🔵 1. Meaning of Self-Management

Self-management means managing yourself in a disciplined way to achieve your goals.
It involves planning, organizing, controlling, and evaluating your actions so you can complete tasks successfully.

Simple Example:

When you prepare for a test, you:

plan topics
arrange study material
make a timetable
prioritize chapters
This is called self-management.

🔵 2. Importance of Self-Management

People often fail not because they lack ability but because they lack self-discipline and consistency.
Self-management ensures you follow your plan sincerely.

Benefits of Self-Management:

Inspiring personality
Clarity of thoughts
Ability to identify and improve weaknesses
Recognition of strengths
Self-respect and respect for others
Smart work instead of hard work
Better time management
Discipline and self-motivation
Success in studies, sports, and career
Social popularity

🔵 3. Key Elements of Self-Management

Although different people require different methods, all self-management systems contain the same core elements:

A. Identifying Goals & Planning

First step is to ask yourself:
👉 “What do I want to achieve?”
Examples:

Score higher marks
Build an exercise routine
Prepare for competitions

Steps for Goal Planning:

Write your goal clearly (large font, place on wall).
Break goal into targets – daily/weekly/monthly.
Plan your daily tasks needed to meet targets.
List resources required: books, videos, tutors, guidance.
Include recreation time to avoid boredom.

B. Organising Your Work

This is where you start acting on the plan.
But unexpected events occur (illness, guests, travel).
So your targets must be S.M.A.R.T.

⭐ 4. What Are S.M.A.R.T. Targets?

According to the PDF, targets must be:

Letter	Meaning	Explanation
S	Specific	Clear and exact (e.g., “Finish 4 topics of Biology Ch-4”)
M	Measurable	You can check if it is completed
A	Achievable	Possible to do with your ability
R	Realistic	Practical within available time
T	Time-Bound	Must have a deadline

C. Controlling

This involves:

Checking your weekly/fortnightly progress
Identifying gaps
Correcting mistakes
Adjusting plans
Overcoming distractions
Maintaining self-discipline
Keeping willpower strong

D. Reflecting

Reflecting means comparing your actual progress with your targets.

If you fall behind → improve strategy
If you exceed target → raise your performance bar

🔵 5. Tools of Self-Management

Your PDF mentions 3 powerful tools:

1. Self-Motivation

Self-management comes from within.
Self-realisation → motivates you to begin → helps you stay consistent.

2. Time Management

Time is the most important resource.

Components of Time Management:

Prioritising tasks
Allocating time to each task
Avoiding time-wasters
Following a timetable
Self-discipline
Responsibility & punctuality
Avoiding procrastination

3. Self-Discipline

Helps you:

Focus on work
Respect time
Stay consistent
Develop good habits

🔵 6. Building Self-Confidence (Session 2)

Self-confidence is the belief that you can achieve your goals.
It pushes you to overcome challenges.

⭐ Reasons for Low Self-Confidence

According to the PDF:

Fear of failure
Seeking others’ approval too much
Lack of effort to improve
Hesitation to take first step
Poor preparation
Seeing opportunities as problems
Clinging to past failures
Avoiding growth situations

⭐ Factors Influencing Self-Confidence

1. Social Factors

Family, friends, teachers, childhood, opportunities, relationships.

2. Culture & Community

Beliefs, rituals, openness of society.

3. Media & Online Platforms

Negative: violence, bullying, inappropriate content
Positive: learning, information, inspiration

4. Physical Factors

Clean appearance, etiquette, confidence, smile, way of walking, dressing sense.
Self-confidence does NOT depend on skin color, height, or “looks.”

🔵 7. Tips to Build Self-Confidence

The PDF provides many practical methods:

Positive self-visualisation
Positive self-talk & affirmations
Take up challenges
Learn from failures
Honest self-evaluation
Set realistic S.M.A.R.T. goals
Maintain a personal image
Keep right company
Stay emotionally balanced
Prepare well before tasks
Avoid negative influences
Use social media responsibly

🔵 8. MCQs (With Answers)

(Covered separately earlier; available on request.)

🔵 9. Assessment Concepts (Short Answers Must Include)

These are the major answer points for long questions:

(a) What is self-management?

Managing yourself to achieve goals through planning, organising, controlling, and reflecting.

(b) Why is self-management important?

Because without discipline, focus, and time management, even good plans fail.

(c) What are goals and targets?

Goal – final achievement
Target – small steps toward the goal

(d) What is procrastination?

Delaying important tasks → slows down progress.

(e) Why do we have a school timetable?

To manage time efficiently and complete tasks in order.

(f) How does reflection help?

Shows gaps → helps in planning better → improves performance.

🔵 10. SMART Goals – Examples (PDF Page 33)

“I will complete 20 pages of Science by tonight.”
“Starting today, I will run 2 km daily for 10 days.”
“I will finish Ch–1 & 2 of Maths by Sunday.”
“I will limit mobile use to 1 hour daily for a week.”
“I will learn 20 difficult English words in 5 days.”