareness and Alignment

Self Management

Self Regulation

Self Acceptance

Questions

Thank You