These AI Class 9 Notes Chapter 2 Self Management Skills Class 9 Notes simplify complex AI concepts for easy understanding.
Class 9 AI Self Management Skills Notes
Self Management Class 9 Notes
Self-Management is referred to as ‘Self-control’ or ‘Self-regulation’. It is considered as the ability to regulate one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviour effectively in various situations. It includes managing stress and motivating oneself and setting and working towards personal and academic goals. Self-Management involves understanding person’s ownself, understanding his interests and abilities, having a positive attitude and grooming oneself in order to develop self-confidence.
Self-Management can help in
- overcoming all challenges and difficulties.
- overcoming bad habits.
- developing good habits.
- reaching your goals.
When individual can manage himself, it helps him to avoid stress and provides opportunities to get involved in fun activities.
Positive Results of Self-Management
Parents, teachers and guardians are not always along the child to guide him/ her. In that case principles of self-management guide the individual day in and day out, on how to respond to the environmental forces. These environmental forces for students can be the class schedule, assignments, competitions, exams, different students and their behavior etc. Students can sail through various situations in life comfortable by taking following benefits from self-management
- It guides individuals to self-monitor their conduct and behavior
Students, once become aware that they are responsible for their behavior, they become pro-active.
- Prepares individual to complete the task independently.
- Instills ownership to the task and the consequences amongst individuals.
- It helps in self-evaluation
Self-management makes individuals realize that they need to do course correction by themselves if they do not get desired goals. Once the goals are achieved as desired, it also motivates individuals.
- Helps in setting individual goals
- Directs evaluation of performance, objective resetting and enhances self-esteem.
It leads to self – reinforcement of positive behavior Self-management reinforces appropriate behavior of. students as per the time, situation and people involved. It motivates individuals to take up right things and. refrains from getting indulged into negative things, keeping long term consequences in focus.
- Enforces self-learning for goal achievement
- Self-reliance is enhanced and which reinforces the behavior.
Self Management Skills Class 9 Notes
Self management skills boost your productivity and performance at work, which helps in achieving professional goals. It is a soft skill that increases your employability and gives you more control over your career path. These skills are essential to showcase that you will be a reliable employee.
For example, Students with strong self-management skill are able to do different activities effectively, including managing their timelines, focusing on their tasks, cooperating with others in school and at home and perform better in their studies. It helps in future studies, work and life.
Various Factors of Self-Management Skills
Self-management skills include the following factors
- Self-Awareness Its means knowing yourself as an individual – your values, likes, dislikes, strengths and weaknesses.
- Self-Control It is the ability to control your behaviour, discipline etc.
- Self-Confidence It means believing in yourself that you can do any task that is given to you and not scared of taking risks.
- Problem-Solving Its means understanding a problem and finding a solution using step-by-step method.
- Self-Motivation Its mean doing tasks on your own without any external motivation.
- Personal Hygiene and Grooming Its mean keeping oneself clean, healthy and smart.
- Positive Thinking It means expressing certainty or affirmation even in tough situations.
- Team Work It means working together with people to accomplish shared goals.
- Time Management It means achieving tasks on time and according to the plan.
- Goal Setting It means planning concrete goals to be accomplished within a set of time frame.
Strength and Weakness Analysis Class 9 Notes
Knowing yourself i.e. what you can do well and what not so well helps you in converting the weakness into strength and strength into an exceptional performance. Strength and weakness analysis begins with knowing yourself.
Knowing Yourself
Knowing yourself means understanding who you are, what you like or dislike, what are your beliefs, what are your opinions, what is your background, what you can do well or not etc. It is very important to know what you are, because only then you can measure your strengths and weaknesses.
Strength and Weakness Analysis
Being self aware (‘Who am l?’) means looking outside our usual characteristics like name, qualification, relationship etc. It actually means knowing our inner-strength, hidden talents, skills and even weakness.
Strength
Strengths are what we do well and are good at. Everyone has some strengths.
Examples of Strength
- I play cricket very well.
- I help my parents in household chores.
- I am good at understanding other people’s emotion.
- I am confident in dealing with strangers while keeping myself safe from any harm.
Identifying Strengths
You can identify your strengths by following some steps. These include
- Take time to think about what you do well.
- Think of anything that you are always good att.
- Think about what others appreciate about you.
Weakness
Weaknesses are known as ‘areas of improvement’. These are what we do not do well and are not good at. Everyone has some weaknesses also.
Examples of Weakness
- I would like to learn more about computers and its application.
- I am unable to resist myself from junk food when my friends suggest.
Identifying Weakness
You have to identify your weakness by following steps. These include
- Point out the areas where you struggle and identify what you find difficult to do.
- Look at the feedback of others that you receive.
- Be open to feedback and accept your weakness without feeling bad. Consider it as an area of improvement.
