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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS

NAME SCHOOL

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS .............................................................................................. 2

LEARNING OBJECTIVES ........................................................................ 3

WHAT ARE PERSONAL DEVELOMENT SKILLS? ................................. 3

CASE STUDY .......................................................................................... 4

ACTIVITY ............................................................................................ 4

RESILIENCE ............................................................................................ 7

SO, WHAT IS RESILIENCE? ................................................................... 7

SELF-CASE STUDY ................................................................................ 8

ACTIVITY ............................................................................................ 8

FAILURE ................................................................................................ 10

SUCCESS DESPITE FAILURES ........................................................... 12

SUCCESS DESPITE FAILURES (ANSWERS) ...................................... 13

NEXT STEPS ......................................................................................... 14

Alter ..................................................................................................... 14

Adapt ................................................................................................... 14

Accept .................................................................................................. 14

Avoid .................................................................................................... 14

ACTIVITY .......................................................................................... 15

FINAL THOUGHTS ................................................................................ 17

KEY POINTS .......................................................................................... 18

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• To understand personal development skills and be able to recognise these in ourselves and others.

• To learn how these skills contribute towards success in both our personal and professional lives.

WHAT ARE PERSONAL DEVELOMENT SKILLS?

Personal development skills are qualities and abilities that help you grow in all aspects of life. Some examples of these skills are:

• Communication • Confidence • Adaptability • Work ethic • Leadership • And many more!

It is important to understand that personal development is a continuous process to improve all skills in life.

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CASE STUDY ACTIVITY Here you will find Nathan Jones, aka Mr Bag N Tag. Nathan is a London based MMA fighter, who is currently the FURY, BCMMA and WFS Welterweight title-holder.

Nathan has decided to share his story with you, so please watch the linked video https://youtu.be/W-u70zJRVmw

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What experience got Nathan into Martial Arts and how did he feel after this happened?

What are Nathan’s top 3 tips?

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Tick the skills you feel Nathan has developed through his story?

☐ Confidence ☐ Resilience

☐ Leadership ☐ Decision making

☐ Adaptability ☐ Communication

☐ Work Ethic ☐ Motivation

☐ Problem Solving ☐ Willingness to learn

What could have been a negative outcome of Nathan’s experience?

We all go through both positive and negative life experiences, but how we react to these situations will determine our own personal growth and development.

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RESILIENCE From the previous case study, we can see that one of the biggest skills Nathan developed was his resilience.

SO, WHAT IS RESILIENCE? Resilience is the ability to use tactics to overcome setbacks and achieve goals whilst staying positive.

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SELF-CASE STUDY ACTIVITY In the box on the next page, write down a situation where you’ve needed to be resilient. (please draw on personal experience’s such as; a bad sporting performance, not doing well in an exam, etc.)

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How did you feel in the above situation? (e.g. upset, angry, etc.)

How did you react when this happened? (e.g. did you ask for help, what actions did you take, etc.)

With the experience you have described, it is important to understand that these are individual to you. You may come across people with similar situations that have reacted; the same, better or worse than you. For that reason, you should seek advice from others if you feel comfortable, as this can give us a different way to confront our problems.

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FAILURE We often see “failure” in a negative manor and something to avoid. But, is failure actually good for us?

From the previous task you completed, the situation you originally found yourself in, could well be deemed a failure. It is likely, that you wish you could turn back the clock and make it never happen. However, how is that actually good for us? And does that impact our personal development skills?

Right click on the image below, to watch A-list Hollywood star, Will Smith describe our relationship with failure and how we should approach it:

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Using Will Smith’s video, tick the boxes next to the statements you agree with.

☐ We should seek failure.

☐ Successful people never fail.

☐ We must avoid failure.

☐ Failure helps you recognise where you need to improve.

☐ Practice is controlled failure.

☐ Successful people fail a lot.

☐ You can’t learn anything from failure.

☐ There’s no point in practicing.

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SUCCESS DESPITE FAILURES Match the famous faces to their setback stories below:

Copy/Paste the correct text to the right person.

A. At 22 was fired from a newspaper for “not being creative enough”.

B. Told they were too emotional and not right for television.

C. Rejected by 12 publishers before having their first book published.

D. Removed from the company they founded at the age of 30.

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SUCCESS DESPITE FAILURES (ANSWERS)

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C. Rejected by 12 publishers before having their first book published.

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D. Removed from the company they founded at the age of 30.

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B. Told they were too emotional and not right for television.

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A. At 22 was fired from a newspaper for “not being creative enough”.

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NEXT STEPS When it comes to learning how to overcome failure and develop our personal skills, it is important to have a method/plan in how to deal with this. Below you will find the 4 A’s Approach:

Alter - What can you change to make the challenge easier to overcome? Think about the other skills you can use, like communication, problem solving and creativity. For example; rather than our sports team’s goal to be winning the tournament, maybe we alter it to every player gives 100% effort, with a long term goal of winning the tournament.

Adapt - Are you being realistic? Do you need to adapt your expectations about how quickly you can achieve the goal or change your approach? For example; if I get 20% in my test, maybe it’s unrealistic to expect 100% the following week, so I should adapt my target to be an increase of 20% each week.

Accept - Understand that there might be setbacks that you can’t deal with on your own – who might be able to support you? For example; after losing a game or competition, it’s ok to accept the other team played better than us and to look at why they were successful, and therefore improve in those areas.

Avoid - Think about what could stop you from overcoming the challenge. If you tend to leave things to the last minute or not, ask for help when you need it. For example; I know I need to study hard to pass my exams, but I easily get distracted by my phone. I can avoid this distraction by putting my phone in a separate room whilst I study.

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ACTIVITY Now go back to your Self-Case Study, and apply the 4 A’s Approach to see how you could have changed your feelings and reaction to the situation or apply these to a new scenario.

Write down a situation where you might need to be resilient.

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How could you feel in the above situation?

How would you react now to this situation?

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FINAL THOUGHTS Thank you for completing this booklet, and we hope it has helped you towards taking the first steps the development of your personal skills.

We would like to leave you with a couple of questions and a few points to take away in order to continue with your development.

Why is it important we develop our resilience?

What 3 tip’s will you takeaway from the two videos you’ve watched?

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KEY POINTS • Personal Development Skills should be applied to all aspects of

your life and you should never stop working on these. • It is important to react positively to negative situations. • You don’t need to go through difficult moment’s by yourself - Ask

for help! • It’s ok to fail, but use these opportunities to learn. Use the 4 A’s

Approach to seek growth and develop.

If you’ve been affected by any issues raised in this booklet, the following organisations may be able to provide help and advice:

Catch 22: https://www.catch-22.org.uk/find-support/

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/

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