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Building our identity requires us to... 4. ... realizing there can be a tension between our ‘actual self’ and our ‘aspirational self’
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5.... display integrity, that comes from being self-aware and aligning our virtues with our actions
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6. ... an appreciation that our culture and experiences shape our... identity
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Starting out
Everyone has different abilities and we apply them in different ways
We all can be good at lots of things if we try hard
The top things I think I am good at are ...
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Being more self- aware allows me to be more responsible
What we do and say can help or hurt others
Most of my self- talk is about ...
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Our culture influences how we view the world and each other
Who we spend time with affects our thoughts and actions
My friends and family help me by ...
See introductory note
Building confidence
Effort is required to improve our abilities
To learn requires effort and persevering
These are the different ways I talk to myself to make more effort ...
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Self-reflection allows us the opportunity to modify our behaviours
We learn from our actions by talking to ourselves and reflecting on them
I am getting better at learning about myself when I reflect on ...
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Each culture has
different ways of thinking about ourselves and others
Our culture affects how we think and react to things
I sometimes think the same and sometimes differently as my friends and family such as ...
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Connecting
We aspire to be more capable in different areas of our lives
Setting goals helps us stay on task
Goals I have set and achieved in the last term include ...
... by goal setting it will enable me to be more ...
It takes practice to
apply the virtues more consistently
It takes practice to apply the virtues so they become habits
I remind myself and my friends to use our virtues by ...
... I feel I will be more aware of and better at expressing my virtues because ...
Our cultural history affects how we think and feel about many things
Our feelings and reactions are influenced by our cultural history
I react differently to some things than my family and friends and I think this is because I ...
... appreciating my cultural history will allow me to ...
Understanding deeply
A growth mind-set allows us to learn and develop new capabilities with confidence
A growth mind-set provides us with the confidence to learn
These strategies helped me to build my growth mind-set ...
... changing my mind-set will change how I ... Being more aware the we stereotype others, helps us to see them as unique individuals Sometimes we stereotype people and attach traits that may not be accurate
When I stereotype I need to aware that ...
... my use of stereotypes may result in me ...
Understanding our culture provides an insight into who we are
By knowing more about our culture, we get to understand ourselves better
I have learned more about myself by looking at my family history and some of the surprises were ... ... my culture can help me make better decisions about ...
Predicting with confidence By knowing how to learn, and apply effort, we can learn almost anything
It takes grit to change what we think about ourselves
My key strategies for being a better friend to more people ...
... being determined enables me to ... Wisdom is applying the virtues to each situation I am in more thoughtfully
I am learning from my decisions and over time this builds wisdom
Being wise is hard but I have learned to be better at this by ...
... show wisdom when I ...
Our identity comes from our genes and our cultural influences
Our family background influences our actions and thoughts
I am like my parents in some ways but some of the differences are ...
... the genes I inherited and the choices I make will allow me to ...