Perdev

• Personal Development


  Activities that develop a person's capabilities and potential, build human capital, facilitate employability, and enhance quality of life and realization of dreams and aspirations
• Self


  The union of elements: Body, thoughts, feelings or emotions, and sensations that constitute the individuality and identity of a person
• Self-Concept


  Your awareness of your self. It is the construct that negotiates the ideal self and the actual self
• Ideal Self


  The self you aspire to be. It is the one that you hope will possess characteristics similar to that of a mentor or some other worldly figure
• Actual Self


  The one who you actually see. It is the self that has characteristics that you were nurtured or, in some cases, born to have
• Self-Knowledge


  Derived from social interactions that provide insight into how others react to you
• Alignment between actual self and ideal self is important for mental well-being
• Personal Effectiveness


  Making use of all personal resources - talents, skills, energy and time, to enable you to achieve life goals
• Skills that increase personal effectiveness

  • Determination
  • Self-confidence
  • Persistence
  • Managing stress
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Creativity
  • Generating ideas
• Practical Reasons to maintain a journal

  • Cost-efficient and available
  • Preventive and pro-active
  • Creative and productive
  • Personal and private
• Holistic Development


  Human development that involves all aspects of self-development
• Aspects of the Self

  • Physical or Tangible Aspects
  • Intellectual and Conscious Aspects
  • Emotional and Intuitive Aspects
  • Spiritual Self or Life Force
  • Sensual Self
  • Interactional/Social Self
  • Nutritional Self
  • Contextual Self
• Power Triad


  Thoughts, Feelings, Behavior
• Developmental Stages


  • Pre-Natal
  • Infancy
  • Early Childhood
  • Late Childhood
  • Adolescence
  • Early Adulthood
  • Middle Age
  • Old Age