We should try hard to nurture our inner qualities and virtues...

• We should go on exploring our inner wealth and seek the elements so far unknown to ourselves
• Then, we should go on pursuing self-developmental activities
• We must stick to our plans of self-development with tenacity and determination
• We must practice speaking truth to our own selves so that there is scope of further improvement
• We should master the art of thinking systematically
• If our thoughts are systematic, actions would be more and more effective & fruitful
• We should go on improving our knowledge and skills so that we could adapt ourselves to the changing circumstances of the modern times
• The ultimate thing in life is to keep up courage and confidence in real life situations
• Without courage and confidence, nothing great can ever be achieved
• If we can instill discipline with courage and confidence, we shall definitely do miracles in life
• And through the path of love and honesty, we shall surely attain real happiness and peace in life

Professionalism matters

• Management of various complex affairs requires touch of professionalism
• Timeliness is the key factor in any matter
• Appropriate words are the most important asepcts of communication
• Jobs done is the final outcome at the end of the job
• We should do our duties with smiling face

Struggle for improving the self is a daily affair for me

• We should continuously remind ourselves that we should try to improve ourselves on latest issues in our lives
• We should acquire authentic knowledge in our specialty domains
• We should go on correcting our mistakes 
• We should review our activities and then take steps to improve the same
• We should perfect our ways of doing things
• We should have enough patience to listen to people around us
• We should acquire the ability and skills to make vital decisions in life and profession
• We should never stop learning
• We should be straight-forward
• We must be brief and concise in communicating things
• Lastly, we should do our duties with personal pleasure, interest and enthusiasm to be happy at the end of the day

Variety is the spice of life....but unity is the ultimate truth...

• Variety of people includes different attitudes, outlook, approaches, view-points, character, morality, principles, philosophies, art of living, hunger for material achievements, thirst for pleasure, products and services, technologies, marketing philosophies, advertisements,telling lies, misleading people, exerting power and authority, corruption, exploitation of human being, misuse of power and money, cowardly acts, betrayal of faith, anger,killings, ego etc. 
• Philosophy lies in the innermost mind and attitudes
• Philosophy is expressed in the form of actions
• Our actions are the reflections of our thoughts
• Purity of thoughts results into high quality actions 
• If our actions produce a feeling of happiness and satisfaction, actions are purely spiritual
• From purity of thoughts and actions, creativity and innovations are generated 
• With time, we become more and more refined and pure
• The ultimate thing to attain in life is the unconditional devotion(Bhakti) to the Lotus feet of GOD

Everyday is a new day...

• Each day brings us newer opportunities of learning & evolving as a better person
• We should therefore explore all possibilities for finding new ideas, new concepts, new oportunities & innovation
• Everyday is a new day...
• Try to build up newer attitudes for each day to enjoy your moments thoroughly
• Enjoy each moment as it comes to you
• Do not keep your brain engaged all the time, take a break and have fun too...
• Apply your brain as and when required
• Give highest attention to details of your job
• Take up ONE JOB AT A TIME & FINISH THE SAME WITH PERFECTION
• FOR EACH JOB DONE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A DELICATE FEELING OF SATISFCATION, PLEASURE & HAPPINESS
• We are meant to do everything, and we are supposed to do certain things perfectly well
• Hence we should acquire the expertise in some super-speciality domain, in which we shall deliver excellent things
• Doing work is an art and any art form is PERFECTED THROUGH PRACTICE
• LIVING & ENJOPYING A LIFE IS AN ART TOO...
• To enjoy life and work well, we should MASTER OUR SENSES....
• We should never DANCE AT THE TUNE OF OTHERS, RATHER WE SHOULD TRY HARD TO APPLY OUR BRAIN AND COMMON SENSE TO DO THINGS WELL & IF POSSIBLE PERFECTLY

Motivating the self for higher level of actions & moving forward...

