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Session 1

Describe the Meaning and Importance of Self-management

Introduction to Self-Management

Self-management is the ability to control and regulate our emotions, Planning
thoughts and behaviour as per the situation. It is also known as self-
control or self-regulation. It helps us to achieve pre-determined goals by
regulating our actions, organising our time and taking responsibility for
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our decisions. Controlling Management Organising
Self-management involves understanding our abilities and interests and
developing self-confi dence through a positive attitude. Students who
possess strong self-management skills manage to do various activities
effectively like focusing on their tasks, managing their time, cooperating
with others in school and at home and perform better in their studies.. Directing

Thus, we can defi ne self-management as:
Manage time
 Our ability to control feelings, emotions and activities.
Manage Manage goals  Our ability to manage our tasks and goals successfully.
emotions  Our ability to function amicably with others.
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 Our sincerity to learn new ideas.
Manage change Manage resources  Our tolerance to unpleasant situations.
 Our ability to deal with difference of opinion with others.
Manage stress
 Our ability to handle ourselves and work towards reaching
goal.
Self-management Skills

Self-management comprises three key skills. These skills are:
 Initiative means identifying a problem and working to solve it without being told what to do.
 Organisational skill is the ability to use our time, energy and resources in the most effective way in order
to achieve the goals we have set. It includes defi ning tasks, managing time and sticking to the schedule.
 Accountability is to be able to feel responsible for the completion of tasks. It involves avoiding procrastination,
adopting a solution-centred attitude, managing emotions and coping with distress.

Importance of Self-management
Self-management is very important in life. By managing ourselves better, we become better at managing our
emotions and our personal and professional life. Self-management helps us in different ways. It is an important
tool in developing an overall personality in the following ways:

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