How to Overcome Weakness
There are mainly three steps to overcome weakness
- By understanding ourselves we can know what we can and what we cannot do.
- Based on that information, we can plan how to improve ourselves.
- By improving our weakness, we will feel confident about ourselves.
Difference Between Interests and Abilities
Interests are the things that we enjoy doing. These may include
- Activities you like to do at school in your free time which make you happy.
- Activities that make you curious about and you would do even no one asked you to do.
- Activities you want to learn or like to do in the future.
Ability is an acquired or natural capacity that enables an individual to perform a particular job or task with considerable proficiency.
Sometimes interests may not match abilities. In those cases, you can either improve abilities or follow other path. For example, someone may like cricket which is his interest, but he may not be able to play the game due to the absence of his necessary power or skill (ability) required for the game. Thus, it is not necessary to try to become a cricketer in this case.
Self-Confidence Class 9 Notes
Self-confidence is a sense of trusting own’s abilities and self. If a person being intelligent, hardworking and talented, but lacks confidence and avoids taking initiative, then it may be difficult for others to recognise his talent.
Self-confidence can be developed through changes in. attitude and practice.
Self-confidence is regarded as a quality which we build when we believe in our strength to succeed in anything we do in our life.
People who are confident believe that they can do anything given to them in any situation.
Qualities of self-confident people are discussed below
(i) Self-Belief It is confidence in our own abilities or judgment.
For example, Thomas Edison made thousands of prototypes of the bulbs, before he could finally invent the bulb. Inspite of struggling with repeated failures, his resilience (the capacity to recover quickly from the difficulties) and self-belief gave the world ‘the bulb, an amazing product.
(ii) Hard Work Hard work is a great deal of effort done by a person.
For example, Dipa Karmakar, inspite of having a flat foot, worked hard and became the first Indian female gymnast in the Olympic.
(iii) Positive Attitude Positive attitude is nothing but focusing on the positives even in the time of adversity. It is a mental attitude that focuses on the bright side of life.
For example, The situation of losing a game can be perceived as losing something or as an opportunity to review the game strategies and improve to win in the future.
(iv) Commitment Commitment is the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity etc.
For example, Mahatma Gandhi was highly. committed to the cause of making India free from the British .Raj by apply his non-violent civil disobedience method.
Factors That Help in Building Self-Confidence
Social :
Interactions with family and social environment, like friends, relatives, teachers and media influences self-confidence of individuals. Development of confidence on self is a process which results from the experiences of individuals while interacting with others.
Cultural :
- Cultural factors comprise of values, beliefs and customs. Indians give higher importance to family values, believe in the philosophy of “Vasudhev Kutumbhkam” and follow custom of celebrating Diwali.
- Conforming to cultural values, beliefs and customs enhances self-confidence.
Physical :
- Physical self-efficacy, physical activity and social physique anxiety are found to be influencing self-confidence of individuals. Physical açivity is found to be directly related to self-confidence.
- Physical self-efficacy refers to physical potential to complete a given task. Social physique anxiety is a concern amongst individuals about perceived evaluation of one’s physical self by the society.
Building Self-Confidence
Three steps to building self-confidence are as follows
- Appreciate Achievement and Accept Failure The player celebrates the achievements when the team wins a competition and articulates learning when the team loses a competition.
- Have a Goal and Take Steps Towards If a player have won bronze at an event, set the goal to win gold medal next time and take action for it.
- Always Look at the Good Side and be Happy If a player has lost a match, he celebrates the efforts of those team members who performed well. He will talk to people who are confident and try to gain.
Self-Confidence Building Tips
- Getting rid of negative thoughts Going away from negative thoughts takes individuals closer to a peaceful positive mind. To travel away from negative thoughts, individuals need to involve themselves in an activity take a walk, draw, sing, dance, chat, watch, read or talk.
- Thinking positively Positive thinking brings brain to a peaceful stance and increases productivity and performance. When individuals start thinking positively, they feel happy from within and their self-confidence boosts up.
- Staying happy with small things An individual who is full of gratitude for every small blessing in his life feels contended. Being thankful towards people and the world, instills confidence in individuals.
- Staying clean, hygienic and smart Personal hygiene is the first key to a confident person. Keeping hair, teeth, fingers, body and skin clean and well maintained is an easy and effective way to be at best.
- Chatting with positive people Interacting with positive people brings forth a fresh and progressive perspective to life.
People in similar stages of life go through similar issues. Some positively handle these situations, and interacting with them shall help boost confidence.
Factors that decreases or influences our Self-Confidence
- When we are surrounded by people having negative attitude and their attitude is reflected in their speech.
- When we expect our success at the very first attempt itself and are reluctant to try it again.
