Self-management tools to ensure a happier life....

Managing the self is the ultimate challenge of any professional or personal life. The basic challenges are to stay young, mental peace and satisfaction , keeping fit, maintaining personal integrity, having time for prayer, serving others in some way as a means of serving GOD,  and a balanced interaction with people around us. Let us consider the topics one by one..

STAYING YOUNG IN BOTH BODY AND MIND....

The real secret lies in training our minds for higher thinking...

Positive thought patterns develoop positive responses in our nervous system and hence we should network with dynamic and progressive positive thinkers only...

To be involved in continous updation of knowledge, skills, and information....

To keep learning from practical life as well as from academic attachments....

Total regularity in taking physical exercise for fitness...

Being engaged in our hobbies that would give us pure pleasure....

MENTAL PEACE AND SATISFACTION..

It can only come from the good work that we do with honesty and devotion...
Real pleasure and satisfaction come from a special feeling of the inner self for creative and innovative contribution for the happiness of others....

DAILY PRAYER..
It simply cleanses our mind taht is entangled in many of the mortal sins and desires. God's blessings only can remove dirts from our greedy minds...

FITNESS...
Exercise and diet are the main components, but we should remember that mental state greatly influences the body functioning and hence yoga and mediattion are a must for real fitness and energetic existence.....

NETWORKING WITH PEOPLE...

It is always better to be choosy about mixing with people...
It is bad to talk too much in any situation....
We should master the art of saying NO to bad people around us...
Interaction with bad people generates a lot of stress in body and mind, and hence always risky at the personal level...

True Happiness...

True happiness lies in selfless giving only

Qualities of the Good managers as observed in my life...

During my tenure with GAIL(A Govt. of India U/T) I have interacted with some good managers. I learnt that 'self-discipline'  is a common quality among all good managers.

Another biggest aspect is the best of communication skills.

 Some of the most impressive features  are their physical fitness, mental alertness  and power of observation of human behaviors......

One more common characteristic is the ability of taking stress and the capability of handling crisis.

Even without doing MBAs we can be good managers, if we understand the dynamics of human behaviors including universal rules for motivation,  understanding of differences in personalities, attitudes, aspirations etc......


The first and foremost thing in evolving as a good manager is attainment of higher levels of ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM to work for cause/mission/objecitves....
Till we understand that WORK GIVES PLEASURE, SATISFACTION, HAPPINESS AND  PEACE,  we can never be good managers in our whole life....

If we enjoy our work, we are really blessed with the real happiness of living a life....

All other forms of enjoyment give us only temporary pleasure or relaxation, except the eternal pleasure of DOING OUR WORK AND ENJOYING IT AT THE SAME TIME.....

THIS ABOVE DISCOVERY TOOK 48 YEARS OF MY LIFE ....I STILL BELIEVE THAT THOUGH IT IS LATE THE SAME COULD BE ENJOYED FROM TODAY ONWARDS....

Here possibly lies the meaning of life, as revealed to me through the holy blessings of GOD...


So let us all try to realize the meaning of 'WORK IS WORKSHOP'  in our own different ways and May God bless us all.....

Leadership challenges in teaching profession...

A teacher needs to be a good leader for all situations for all times....

Leadership in teaching  should have some of the fundamental components:
A teacher
1.  should remember that sincerity and dedication are the main building blocks for imparting education

2. should take care both academic and human developmental processes...

3. should act selflessly and impartially

4. should be a self-disciplined person...

5. should encourage excellence in all his/her interactions

6. should be straight-forward and honest.....

7. should set living examples before the young learners  for good habits

8. should continuously improve his/her personality traits so  that others receive inspiration...

9. should always remember that PSD(PUNCTUALITY-SINCERITY-DEDICATION)  has no alternative in the  professional world........

Personal Excellence is the key to a happier life....

Possibly, We shall be blessed with a happier life, if we continuously try to improve ourselves on many fronts....such as ....

ACTIONS REQUIRED:

• REGULAR PHYSICAL EXERCISE INCLUDING YOGA & MEDITATION
• BEING INVOLVED IN SOME KIND OF CREATIVE ACTIVITY
• IMPROVING OUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS EVERYDAY....
• HAVING RESPECT FOR OTHERS
• HAVING CONTROL ON ANGER IN ALL POSSIBLE MANNERS...
• self-discipline first for influencing others......
• being humble and simple in approach...
• Mastering the art of decision-making
• Mastering the art of negotiating
• Having patience
• Being relaxed and natural....
• Being pleasant and cheerful
• Making proper use of time and energy....
• Not to participate in gossip, loose-talks
• Not to waste time and money
• Having time to pray...
• Attaining near perfection through hard work and practice only

Managerial responsibilities are not so easy to be dealt with...

When we are assigned with managerial job, we should take care of some of the following aspects of our actions:

1. We should have enough patience  in all situations...though it is really difficult to maintain cool all the time

2. Must assume that human beings are complex phenomenon in any work-place situation...

3. We should try to build an atmosphere of trust, and understanding with one and all

4. We should always try to be honest, impartial and transparent.....

5. Hard work and determination have no alternative in any venture..

6. Slowly but steadily we should make a habit of seeing the finer details of the jobs we need to perform....

7. We are supposed to deliver quality and we should not be negligent of our duties.....

8. We should possess great listening skills, to understand human behaviors in depth....

9. We should try to be pleasant and cheerful most of our times....we need to be fit all the time..