• Many times, in my case, I remain motivated for a few days or hours only
• To keep up the higher motivation is really a tough task
• To remain focused and inspired, we should input from the external world
• There are infinite sources of inspiration in our surroundings, if we observe carefully
• So many people are taking extraordinary challenges of living a life
• In the so-called ordinary people , we find extraordinary fighters in daily life
• People are simply struggling to survive...
• On the other side, we see uneducated, uncivilized and uncultured people are accumulating crores of rupees by dishonest means or by cheating people systematically
• The contrast can be seen everywhere
• If we think deeply, we find the struggling individuals and  the fighters are the real source of inspiration for all of us
• There is violence and fights everywhere, because of greed for EGO,SEX,POWER,MONEY(E-S-P-M FACTORS)
• There can be no peace till the ESPM factors are controlled at the individual level
• Corruption is the root cause of most of the ills in the society
• Individuals involved in corruption should be severely punished by Law enforcing agencies
• We can find true peace and happiness through the path of love, affection, compassion, justice, respect, faith and transparency in the social and political systems

The art of living well

• ·         If we apply our brain and common sense, we can really do great things in life
• ·         We achieve less, as our efforts are less
• ·         Focus on our duties and responsibilities will keep us going well in life
• ·         Primary aim is to do well the jobs we need to do
• ·         We can be healthy , wealthy and wise, if we apply our brain power as well as practical common sense
• ·         WORK IS WORSHIP is the highest principle of living a life
• ·         We only leave behind the traces of good and ethical actions we have undertaken in our life times 

Learning to live...

• Ignoring things that is not in my hands is the best possible action for today
• Then, if possible, change things slowly, in bold steps
• I should first my potential and abilities so that I could explore various possibilities
• Most of the time, we are ignorant of our inner potentials, abilities  and skills
• We do not give our best efforts, most of the time
• Many times, it is the habit of procrastinating
• Laziness, and lethargy finally kills our inner abilities and qualities
• We should balance both quality and quantity of all kinds of physical transactions with the outer world
• If we acquire the ability to work hard, most of the talented competitors can be defeated in any field
• Most people do not have enough practice on their skills and abilities
• They are poor performers because of  their lack of practice
• PRACTICE MAKES MAN PERFECT
• WE SHOULD FINISH THE TARGETED JOBS OF THE DAY...
• WE SHOULD NOT KEEP THINGS PENDING FOR A LONG TIME
• WE SHOULD BE MASTER THE TOPICS INVOLVED WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
• We should be super-specialist in certain things
• We should have solid foundation of knowledge in our field of activities
• We should research well in our field of activities
• Research is the most important aspect of Professional Academics
• In the teaching profession, we should be good teacher, good researcher and a good leader to our students

Live and let live practices

• A self-realized person always lives with LIVE AND LET LIVE principles and practices
• To realize the self, the best methods are yoga, pranayam(special breathing exercises) and meditation
• The body is destructible, but the soul remains and takes form for fulfillment of desires
• The soul has an all-pervading nature
• Through continuous spiritual practices, mind becomes cool and calm & realizes the transitory nature of the material achievements and pleasures
• Though death is the ultimate end of person, he or she can do tremendous jobs in the service of GOD
• Nothing is absolute, except ensuring a better living for ourselves by doing least harm to others
• We can never be happy, if our lives are governed by materialistic desires and material prosperity
• At the same time we must empower ourselves so that we can live a life of self-respect and dignity
• We should be religious and pious at the very personal level
• We should live a life of love, righteousness, propriety, ethics, honesty, respect at the very personal level
• We should be at peace with ourselves first
• Generally, so-called leaders(whatever be the types of organizations)  misguide common people for satisfying their own agenda or self-interests, and people follow them foolishly
• Foolishness, ignorance, under-education, illiteracy and stupidity of the general public result into violence of various types
• Basic Needs of life are: food, energy, health-care, natural environment  & infrastructure. But fools forget them all and turn life into a living hell
• We should educate the foolish on science, humanities, and ethics and morality 

