PE Health Notes Session 2

Body Language
Voice goes higher
Hand signals/movements
Standing up
Mouth
Shoulders bac/over
!hest out
"urned a#ay body position
Sel$ !on$idence
%hen you see someone #ho is standing #ith their hands behind their bac& they can
probably be identi$ied as $eeling con$ident'
"hey may be $eeling con$ident because they are a con$ident person or because they
thin they can handle the current situation'
Maybe the people that they are standing #ith are taling about some topic that they
are deeply into& $or e(ample& taling about soccer #hen they play and $ollo# #orld
soccer'
Having arms crossed can also mean a negative body position& and having hands in
pocets can mean nervous or not sel$ con$ident'
Sel$)con$idence can decrease #hen people are bullied& putting do#n or getting put
do#n& being nervous& $ailing at something or due to re*ection or an accident'
Body language $or Sel$)!on$idence+
, con$ident person generally stands upright'
"hey stand #ith both legs $irmly planted on the ground and rarely cross them'
"hey #al #ith #ide steps because they are not a$raid to encounter ne#
situations' "his may sound $ar $rom logic& but it-s ho# the subconscious mind
thins'
"he person doesn-t panic #hen they mae a mistae because they no# that
maing mistaes is part o$ the human nature'
Sel$)con$idence is the belie$ that you can handle any situation correctly' .t is no#ing
that you don-t lac any necessary sills in order to success$ully complete a tas' E'g'
the tas could vary $rom a social activity lie being able to approach someone you
don-t no#& to presenting an assignment in class'
%here does sel$)con$idence come $rom/
.t is learned& never inherited'
.t is not general0 you have di$$erent con$idence levels $or di$$erent activities'
.t is not constant0 it may change $rom better to #orse depending on events in
your li$e'
.t may be independent o$ e(ternal $actors& lie being rich or having someone
love you bac'
%hat can . do to build my Sel$)!on$idence/
"hrough the total elimination o$ dependency upon others- *udgment'
Not no#ing your o#n abilities #ill mae you more dependent on opinions o$
others'
1ther people may label you' .$ you don-t no# yoursel$ then you may
#elcome these *udgments 2being a $ollo#er or a leader3'
.s it rude to disregard other-s opinion about you/
.n reality you may no# yoursel$ better than anyone else' Most people have someone
#ho is *ealous o$ them or *ust dislies them $or one reason or another' "here$ore& they
#ill put you do#n to mae themselves loo better' 4ou can only depend on yoursel$
on sel$)*udgment'
Ho# to improve sel$)con$idence'
"he better you no# yoursel$& the better choices you mae'
Sometimes people only see you #eanesses'
.$ you #ant to be truly happy #ith yoursel$& you have to stay true to #hat
you-re good at'
Strengths'
!on$idence
.magination
5uic thining
6riendly
1ptimist
E(pressive
6le(ible
Sel$)motivation
%eanesses
!an be distracted easily 2$ocusing3