"Knowledge or understanding of oneself, one's character, abilities, motives, etc." (Oxford Languages).

On this page, you will find episodes of Podcasts, TED Talks and Wellbeing Gym Activities.

This kit is a simple and replicable guide that will allow you as an employee, mentor, or tutor, in particular, to implement key activities that support the wellbeing of our students.

The effective use of these monthly kits will not only allow students to have access to relevant information but will also contribute to the well-being of our employees.

During the month of October, we will be working on self-awareness in the context of Mental Health Month.

In this section, you will find resources with question guides and activities that you can do with your mentees to work on during this month. If you would like to refer them to this site, please share with them the mirror page, tqueremos.tec.mx/en/values/selfawareness as these guides are just for you.

We hope it helps and thank you for your work!

TED Talk

Increase your self-awareness with one simple fix

Objective: To reflect on the processes of self-knowledge, its meaning, its function in your life, how to work on it, and its benefits.

Duration: 17 minutes

Before watching the talk, reflect:

Do you consider that you know yourself?
In what ways have you learned to know who you are?

After watching Tasha Eurich's talk, reflect:

What would you like to change within your process of self-knowledge?
What questions could you ask yourself right now that would lead you to a better process of self-knowledge? Can you ask yourself at least 3?
How do you think questioning yourself differently affects your relationship with yourself and the people around you?

Podcast

Naked Psychology: Self-knowledge for Transformation (This podcast is in spanish)

Objective: To reflect on the role of self-knowledge in the way we visualize our life, mental health, and relationship with the world around us.

Duration: 30 minutes

After listening to the episode, reflect:

Lack of self-knowledge can leave you feeling empty, have you felt this way, have you taken action on it?
According to Marina Mammoliti, you can ask yourself the following questions to identify how you are doing on the path of self-knowledge:
Can you describe yourself to others? Do you identify what you like to do? Do you understand your emotions? Do you repeat patterns?
Have you started on a path to self-knowledge? Would you like to start? How?

Wellbeing Gym Activities

S2 - I identify with...

Objective: To teach the student a simple way to start conversations and reflect on how simple it can be and at the same time create a valuable dialogue.

Description: Different random images will be placed on the tables (of characters, food, buildings, cities, games, sports, and flowers, among others). Each student will have to choose an image with which he/she identifies and comment as a group about why they chose this image. The purpose of the activity is for students to begin to talk to each other and create a safe environment where it is easier to share personal topics that are difficult to do on a day-to-day basis.

Note: In the annexes section, you will find the link to consult and print the images according to the campus preference.

Closing: The closing of this activity encourages reflection on respect for the opinions of others, and the affinity that can be reached after engaging in a spontaneous conversation.

SP4 - Self Reflect

Objective: To increase and encourage reflective thinking and introspection of the student through questioning.

Description: The student will be asked to perform an introspection exercise by which he/she evaluates how they are doing in different aspects of their life. Below are a series of questions that the student will ask themselves, selecting at least 5 questions per category. You may write down the answers if you wish

Questions to initiate reflection:

1. am I using my time wisely?

2. Am I taking anything for granted?

3. Do I wake up ready to start the day? 4.

4. Do I go to sleep thinking about negative things?

5. Am I true to myself and my ideals or beliefs?

6. Do I put enough effort into my interpersonal relationships (family, friends, partner, etc.)?

7. Do I take care of my mental and physical health?

8. Am I letting things that are out of my control stress me out?

Am I meeting the goals that I set for myself?

Questions to get to know myself better:

1. does it matter what others think of me?

2. Am I holding on to something that I should let go?

3. What worries me most about the future? Of that, what is in my control?

4. What am I afraid of?

5. What matters most to me in life?

6. When was the last time I stepped out of my comfort zone?

7. What do I need to change about myself?

8. Is it worse to fail or never to have tried?

9. Who am I?

Closing: Researchers have shown that we have more than 50,000 thoughts a day, more than half of which are negative and 90% of which are repetitions of the previous day (Wood in Ackerman, 2021). Therefore, performing introspection exercises can be an excellent way to improve a student's well-being by making them aware of elements that they may not question in everyday life. Specifically, questions are oriented towards a "what", as they encourage curiosity, in contrast to those seeking a "why", which may emphasize our limitations or bring negative emotions (Ackerman, 2021).