Motivation is a key factor for achieving higher success in life

• Lack of motivation is the only factor that all things of life and living
• It is not an easy task to keep myself motivated and inspired
• I am a poor achiever , as my mind keeps roaming around almost infinite number of topics
• We should try to be consistently motivated for a mission and we should not stop till the goal is achieved
• Consistency will bring us the desired results
• If the existing system is not favorable to your motivation and morale, it is best to tap your innermost energy in your heart for fulfilling the mission
• A good & successful  life is based upon the foundation-pillars of motivation, consistency, regularity and constant hard work in a set direction
• If there is nobody to motivate you, you should go for self-motivation and self-training for fulfilling your mission
• At any point of life, we should have a MISSION & A DREAM
• We should acquire the ability, skills and tenacity to achieve our goals which must be tuned to our MISSION & DREAMS
• MISSION, DREAM, MOTIVATION, CONSISTENCY AND HARD WORK are the true foundation of an ENLIGHTENED LIFE
• KEY-WORDS ARE : SELF-TALK, SELF-FOCUS, SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-TRAINING, SELF-MOTIVATION
• For MOTIVATION, WE NEED SEEK EXTERNAL HELP, WE SHOULD BE SELF-PROPELLED
• We should throw out NEGATIVITY from life, and constantly engage ourselves in creative activities
• In one or two days, we can not achieve things, but we constantly work for a purpose. mission, goal or objective for a long time, our level of achievements and success will attain greater heights

Tenacity is the ultimate quality

• If we have tenacity of purpose, we can be winners
• A fickle-minded man can never achieve anything great in life
• If we love doing our job, life will be full of pleasure
• We should pursue our with single-minded devotion
• We should acquire tenacity to finish the jobs pending at our mental desk
• For scholarly work, we need extra tenacity and determination
• Scholarly achievement takes us to an elevated level in the society

Fundamentals of happiness

• Keep life very simple
• Remove ego factors from life
• Periodical meditation in daily life
• Practice of mental renunciation on a daily life
• Extracting the positive part of the interpersonal interactions
• Strong fundamentals of the domain expertise
• Sincerity, devotion, consistency will remove many ills of the existing system
• Keeping up humility intact
• Maintaining inner simplicity
• Being straight-forward in all affairs of life
• Having clarity of concepts
• Worshiping truths , beauty and art in daily life
• Love for all
• Being comfortable with the existing self
• Faith in the self and its extraordinary abilities
• Maintaining sense of humor in social life, with self-respect and integrity
• Respect for others
• Prayer to GOD for general well-being
• Not hurting others in any manner
• Having patience to 'let go' certain extraneous things of life
• Balance in the lifestyles
• Having courage and confidence to face the challenges of the present
• Absorbing lessons from the past
• Filtering out the garbage from life
• Living in the present
• Following DO IT NOW principle
• Doing our duties with sincerity and timeliness
• Keeping commitments
• Keeping company of good and ethical persons
• Avoiding consumerism, as far as possible
• Being simple and humble in all circumstances
• Being practical
• Having strong common sense

Success & Happiness

Success depends upon:

• Hard work
• Consistency
• Dedication
• Domain knowledge
• Skills
• Interpersonal abilities & skills
• Human Capital Management
• Art of negotiation
• Tenacity
• Mental concentration

Happiness lies in

• giving
• sacrifice
• disinterestedness & detachment
• Creativity
• continuous learning
• Honesty & integrity
• open-mindedness
• Dynamism & Flexibility
• Helping others in need
• Ethical values of living
• Having least of needs and demands
• Friendliness to one and all
• Ability to withstand stresses and pressures

