life skills lecture by amanjit dhillon

By Sridevi Chaudhuri

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Know Thyself

There are skills in every individual, that needs to be drawn out and polished.

BREAKING THE ICE

Once there is awareness , there is improvement.

Life Skills not only helps one to prepare for better future but also in improving their performance

Reduced stress level, positive outlook and ability to draw action plans to achieve goals help them to bring about a better performance.

Like Skills offers wonderful new ways of looking at life and encourages one to be authentic.

LIFE SKILLS FOR CORPORATES………..

Dual challenges in the world market due to(competition & rapid technological advancements) necessitated a redesign of the workplace into an innovative work environment known as the high performance workplace.

LIFE SKILLS FOR CORPORATES………..

This environment requires a behaviour and orientation toward work and expects workers at all levels to solve problems, create ways to improve the methods they use, and engage effectively with their co-workers.

FOCUS AREAS OF LIFE SKILLS

• Health and social events,• Prevention of drug use,• Sexual violence,• Teenage pregnancy,• HIV/AIDS prevention,• Suicide prevention, etc

WHAT ARE LIFE SKILLS?A Life Skill is an ability that makes a difference in everyday living.Many writers have tried to define life skills :• A Life Skill equips a person to perceive and

respond to significant life events.• A Life Skill is a competency which enables a

person to live in an interdependent society.• A Life Skill equips a person to be self

directing and productive ,to lead a satisfying life and to contribute to society.

• A Life Skill enables a person to function effectively in a changing world.

• Life Skills include feelings about one’s self and skills for coping

• Life Skills are interpersonal including relationships with others, problem solving and participation to larger human community.

• Life Skills are personal – an expression of the self.

• Require thinking or reasoning (the use of one’s mind)• Express feelings

(are rooted in one’s emotions)• Symbolize attitudes

(reveal one’s posture towards others and life)• Are actions well performed

(behaviours in which thought and feelings and attitudes find a unified expression)

“The Abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with demands and challenges of everyday life.”

- World Health Organisation (WHO)

A behaviour change or behaviour development approach designed to address a balance of three areas :• Knowledge• Attitude• Skills-United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Life Skills area essentially those abilities that help promote mental well being and competence in young people as they face the realities of life.

In short….

Life Skills empower young people to take positive action to protect themselves and promote health and positive social relationships.

It is easier to change our self and our life by changing behaviour and thoughts than trying to change emotions…….

• Has doing something (reading walking, talking to friends etc) ever had a positive effect on your mood?

• What was the situation ?• What was the effect?

Think of few examples and write them down.

NOT therapy

NOT counselling

Life Skills are problem –solving behaviours that are meant to be used appropriately and responsibly in the management of personal affairs.

Finally……..

Life Skills coaching is often used to improve performance in a specific area.

A Life Skill increases proficiency of living; Life Skills make a difference in quality of life.

APPLICATIONS OF LIFE SKILLS

• Consumer education, • Environmental education, • Peace education, • Education for development, • Livelihood and income generation, etc

WITH LIFE SKILLS ONE IS ABLE TO :

• Explore alternatives, • Weigh pros and cons, and• Make rational decisions in solving each

problem, or issue as it arises. It also entails being able to establish productive interpersonal relationships with others

CORE LIFE SKILLS STRATEGIES

UNICEF, UNESCO and WHO list ten(10) core life skills strategies:

• Communication skill,• Problem solving, • Critical thinking,• Creative thinking,• Decision-making, • Interpersonal relationship skills, • Self-awareness building skills,• Empathy, • Coping with stress, and • Coping with emotions

COMMUNICATION SKILL

• Includes verbal non-verbal communication

• Active listening• The ability to express feelings• Give feedback• Presentation skills• Public speaking skills• Negotiation and refusal skills• Assertiveness skills to manage

conflicts, etc

PROBLEM SOLVING

Helps us to deal constructively with the problems in our lives

DECISION MAKING

Following constructively with decisions about our lives.

CREATIVE THINKING

Contributes to both decision-making and problem solving by enabling us to explore alternatives and the consequences of our action or non- action.

Creative thinking is simply finding new, improved ways to do anything

How to strengthen creative thinking ability?

Believe it can be doneHere is a basic truth: To do anything, we must first believe it can be done. Believing something can be done sets the mind in motion to find a way to do

“When you believe something is impossible, your mind goes to work for you to prove why. But, when you believe, really believe, something can be done, your mind goes to work for you and help to find the ways to do it.”

CRITICAL THINKING

The ability to analyze information and experiences in an objective manner.

“Creative thinking is generally considered to be involved with the creation or generation of ideas, processes, experiences or objects,where as Critical thinking is concerned with their evaluation.”

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

Are social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people

Helps us to relate in positive ways with people that we interact with.

SELF AWARENESS

• Recognition of ourselves• Of our character• Of our strength and weaknesses• Desires and Dislikes

WHO AM I ?

Self-awareness

Self-management

Self-esteemSelf-

confidence

Better Self-awareness leads to better self-management

STRESS MANAGEMENT

About recognising our life stressors and the sources of these in our lives, then we can choose to act in a way that controls our stress levels.

EMOTIONS

Recognising our emotions and those of others, being aware of how emotions influence behaviour and being able to respond to emotions appropriately.

EMPATHY

The ability to think what life is for another person, even in a situation that you may not be familiar with.

The ability to "put oneself into another's shoes“.

DO YOU REMEMBER THIS?

DO YOU REMEMBER NOW?

KEVIN CARTER

PULITZER PRIZE 1994 DURING SUDAN FAMINE

That picture depicts a child crawling towards a UN food camp located a kilometer away

The vulture is waiting for the child to die so that it can eat it

IT DOESN’T END HERE…

No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer Kevin Carter who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken

Three months later Kevin Carter committed a suicide due to depression

IT DOESN’T END HERE ALSO… KEVIN’S DIARY-1

Dear God,I promise I will never waste my food no matter how bad it can taste and how full I may be. I pray that He will protect this little boy, guide and deliver him away from his misery. I pray that we will be more sensitive towards the world around us and not be blinded by our own selfish nature and interests.

IT DOESN’T END HERE ALSO… KEVIN’S DIARY-1

I hope this picture will always serve as a reminder to us that how fortunate we are and that we must never ever take things for granted.Let's make a prayer and think & look at this when you complain about your food and the food we wasted daily.

MAKE YOUR PROMISE TODAY "I WILL NEVER WASTE MY FOOD"

QUESTIONS???????

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!