Self Managementfor

Self Development

OROR

BECOME A LEADER OF YOUR OWN LIFE

Whatever you doWhatever you doDo itDo it

With your With your Whole Heart and SoulWhole Heart and Soul

andandRemember to improve itRemember to improve it

Continuously.Continuously.

Begin doing it smilinglyBegin doing it smilingly

L = E L = E L – E = 0 L – E = 0

LEARN TO EXCEL IN LIFELEARN TO EXCEL IN LIFETHE SECRET OF EXCELLENCE LIES IN LEARNING

S S = = SELFSELFM M = = MOTIVATEDMOTIVATEDI I = = INITIATIVE INITIATIVE ((TOTO))

L L = = LEARN LEARN ((ANDAND))

E E = = EXCELEXCEL

QUALITY IS IMPLIED.QUALITY IS IMPLIED.NEVER COMPROMISE ON QUALITY.NEVER COMPROMISE ON QUALITY.

DELIVER MORE THAN DELIVER MORE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE PROMISED.WHAT YOU HAVE PROMISED.

PROVE YOURPROVE YOUR INDISPENSABILITY.INDISPENSABILITY.

GET INSPIREDGET INSPIRED

WHO ARE YOUR ROLE MODELS ?WHO ARE YOUR ROLE MODELS ?

L I S T E N

L I K E

L E A D

L I G H T

L O V E

L I V E

L E A R N

LEARN TO

L E A R N

L A U G H

STRENGTH IS LIFESTRENGTH IS LIFEWEAKNESS IS DEATHWEAKNESS IS DEATH

~ Swami Vivekananda~ Swami Vivekananda

Knowledge and SkillsKnowledge and Skills

Must have Basic KnowledgeMust have Basic Knowledge

Must be quite strong in BasicsMust be quite strong in Basics

Must be aware of current advancesMust be aware of current advances

Must be aware of self limitationsMust be aware of self limitations

Must be able to apply what is knownMust be able to apply what is known

Must be able to learn quickly Must be able to learn quickly

Must have the interest to learnMust have the interest to learn

Must have commitment to learnMust have commitment to learn

Must be pro-active in learningMust be pro-active in learning

Presentation SkillsPresentation Skills

Self confidence for presentationSelf confidence for presentation

Prepare and practice for presentationsPrepare and practice for presentations

Must know how to organize a presentationMust know how to organize a presentation

Knowledge driven presentationsKnowledge driven presentations

General AppearanceGeneral Appearance

Neat appearance

Good healthy maintenance of one’s body

Must avoid body odours

Must dress as required by the environment (office, customer place, etc)

Must dress as required by an occasion

Soft SkillsSoft SkillsCommunication Skills (English and local languages, Communication Skills (English and local languages, effective speaking ability)effective speaking ability)

Writing skills (reports and letters)Writing skills (reports and letters)

General AppearanceGeneral Appearance

Body LanguageBody Language

Customer InterfaceCustomer Interface

Interface with management and superiorsInterface with management and superiors

Interface with peers and othersInterface with peers and others

Interface with administratorsInterface with administrators

Travel and customs related informationTravel and customs related information

Inter Personal BehaviorInter Personal Behavior

Must be friendly with everybody : customers, Must be friendly with everybody : customers, colleagues, superiors, juniors colleagues, superiors, juniors

Must not be an introvertMust not be an introvert

Must not be interfering in others’ jobsMust not be interfering in others’ jobs

Must not hurt others’ feelingsMust not hurt others’ feelings

Must not allow friendship or other relationships to Must not allow friendship or other relationships to affect workaffect work

Must appear confident while speakingMust appear confident while speaking

to people to people

Good body languageGood body language

Good Habits (desirable)Good Habits (desirable)

Good Food HabitsGood Food Habits

Keep Physically fit (exercise)Keep Physically fit (exercise)

Meditation (prayers)Meditation (prayers)

Smoking / drinking affects workSmoking / drinking affects work

Proper sleeping habits ensure success at workProper sleeping habits ensure success at work