There is no substitute for hard work & dedication

• The more efforts we put, the better results follow in life
• The ultimate goal is to develop clarity of thinking and implementation of ideas in real life actions
• If we are consistent with our activities, the results will be visible
• Behind great achievements, there is undercurrent of hard work, consistency and determination of a person
• We should have enough patience to do big things in life
• We should try continuously to manage time well
• We should value time
• We should conserve potential energy in our body and mind
• We should transform ourselves into better persons everyday
• If we put our best efforts, there will no regret in life
• We should fill our lives with positivity  and power
• We should sincerely explore our potentials

Mind creates the barrier to self-growth & development

• Mind-action is the ultimate thing in one's life
• For implementing self-betterment programs, our mental states create the difference
• If the mind is focused on something, creation takes place automatically
• Lack of mental concentration is the real impediment to personal excellence
• To concentrate properly, we need the help of yoga, pranayam and meditation
• We can create big difference in our present lives, if we prepare ourselves mentally
• If we are happily involved in our actions, we shall derive a lot of satisfaction and pleasure
• We achieve less, as we are less confident about our abilities
• Self-confidence, honesty and courage to face challenges create tremendous difference in our lives
• We should believe in ourselves
• We should feel comfortable about ourselves
• We should love ourselves
• We should feel GOD in ourselves
• We should build up the attitudes for growing and expanding
• We should not stop learning and developing
• Life is learning and growing
• Big thinking creates big actions and achievements in life

Trying to attain excellence in certain matters

• Even if I degraded myself in certain aspects of living, I can surely 'comeback' ,if I sincerely try to eliminate my shortcomings
• I believe I can be stronger
• I believe that I can improve myself in many aspects
• I should instill discipline in my present life and get better outputs from myself
• Even at the age of 50 , I can acquire newer skills and attitudes
• I need to strengthen my tenacity and determination so that I could deliver higher quality of services to the existing system
• I should try hard to be more disciplined and systematic in all my actions
• I have seen people with ordinary caliber who did excellent things in life by virtue of their sincerity, dedication and single-minded devotion towards what they required to do
• I am not supposed many things in life, I need to do certain things with perfection
• If try to be perfect in certain matters, I shall be surely be excellent

Believe in oneself

• Progress and development are possible for anybody who has firm faith in himself or herself
• Without faith in self, we can not progress or prosper
• Situations arise when we are on the verge of losing faith, but we must develop higher level mental tenacity and determination to overcome such crisis...
• Positive thinking and tenacity of purpose will make us tougher individuals who could withstand trials and tribulations of life
• Self-training is required to prepare our minds for the battle of life
• Survival of the fittest is the law of nature
• We should go on developing positive changes in ourselves so that we grow stronger on the professional front
• We should develop the attitudes of making positive changes in ourselves
• Slight shift in attitudes can bring about larger changes in our real life actions
• Knowledge, skills and attitudes are our bread earning elements of life and hence we should have a close watch on these most vital aspects of life
• If we have firm faith in ourselves, we automatically become our own bosses
• True education prepares us for meaningful actions and progressive thinking
• True education trains our minds to be disciplined
• True education prepares our minds for critical as well as creative thinking
• A disciplined mind guides many people around us to right actions
• True education ignites our inner minds for creative and innovative actions
• Each day of living should make us better and more effective persons for the welfare of the humanity
• Without discipline, life becomes dry and meaningless
• Keeping our faiths and hopes alive is the primary goal of an integrated living

Developing and enhancing our core skills

• We should always focus on enhancing our core hard skills
• Domain skills are most important for any professional field
• We should also devote time and energy for developing soft skills
• Soft skills are basically the set of interpersonal skills along with the communicating skills that build up an environment of trust, faith and efficiency
• We should continuously convert our negative thoughts and emotions into positive ones so that we progress in all our endeavors
• Positive thinking will enhance the process of creative thinking 
• Creative thinking will keep us mentally and physically fit
• The real pleasure of living lies in creating good thoughts and effective outputs & outcomes
• We should try to engage in more and more creative activities to remain happy
• To keep up happiness in life, we should remain immersed in creative thinking and activities
• We should try to build the habit of powerful thinking
• The more powerful our thoughts are, greater will be our achievements
• Powerful thinking can transform our lives completely

Happiness lies in the mind

• Honesty is the only answer for long-term happiness
• To be happy, we should try to adopt the process of continuous learning
• We should try to go on up grading our knowledge to remain happy
• If we try to reamin engaged in productive activities, we shall be happy
• Happiness largely depends on our health and fitness
• We should mix up with happy people to remain happy
• We should seek the company of positive people...

