MULTIPLE INTELIGENCE (Intrapersonal)

Understand oneself; Engage in self-reflection & metacognition; Capacity to be self-aware and in tune with inner feelings, values, beliefs and thinking processes

• Having an understanding of yourself, of knowing who you are, what you can do, what you want to do, how you react to things, which things to avoid, and which things to gravitate toward
• We are drawn to people who have a good understanding of themselves because those people tend not to screw up.  They tend to know what they can do, what they can’t do, and they tend to know where to go if they need help
• The knowing which comes from introspection, self-reflection, and raising questions about life’s meaning and purpose

At the heart of this intelligence are our human self-reflective abilities by which we can step outside of ourselves and think about our own lives.  This is the introspective intelligence.  It involves our uniquely human propensity to want to know the meaning, purpose , and significance life.  It involves our awareness of the inner world of the self, emotions, values, beliefs, and our various quests for genuine spirituality.
If this intelligence is one of your strong points, you may like to work alone and sometimes you may shy away for others.  You are probably self-reflective n self-aware, and thus you tend to be in tune with your inner feelings, values, beliefs, and thinking processes.  You are frequently a bearer of creative wisdom and insight, you are highly intuitive, and you are inwardly motivated rather than needing external rewards to keep you going.  You are often strong willed, self-confident, and have definite, well=though-out opinions on almost any issue.  Other people will often come to you for advice and counsel.
Careers:Therapists, psychologists, human potential researchers, philosophers, religious leaders (pastors and priests), social workers, mediation guides, counselors, self-help advisors, cognitive pattern researchers, mental health professionals
BENEFITS of developing Self Smarts include:

• Clarity about your life and where you are headed
• Control of your destiny and the directions in which you want your life to move
• Improved self-confidence and self esteem
• A deeper understanding of your core values and how to make them the center of all you do
• Getting in touch with your "inner self" and learning how to trust it

Teaching Resources

• All of the above resources that might be used in reflective, individual MI activities

Basic MI Activities - Teaching Activities

• All of the above activities that might be completed through reflective individual projects

Instructional Strategies - Teaching Activities

• Decision making
• Journal writing
• Self-discovery
• Independent learning projects

Intrapersonal intelligence deals with the development and understanding of the self and using this knowledge to live well; it includes personal goals, feelings, anxieties and strengths and subsequently drawing from that awareness to guide personal behavior.  These people often enjoy working alone, sometimes even shying away from others and off quietly by themselves.  They are often strong willed, self-confident, and possess definite, well-thought-out opinions on various issues. 

• Young children can be left on their own to play happily, and may be a bit shy or stubborn.  
• Older children may keep journals or logs, express strong emotions and well developed opinions, and seem blithely unconcerned by other kids' notions of what's "in" and what's "out." 
• Adults are self-reflective and self-aware, thus they often tend to be in tune with their inner feelings, beliefs, thinking processes, and values.  They are frequent bearers of creative wisdom and insight, are highly intuitive, and are inwardly motivated rather than requiring external rewards to keep them going.

People Examples:

NEIL ARMSTRONG
HELEN  KELLER
COLUMBUS
CHARLES LINDBERGH
JOAN OF ARC
CLARA BARTON       

CLEOPATRA
LEIF  ERICSSON
SIR  EDMOND  HIlLARY