Self-awareness
Definition:
Ability to understand how one is and how one reacts to different circumstances, both in staff and in social and university life. Belief in one's own abilities and possibilities at development.
REFLECT
Evaluation.
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Do you have resistance to fatigue?
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Do you do what you consider necessary at each moment, without letting yourself be carried away by what is easy or appetizing?
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Are you capable of making sacrifices to achieve your goals?
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Do you concentrate thoroughly on the issues, without jumping superficially from one to another?
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Are you aware of the consequences of each decision?
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Are you consistent and orderly in your study/work and other activities?
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Do you finish the tasks you start, even if difficulties arise?
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Are you clear about your priorities at all times and do you act accordingly?
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Do you set the right goals to obtain éacademic success and reach them?
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Are you committed to programs of study and have established good study habits?
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Do you keep away temptations (cell phone, computer...) when studying?
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Do you fulfill your obligations before your desires?
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Do you control your anxiety and nervousness in the face of real or invented risks?
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Do you think before you act, without getting carried away by emotions?
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Are you able to control your impulses ("mala leche", anger, desire to give up...)?
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Do you have a positive attitude and are you motivated by what you do?
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Are you a tidy person?
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You change your mind under pressure from group.
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You "go with the flow" so as not to stand out or differentiate yourself.
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You don't show yourself as you are, but as others expect.
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You are conformist and do not make proposals for improvement that involve leadership staff.
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You don't examine your behavior or ask for feedback from those around you.
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You set unrealistic deadlines and goals.
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You make commitments you can't keep.
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You do not master your feelings nor do you know how they influence your work and others.
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You don't know how to behave agreement with your position.
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You crumble in the face of mistakes or failures.
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You don't know your personal strengths to lean on.
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You don't believe in your own capabilities.
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You think others will do a task better than you are capable of.
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Have you identified your strengths, those things you are really good at?
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Could you list with relative ease a list of behaviors or habits that constitute your areas of improvement?
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Do you effectively use your strengths to compensate for your weaknesses?
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Do you frequently engage in tasks that exceed your capabilities?
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Do you really know what effect your emotions have on your actions?
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Have you ever come to a point without looking for it and been really surprised?
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Is there anything about your colleagues' attitude towards you that surprises you?
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Have you ever stopped to think why?
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Have you ever been criticized and have you been able to accept it with humility and analyze it?
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Would you foresee how you would react to different scenarios at university or at work? And in your life staff?
CHANGE
Action plan
- Analyze the strengths and weaknesses identified by your self-assessment and external assessment. Identify the competences with the widest gap between the two perspectives and analyze why this is the case.
- Discuss this with your mentor or your parents and, based on their opinion, try to learn something about yourself that you didn't know.
- If you wish, you can use the strengths and weaknesses questionnaire on this website to help you:
Questionnaire |
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Take the temperament test included in the resources section and identify your predominant temperament component.
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Do you know what temperament is and why it is useful to know about yours? Read the document Temperament Theory to learn more about your innate qualities. Also (or alternatively), watch the video about temperament suggested in the resources section.
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From the qualities of each temperament, indicate the two strengths and two weaknesses of your predominant temperament with which you most identify.
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Next, identify two actions in which you can use the strengths of your temperament and two actions you will find harder because of your weaknesses. It is especially useful to focus on your strengths, because these are what will help you grow.
presentation | Video | Test |
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Read the document Steps to Form a New Habit and listen to the TEDx talk The Power of Habit.
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Identify at least three habits in your daily routine that you would like to develop.
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Through the guidelines in the improvement notebook and the content of the document, draw up a specific plan to develop them.
Document | Video |
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Take the Life Compass test to find out your predominant values and discuss the results with your mentor, your parents or someone you trust.
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You can also find out how important a value is for you in theoretical terms and the importance you attach to it through your actions. After that, you can create plans to make the most of values that are being absorbed by others but that are important to you.
Life Compass | Life Compass Explanation |
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Make a list of three activities you have carried out that you are most proud of. Based on these, identify common steps that led to the successful outcome and the measures you took to get there. Could you repeat them?
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Now make a list of the three situations you remember most negatively and answer the following questions: What led you to that situation? How did you behave? If it happened now, what would you do?
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If you set aside a few moments to spend alone each day, without any distractions nearby, you'll develop a better sense of who you are and what led you to act that way. Reflect on what you did and what feelings it triggered in you.
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Carry out activities that involve nothing but thinking.
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Read books or watch movies that present interesting ideas you can use to improve.
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Think about how the different people you have met have contributed to your life.