We can be own bosses, if we try

• We should be extraordinary in our specialized domain of activities
• We should never reveal our own trade secrets of doing excellent things
• We should be able to build a unique and distinctive BRAND of ourselves
• BRAND secrets are the deepest secrets for our own interests and should not be compromised in any manner
• If we are excellent, we automatically become our own bosses
• Happiest is the man who is his own boss
• We should be self-directed, self-driven, self-propelled and proactive to be our own bosses
• We should be as independent as possible
• We should set our daily targets for creative activities & do the thing at least partially
• We should be self-motivated
• We should have enough practice on our core skills
• We should slowly develop stronger COMMON SENSE and INTUITIVE WISDOM to reach the apex of excellent

In the loving memory of Prof. Debashis Lahiri

• His name was Prof.Debashis Lahiri, a Gold medalist in M.Tech. from the University of Calcutta. Popularly known as DL Sir
• DL sir passed away two weeks back and I lost a great friend in him.
• He was so disciplined and organized.
• He was an excellent teacher.
• Even at the age of about 66, he had an alert mind, and he had a great sense of humor.
• He, to me, was a storehouse of knowledge.
• He was a person of sharp mind and great intelligence.
• DL Sir was really honest and upright as an individual.
• He had served his professional duties in about 30 countries of the world.
• He used to devote so much time for studying and preparing for classes
• DL sir used to prepare his lecture notes meticulously & his students were highly benefited from his well-prepared notes
• DL sir was excellent in documentation for his HOD’s office
• DL sir had been a great source of inspiration for his colleagues and friends

The process of struggling to improve the self

• ·         A poor health is the source of all troubles in living a life
• ·         I require special care of my health
• ·         I should give my time to the selected few only
• ·         I should conserve energy
• ·         I should take my medicines in time
• ·         I must build up tenacity and determination for doing my jobs well
• ·         I should refrain from all kinds of bad habits
• ·         I should not forget to use my sense of humor at special moments
• ·         I should try to devote more time in academics
• ·         I should avoid all kinds of negative emotions
• ·         I should be more disciplined and organized
• ·         I should manage time well
• ·         I should devote time in doing physical exercise, yoga and meditation
• ·         I should take care of personal finance
• ·         I should save money through recurring deposit schemes

Investing in self-improvement is most urgent for one and all

• We should be extraordinary in our specialized domain of activities
• We should never reveal our own trade secrets of doing excellent things
• We should be able to build a unique and distinctive BRAND of ourselves
• BRAND secrets are the deepest secrets for our own interests and should not be compromised in any manner
• If we are excellent, we automatically become our own bosses
• Happiest is the man who is his own boss
• We should be self-directed, self-driven, self-propelled and proactive to be our own bosses
• We should be as independent as possible
• We should set our daily targets for creative activities & do the thing at least partially
• We should be self-motivated
• We should have enough practice on our core skills
• We should slowly develop stronger COMMON SENSE and INTUITIVE WISDOM to reach the apex of excellent
• We must be very confident about our core competencies and abilities to do better in life
• We should hit the bull's eye, most of the time
• We should assimilate the power of ACTIVE LISTENING to be high performer in professional life
• We should believe in ourselves and in GOD

