General Wisdom:
Maturity:
- Ability to control anger
- Settle differences amicably
- Patience, willingness to give up immediate pleasure in favor of future gains.
- Perseverance and work in odds
- Capacity to face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort, defeat without complaint.
- Humility
- Make decisions and stand by it
- Keeping one’s head high in crisis.
- Art of living in peace with oneself
- Courage to change hat should be changed and wisdom to know the difference between what can’t be changed.
Will power:
- To strengthen willpower selects a small project than a big one
Ex- ‘This week I am going to write an essay’.
’This evening I am going to finish the book’.
First case you are likely to accomplish, second case you are not. - Put yourself in reasonable task always.
- Don’t escape time. Feel every bit of it with positive action that is core and crux of discipline.
Winner Vs Loser
- Loser resists change, winners dares to be different
- Loser is bounded by self imposed boundaries, winner is motivated by self determined goals
- Loser believes the worst, winner expects the best.
- Loser has a convenient excuse, winner has a compelling purpose.
- Change:
- When you change your thinking, you change your beliefs
- When you change your beliefs, you change your expectations
- When you change your expectations, you change your attitude
- When you change your attitude, you change your behavior
- When you change your behavior, you change your performance
- When you change your performance, you change your life!
- BEST:
- The best KING is THINKING
- The best CARE is NATURECARE
- The best ISM is PATRIOTISM
- The best FARE is WELFARE
- The best EXISTENCE is CO-EXISTENCE
- The best WEALTH is HEALTH
- The best CULTURE is AGRICULTURE
- The best CITY is SIMPLICITY
- The best SHIP is FRIENDSHIP
- The best DAY is TODAY.
Famous Excuses:
- We don’t have facilities in
. [Sir C V Raman, 1930, Nobel Prize winner]India - What will people think? [P T Usha at 34 won 98 Asiad]
- I don’t have a degree from good institute. [Bill Gates- A school dropout]
- The society pushes us down. [K R Narayanan- 1st Dalit President]
- I can’t speak good English. [Madhu Spare- Miss Unverse]
- I don’t have money. [Dhirubhai Ambani started an empire without money]
Metal strength:
- Grit
- The quality of courage and endurance. Continue keep going.
- Perseverance
- Never give up
- Ability to stand apart
- Stick to your beliefs
- No shortcut
- There is no easy way out.
- Looking at means not ends
- Sincere efforts ensure results
- Doing the right thing
- Never blame or find excuses. Do what you think is right.
- Hard work
- Success is never a matter of chance. It has to be planned and executed well.
A good leader:
- Good narrator
- Good listener
- Good supporter
- Grabs opportunities
- Sense of humor
- Encourages
- Influences
- Gentleman
- Plans
- Judicious
- Smart
- Presence of mind
Success:
- The father of success is WORK
- The mother of success is AMBITION
- Eldest son is COMMONSENSE
- Other sons are PERSEVERANCE, HONESTY, ENTHUSIASM, COOPERATION AND THOROUGHNESS
- Eldest daughter is CHARACTER
- Other daughters are CHERFULNESS, CARE, LOYALTY, COURTSEY, ECONOMY, SINCERITY AND HARMONY
- Baby of the family is OPPURTUNITY
- The wife of success is LUCK!
Successful leader:
- Right attitude
- He loves than hates
- He thinks of others welfare before him.
- Hopes good, optimistic and constructive approach.
- Credible
- Trustworthy; He should be felt, believed by others, confineable.
- Set an example
- Lead from the front by setting an example.
- Plan well
- Set a goal to be reached. Plan should be practical and in perspective.
- Clarity and clearness
- Should pursue commonly accepted goals
- Communications
- If communications are distorted then end results will be chaos. So organize and steer through effective communications.
- Well organized in thought and actions
- Think precise, act timely and wisely not in haphazard.
- Positive thinking
- Thoughts must be objective, constructive, hopeful, and pleasant in terms of healthy growth. Visualize future as bright and beautiful.
- A sense of participation
- Create sense of participation in all ranks working. Feel them; they are part of a great organization. Make them working WITH the leader and not FOR.
- Motherly care
- Infuse confidence in people. Be confide able to them in each problem.
- Accessible
- Must be available, accessible for anyone for any need. It gives confidence to them a faith in their leader. Personal or impersonal.
- Sense of humor
- To diffuse tension to look into brighter side of a problem
- Should delegate responsibility
- Have faith in your subordinates. Delegate responsibility and duty and watch them do well.
· Ten commandments:
o People like to help others. Ask for their opinion and assistance.
I hate asking for help. So this rule is ruled out for me.
o People like to feel important. Pay attention.
I generally employ this trick to get along with guys!
o People like to feel needed. Acknowledge their contribution.
One can employ this trick with any women to get guaranteed results!
o People like to be encouraged. Motivate them.
Very true. I believe in it and practice.
o People like to be heard. Be a good listener.
Tried and tested formula to get along with people. Just listen and don’t interrupt.
o People like clarity. Be short, specific and simple.
Forget all jargons, hi-fi fundas… Simple and short is sexy.
o People like word of praise. Pat them when they deserve.
o People like to avoid embarrassment. Don’t openly criticize.
Conversely, I use this trick to get back at my enemies!!
o People like to choose, offer alternatives whenever possible.
Good wisdom for marketers.
· Qualities people like in a person:
o Good Academics
o General awareness
o Receptivity and reasoning ability
o Power of communication
o Friendly and cooperative
o Responsible
o Hardworking
o Ability to work in adverse conditions and adaptability
o Bold and daring
o Raise voice against injustice
o Humane
o Sincerity
o Patriotism
· Three types of persons:
o Some make a thing happen
o Some watch a thing happen
o Some wonder what happened.
· Watch out:
o Watch your thoughts they become your words
o Watch your words they become your actions
o Watch your actions they become your hobbies
o Watch your hobbies they become your character
o Watch your character they become your destiny
· Three greats:
o Three things to be- PURE, JUST, HONEST
o Three things to govern- TEMPER, TONGUE, CONDUCT
o Three things to have- COURAGE, AFFECTION, GENTLENESS
o Three things to love- WISE, VIRTUE, INNOCENT
o Three things to appreciate- THRIFT, INDUSTRY, PROMPTNESS
o Three things to avoid- CRUELTY, ARROGANCE, IN-GRATITUDE
o Three things to attain- GOODNESS OF HEART, INTEGRITY, CHEERFULNESS.