Self-Management

Self-Management:

 The ability to successfully regulate one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in a variety of situations; the ability to control impulses, manage stress, adapt, change one’s mindset, demonstrate self-control, make wise input choices, use time and resources wisely, and motivate oneself; the ability to set, monitor, and work toward personal and academic goals while anticipating and persevering through setbacks (grit); the ability to tolerate failure and learn from mistakes; the ability to resolve personal weaknesses and capitalize on strengths; the ability to meet one’s social, emotional, mental, and physical needs through positive and effective means; the ability to demonstrate a strong sense of self-efficacy; the ability to base decisions on moral and ethical considerations; and the ability to positively manage one’s character.

INDICATORS
1. Demonstrate the ability to deal with one’s emotions constructively
2. Demonstrate the ability to regulate one’s thoughts and behaviors, including the ability to:
  • Motivate oneself
  • Adapt
  • Demonstrate effective time and resource management
  • Change one’s mindset
  • Demonstrate self-control, including delaying gratification, controlling impulses, and focusing attention
  • Effectively manage distress and eustress
  • Make wise input (media, peers, etc.) choices through metacognition and assertive behavior
  • Make behavioral adjustments in real time based on how a situation is unfolding
3. Demonstrate the ability to meet one’s social, emotional, mental, and physical needs through positive and effective means, including the ability to:
  • Advocate for oneself
  • Utilize a variety of external supports to meet a need or address a challenge
  • Implement and carry out a plan
4. Demonstrate a strong sense of self-efficacy
5. Demonstrate the ability to resolve personal weaknesses and capitalize on strengths
6. Demonstrate the ability to set, monitor, and work toward personal social, emotional, physical, and academic goals while anticipating and persevering through setbacks (grit)
7. Demonstrate the ability to tolerate failure and learn from mistakes
8. Demonstrate the ability to base decisions on moral and ethical considerations
9. Demonstrate the ability to positively manage one’s character, including:
  • Defining character comprehensively to include thinking, feeling, and doing1
  • Recognizing a set of core ethical values and performance principles as a foundation of good character such as:
    • Justice/Fairness
    • Self-Control/Temperance
    • Prudence
    • Courage
    • Persistence
    • Wisdom
    • Magnificence/Noble
    • Magnanimity/Generous
    • Love/Care
    • Hope
    • Humility
    • Respect
    • Mercy/Forgiveness
    • Loyalty
    • Liberty
    • Integrity/Honesty
    • Responsibility
    • Gratitude
    • Curiosity
    • Creativity
    • Transcendence/Spirituality
    • Citizenship/Teamwork3
     Ethical Values vs. Performance Principles:
     Ethical Values: honesty, caring, respect, etc.--or how people interact ethically
     Performance Principles: perseverance, creativity, responsibility, etc.--or how people accomplish their personal goals4



1 “Self Management” from CASEL Core SEL Competencies found at https://casel.org/core-competencies/
2 “11 Principles of Effective Character.” Character.org. https://www.character.org/character/
3 Brown, Phillip M. and Wangaard, David B. (2017). Identifying Core Ethical Values to Build Your School of Character. Retrieved from
Ihttps://www.ethicsed.org/uploads/8/9/6/8/89681855/cev_ppt_slides__2017_final_.pdf
4 Brown, Phillip M. and Wangaard, David B. (2017). Identifying Core Ethical Values to Build Your School of Character. Retrieved from

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