Abstract
The objective of this lesson are to identify your own unique personality traits, to accept both compliments and criticism from others in a positive way, to choose one trait to work toward improving and develop a specific plan for improvement, to recognize that you must take risks in order to grow and develop, and to learn to value yourself. This document is FCS9090, one of a series of the Family Youth and Community Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. EDIS publication date May 2006. Reviewed July 2009.
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