- When we do not take lesson from our past mistake, only feel bad about it and keep thinking of it.
- When we think we cannot do a particular work.
Positive Thinking Class 9 Notes
Positive thinking is a positive approach that looks toward’s life’s challenges with a positive outlook or finds positivity in everything around us.
A person’s attitude may be ‘positive’ or ‘negative’. Positive thinking makes a person to look at the good in things, observe, understand and work towards improving the thing further. But negative attitude makes a person to worry and look for the bad elements in things.
The Importance of Positive Thinking
If an individual has a positive attitude toward’s life and its challanges, can overcome them and grow positively in life and work. The benefits of having positive attitude are follows
- It helps to overcome challenges.
- It makes a person an energetic individual who can do well.
- It helps the person to improve his work.
- It makes the person and people around him happy.
How to Keep Persons Thinking Positive?
There are few simple steps to given below to cultivate a positive attitude in life. Let us understand this with the help of the abbreviation ‘SMILE’.
[S] → Start Your Day in a Positive Way
For example, exercising, reading or watching something motivating, talking to people who are positive and make you smile.
[M] → Manage Time to Relax
For example, sit in a relaxed position and just feel how you are breathing. You can do yoga, meditation or listen to music for relaxation and calmness.
[I] → Imagine the Best in Any Situation
For example avoid thinking of bad things and instead think how you can make things better.
[L] → Learn to Take Feedback in a Positive Way
For example, if someone gives you feedback, objectively think how it will help you to improve and start working on it.
[E] → Express Gratitude
For example, be thankful for all the good things you have, to people who have helped you or pat your back for the good things you have done.
Personal Hygiene Class 9 Notes
Personal hygiene is the habit or practice of keeping ourselves clean. Cleanliness helps us to maintain our well-being and health. Being healthy helps us to attend school, college and office regularly. We have to maintain our personal hygiene. For example a beautician takes special care of his dental health as he works closely with customer. He must not have a bad breath which disturbs his customer. A receptionist at a four-star hotel make sure that his clothes are always clean with no sweat or food stains.
Importance of Personal Hygiene
Personal hygiene is very important as it helps us to
- Stay healthy.
- Create a good image of ourselves.
- Avoid feeling ashamed in public due to our bad breath, body odour etc.
Three Steps to Personal Hygiene
The three main steps of personal hygiene include :
Care
- Brush your teeth daily.
- Rub oil/cream to take care of your skin.
- Keep your hair free of dandruff.
- Cut your nails every week.
- Change your toothbrush as soon as it deshapes.
Wash
- Take proper bath everyday.
- Wash your hands frequently.
- Wash your hair atleast every second day.
- Wash your face, feet often.
- Wash your clothes regularly.
Avoid
- Keep your feet dry and change socks regularly
- Always blow nose/cough into a handkerchief to avoid spreading germs.
Essential Steps of Hand Washing
Grooming Class 9 Notes
Grooming is the process of making yourself look neat, tidy and smart. Dressing is the action of putting on clothes. Dressing is very important for grooming.
The grooming and dressing can either send the message that you are confident, smart and sincere or possess opposite qualities.
The Importance of Grooming and Dressing
Grooming and dressing are important because they help us
- make a good impression of ourselves
- feel confident about ourselves
- look smart
Examples of Good Dressing and Grooming
- Clean face, short hair for boys and neatly tied hair for girls.
- Clean clothes
- Minimum or no flashy things (accessories) in your dress.
Guidelines For Dressing and Grooming Clothes
- Clothes should be neat, clean and ironed.
- Shoes should be clean and polished.
- Socks should be clean and changed everyday.
- Keep simple accessories like, belts, jewellery etc.
- In certain jobs display of bodily tatoos and piercing is not allowed.
Hair
- Simple hair styles and well combed hair are preferred as these give a smart look.
- Hair should be washed regularly to keep clean.
Face
- Shave regularly, it gives a clean look face.
- Moustache should be neatly trimmed.
- Brush the teeth twice a day to maintain dental hygiene.
- Teeth should be kept clean, without any stains and smell.
- Avoid eating paan or chewing betel leaves.
Glossary:
- Self-management skills include self-awareness, self-control, self-confidence, problem-solving, self-motivation, personal hygiene and grooming, positive thinking, team work, time-management and goal setting.
- Our strengths are what we do well and are good at.
- Weakness are known as ‘areas of improvement’. Interests are the things that we enjoy doing.
- Ability is an acquired or natural capacity that enables an individual to perform a particular job or task with proficiency.
- Self-confidence is a sense of trusting own’s apilities and self. It can be developed through change in attitude and practice.
- Positive thinking is a positive approach that looks towards life’s challenges with a positive outlook.
- Personal hygiene is the habit or practice of keeping ourselves clean.
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