Personal development is a lifelong process.

It is a way for people to assess their skills

and qualities, consider their aims in life and set goals in order to realise and maximise their
potential.

The developmental task I want to improve starting from now is to have a personal sense
of identity. Especially having a self-confidence. I want to stand on my own without depending
on other people. Because no one can tell my identity aside from myself. Also learn how to
handle criticism coming from other people. Taking all those criticism as motivation to improve
my weaknesses. Developing more of self awareness and what are my goals and dreams that I
want to pursue. Understand the difference between passion and career. This is where people
make major mistake in choosing their career in life. They see goals as something extra add in
our life. True fulfilment does not come from other people it begins if we have a self-
contentment. Decision becomes easier if I have personal sense of identity. Having a strong
identify can help me adapt to changes in my life.

In order for me to achieve this developmental task of sense of identify, first I think I
should believe and accept myself. Believe in what I pursue to be and what can I do to improve
myself more. Facing my fears and accepting challenges coming. Because in every challenges we
do there is a new learnings and lessons that we can apply on our next journey in life.
Experiencing hardship to make me tougher. Finding my values or purpose that can lead me to
self-worth. Practicing saying no because if I keep saying yes even if I dont like something is just
like I'm pretending to myself just to please others. Having a self-acceptance, part of it is to start
to catch your cycle of negative thoughts that tell yourself that you aren’t good enough. Lastly, I
think I should learn how to be independent. It can help me work on everything without
depending and asking for their opinions in my life.

The consequences if we don't achieve all of these, I think we can easily be influenced by
other people and we dont have an outlook in life what we are going to be in the future. We may
feel that we are different as the time goes by. We may also have a failed relationship connecting
to other people. We cant help others fix their self if we also cannot. Even our decisions in life
and goals changes from time to time. We may also feel emptiness everytime.

Submitted by:

TATARO, DANICA ANN R.

STEM 11-06