MinimumMinimum : don’t let your habits : don’t let your habits

affect your work or healthaffect your work or health

Team WorkTeam Work

Ability to work in a teamAbility to work in a teamShare knowledge within the teamShare knowledge within the teamWillingness to learn from othersWillingness to learn from othersWillingness to adopt any roleWillingness to adopt any role

as required in a teamas required in a teamWillingness to help weak members of a Willingness to help weak members of a teamteamWillingness to learn from stronger Willingness to learn from stronger membersmembers

of a teamof a teamMust be an active participant in team’s Must be an active participant in team’s

operationsoperationsMust be able to interface with other Must be able to interface with other teamsteams

for information / work sharingfor information / work sharing

Leadership QualitiesLeadership QualitiesAbility to take on responsibilitiesAbility to take on responsibilities

Ability to put in extra work to help othersAbility to put in extra work to help others

Ability to teach and develop second lineAbility to teach and develop second line

Willingness to share knowledge with team Willingness to share knowledge with team membersmembers

Must know the goals and responsibilities of the Must know the goals and responsibilities of the team and ensure achievement of goals team and ensure achievement of goals

Make everybody in the team participateMake everybody in the team participate

Assign responsibilities to team membersAssign responsibilities to team members

Lead in time of troubleLead in time of trouble

Accept responsibility for failuresAccept responsibility for failures

DisciplineDiscipline

Discipline must be present in everything we do : Discipline must be present in everything we do : work, documentation, behavior, following work, documentation, behavior, following rules of the company and teamrules of the company and team

Reporting responsibilitiesReporting responsibilities

Discipline must be shown at all work places : Discipline must be shown at all work places : office, customer premises, etc.office, customer premises, etc.

Flexibility Flexibility

For working late hoursFor working late hours

For working on holidaysFor working on holidays

For working at homeFor working at home

For working on different technologies For working on different technologies

For working with different teamsFor working with different teams

For working with very difficult For working with very difficult customerscustomers

Mid-time Review Mid-time Review

Focus on Knowledge, Deployment of Knowledge for Focus on Knowledge, Deployment of Knowledge for problem solving, commitment, hard work, problem solving, commitment, hard work,

discipline, team work, leadership qualities, discipline, team work, leadership qualities, documentation, soft skills, flexibilitydocumentation, soft skills, flexibility

Always strive to surpass expectationsAlways strive to surpass expectations

Self Assess and correct at regular intervalsSelf Assess and correct at regular intervals

Ask questions about yourself to peers and superiors Ask questions about yourself to peers and superiors to get feedback about yourself and correct if to get feedback about yourself and correct if necessarynecessary

Be a good person Be a good person

ENGAGE YOURSELFENGAGE YOURSELFFULLYFULLY

IN IN WHATEVERWHATEVER

YOU DOYOU DO

LEARN TO LIVELEARN TO LIVEIN THE PRESENTIN THE PRESENT

BECOMEBECOME ANAN ASSETASSET

NEVERNEVERBECOME ABECOME ALIABILITYLIABILITY

ANALYSIS OFANALYSIS OF REASONS FOR FAILURE,REASONS FOR FAILURE,[ WHETHER OURS OR THAT OF OTHERS] [ WHETHER OURS OR THAT OF OTHERS]

WILL REVEALWILL REVEAL SECRETS OF SUCCESS.SECRETS OF SUCCESS.

BE WILLING TOBE WILLING TO LEARN FROM FAILURES –LEARN FROM FAILURES – [ OF YOUR OWN & ALSO THAT OF OTHERS [ OF YOUR OWN & ALSO THAT OF OTHERS ]]

BE INVOLVED,BE INVOLVED,EMOTIONALLY,EMOTIONALLY,

MENTALLY &MENTALLY &SPIRITUALLY.SPIRITUALLY.

WE MUST BECOMEWE MUST BECOMEMORE CLEARMORE CLEAR

ABOUT OUR OWN ABOUT OUR OWN THOUGHTS,THOUGHTS,FEELINGS,FEELINGS,

&&ACTIONS.ACTIONS.

LEARN TO BE LEARN TO BE TOLERANT,TOLERANT,

THOUGHTFUL,THOUGHTFUL,ACCEPTING,ACCEPTING,

SELF-CONTROLLED,SELF-CONTROLLED,SUPPORTIVE,SUPPORTIVE,

SYMPATHETIC,SYMPATHETIC,&&

GENEROUS.GENEROUS.

TO DEVELOP YOURSELF,TO DEVELOP YOURSELF,YOU MUST FIRST KNOW,YOU MUST FIRST KNOW,

WHAT KNOWLEDGE,WHAT KNOWLEDGE,UNDERSTANDING,UNDERSTANDING,

SKILLSSKILLS&&

ATTITUDESATTITUDESARE NECESSARY.ARE NECESSARY.

