Know Yourself
What does self awareness mean?
Understanding your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, strengths weakness, and triggers
What is self-esteem?
Answer: How you value, view, and feel about yourself.
What is self-confidence?
Believing in your ability to handle something, learn, improve, or try.
You make a mistake in front of your friends. What is one healthy way to respond?
Acknowledge the mistake, learn from it, and avoid allowing one mistake to define your entire self-worth.
If you could eat only ONE food for the rest of the year, what would it be?
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Name two things that can help you become more self-aware
Journaling, reflection, identifying emotions and recognizing triggers, asking for feedback or thinking about your behaviors
True or False: Making a mistake means you have low self-esteem.
False. Making mistakes is normal. What matters is how you respond to the mistake and what you believe about yourself afterward.
True or False: You have to feel confident before trying something new.
False. Confidence can develop through practice, experience, and taking small risks.
Your friend gets a higher grade than you. What is a healthier response than comparing yourself negatively?
Celebrate or recognize your friend's accomplishment while focusing on your own progress and what you can improve.
If you travel anywhere in the world tomorrow, where would you go?
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True or false Self-awareness only means knowing your strengths.
False. Self-awareness also includes recognizing weaknesses, emotions, behaviors, triggers, and areas where you can grow.
Which statement demonstrates healthier self-esteem?
A. “I'm better than everyone.”
B. “I never make mistakes.”
C. “I have strengths, and I also have things I can improve.”
D. “Everyone has to like me.”
C. “I have strengths, and I also have things I can improve.”
What is the difference between confidence and arrogance?
Confidence means believing in yourself while still respecting others. Arrogance can involve believing you are better or more important than others
You look at social media and begin feeling like your life isn't as good as everyone else's. What could you remind yourself?
Social media often shows selected parts of people's lives and does not show the complete picture. Comparing your entire life to someone else's highlights can negatively affect self-esteem.
Would you rather be famous or rich but unknown
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A teen notices that whenever they feel embarrassed, they become angry and start arguing. What part of self-awareness are they beginning to recognize?
They are recognizing an emotional trigger and their typical behavioral response.
A friend doesn't invite you to a party. You immediately think, “Nobody likes me.” What is happening to your self-esteem?
The situation may be causing the teen to question their worth based on one experience. They are allowing one event to influence how they view themselves.
You are nervous about giving a presentation but decide to practice instead of avoiding it. What are you demonstrating?
Self-confidence, courage, and a willingness to challenge yourself.
A teen says, “I don't want to try out for the team because I'll probably fail.” Identify the thought, emotion, and possible behavior.
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Would you rather be able to read minds or become invisible?
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Why can self-awareness be important before making a major decision?
It helps you recognize your emotions, values, goals, strengths, weaknesses, and possible consequences before making a decision.
Explain why someone's self-esteem should not depend completely on how other people treat them.
Other people's opinions and actions can change. A person's worth should not depend entirely on whether other people approve of, include, or like them.
Someone says, “I'm not confident because I'm not as talented as everyone else.” What is one healthier way they could reframe this thought?
“I may not be where I want to be yet, but I can practice, learn, and improve.”
A teen says, “I'm not good enough, so there is no point in trying.” Identify one question you could ask to help the teen become more self-aware and one strategy you could use to help them build confidence.
What makes you believe you're not good enough?
What are 5 important things to know here at RIL?
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