INTROSPECTINTROSPECT..

OBSERVE YOURSELFOBSERVE YOURSELFCAREFULLY,CAREFULLY,

““HOW YOUHOW YOU THINK, THINK,

FEELFEEL&&

ACT ?”ACT ?”

BE POSITIVEBE POSITIVE

TRY TRY NOTNOT TO BE TO BE A PERSON OF SUCCESS,A PERSON OF SUCCESS,

BUT RATHER BUT RATHER

A PERSON OF VALUES.A PERSON OF VALUES.

BE READING.BE READING.BE RELATING.BE RELATING.

BE REFLECTING.BE REFLECTING.BE REVIEWING.BE REVIEWING.BE RADIATING.BE RADIATING.

WHEN YOU WHEN YOU CHANGECHANGE YOUR YOUR THINKINGTHINKING

YOU CHANGE YOURYOU CHANGE YOUR BELIEFSBELIEFS – – EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS – –

ATTITUDEATTITUDE – – BEHAVIOURBEHAVIOUR – –

PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE – –

OUR ATTITUDES CONTROL OUR LIVES.

YourYour A T T I T U D EA T T I T U D E

determines yourdetermines your ALTITUDE.ALTITUDE.

ATTITUDES ARE

A SECRET POWERA SECRET POWERWORKING 24 HOURS A DAY,

FOR GOOD OR BAD.

WE MUST LEARN TO HARNESS HARNESS

THIS GREAT FORCE.THIS GREAT FORCE.

Have your own Action Plan.

M.A.P. – MY ACTION PLAN

Plan your Work and Work your Plan.

ACTION POINTSACTION POINTS

1. DEVELOP DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDEA POSITIVE ATTITUDE

2. ENSURE ENSURE THE COMPANY OF THE COMPANY OF

POSITIVE PEOPLEPOSITIVE PEOPLE

3. READ GOOD BOOKS 3. READ GOOD BOOKS THAT PROVIDETHAT PROVIDE

POSITIVE MOTIVATIONPOSITIVE MOTIVATION

4. BE ACTIVE. 4. BE ACTIVE. BE PRO-ACTIVE.BE PRO-ACTIVE.

BE A SELF – STARTERBE A SELF – STARTERBECOME ACTION ORIENTEDBECOME ACTION ORIENTED

5. FEED 5. FEED YOUR MINDYOUR MIND

WITH WITH CONFIDENCE – FILLING CONFIDENCE – FILLING

THOUGHTSTHOUGHTS

6. IMPROVE 6. IMPROVE YOUR SELF-ESTEEM, YOUR SELF-ESTEEM,

SELF-IMAGE SELF-IMAGE AND THUS AND THUS

YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCEYOUR SELF-CONFIDENCEWHICH LEADS TOWHICH LEADS TO

SELF – DEVELOPMENT &SELF – DEVELOPMENT &ALL ROUND DEVELOPMENTALL ROUND DEVELOPMENT

7. PRACTICE 7. PRACTICE THE HABIT OF THE HABIT OF

LIVING IN THE PRESENTLIVING IN THE PRESENT

[AVOID PROCRASTINATION][AVOID PROCRASTINATION]

LEARN TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLSLEARN TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS

8. MODEL YOURSELF 8. MODEL YOURSELF AFTER AFTER

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLESUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ~ DO NOT IGNORE THE LESSONS TO BE ~ DO NOT IGNORE THE LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FROM THE FAILURE STORIES LEARNT FROM THE FAILURE STORIES

9. SET YOUR9. SET YOUR S.M.A.R.T. GOALSS.M.A.R.T. GOALS

10. IMPLEMENT, 10. IMPLEMENT, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVISE, REVISE,

REPLAN, &REPLAN, &REIMPLEMENTREIMPLEMENT

11. CONQUER 11. CONQUER DOUBT,DOUBT, FEAR, FEAR, & & ANXIETY.ANXIETY.

AND ALSOAND ALSO

CONTROL CONTROL

YOURYOUR ANGERANGER

EXERCISE &EXERCISE & MEDITATEMEDITATE

TOTO KEEP GOING &KEEP GOING &

GGRROOWWIINNGG……

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