More efforts, the better outputs, and outcomes

• If we can work harder, the outcome will surely be sweet
• If we can once shake off laziness, lethargy and procrastination, we shall definitely be doers of great jobs
• We achieve little, we put our poor efforts
• The more practice on any art form, the better the output
• Poor performers are those who are least motivated about their work
• High performers do their home work excellently
• We should be thoroughly prepared for whatever requires to be done
• We should present ourselves in the best possible manner with positive attitudes , energy, interest, sincerity, and pleasantness
• We should wear a million dollar smile
• We should improve ourselves everyday on certain personal aspects
• We should try hard to excel internally
• We should continuously try to improve our personality traits
• We should prepare ourselves for criticism too
• We should learn the art of living from our own experiences
• We should be bold ,courageous and confident in all our actions
• We should not stop learning by keeping an open mind
• Learning enriches our minds
• An enriched and enlightened mind is an asset to the humanity
• We should not forget to absorb simplicity and humility in our lives
• While speaking, we should be guided by KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE(KISS)....

Everyday learning experience

• If we try to live in the present, we shall be able to enjoy life in a much better way
• We should open our minds to variety of learning experiences
• On 31st August, 2016 I had experience of evaluating debating competition and I could find some bright young minds who debated very well, at GNIT Kolkata. Teaching is also a very good learning experience. I could learn a lot of things from the oratory power of young students
• On 5th August, 2016 I had listened to Prof. Sumita Roy who taught us Communication Skills in  English and Soft skills. Prof. Roy was full of energy and enthusiasm. She taught us the importance of CLARITY, CORRECTNESS,CONCISENESS, AND COURTESY(4Cs)  in communicating well and effective communication
• Some of our students really enthralled us through cultural performances on the Teachers' Day Celebrations
• I learnt that I have enough space for improving the self on many matters
• Areas of improvement: being more extrovert, respecting others, being humble and simple, sophisticated communication skills, more energy & enthusiasm in whatever I do, Taking care of my health and fitness parameters, building strong common sense, having stronger faith in my abilities, expanding my thinking & being more creative in my actions, constant practice on my core competencies & being more assertive with my ideas and actions
• A few powerful words , if imbibed, could revolutionize the ways of doing things
• A few words are required to energize us for powerful action and genuine motivation
• For our talents to blossom, right kind of environment is a must
• I need to give my best to what I do for my inner satisfaction and pleasure
• I need to set higher standards for myself
• I should work harder
• I should manage time well
• I should form better habits
• I should clean all kinds of mental garbage

Practice is the most important quality of achieving excellence...

• Practice is the ultimate thing in life to be excellent in any field
• With continuous practice, we certainly develop our core skills
• We should be able to do the marketing of our core competencies and skills
• There is no limit to the level of excellence we can achieve
• The basic requirement then is to have courage and confidence to present ourselves before others

Attitude of never 'giving in' and 'giving up'

• We should never give up hopes
• We should be mentally be prepared to face the challenges
• Escaping from the truth is foolish and is never manly
• We should have an attitude of learning continuously from variety of sources
• We should have an 'open' mind
• We should be extrovert for all types of public situations
• We should try to solve our own problems, as far as possible
• We should work harder to challenge our own abilities
• We should try hard to better ourselves everyday
• Only through consistent practice, we perfect our ways of doing things
• We should communicate effectively, clearly, concisely,correctly and with courtesy
• We should not lose faith in our abilities to overcome difficulties and challenges
• As a teacher, my great source of learning is my students and my colleagues
• We should try to make the best use of today, as today is the most special day of my life
• We should be guided by FORGET THE PAST AND LIVE IN THE PRESENT
• We should correct our past mistakes and transform our ways of doing things
• We should not bother about others think , as we have no control on their thinking process
• We should think deeply about perfecting our ways of doing things
• We should concentrate on perfecting ourselves internally
• Concentration is the ultimate virtue of any human being

Enjoying life in its totality

• ·         Life is about accepting challenges, as it comes to you
• ·         Life is about building financial and social security for your family through honest means
• ·         Life is not to compare yourself with others in any manner
• ·         Life is about establishing your unique identity in the society
• ·         Life is about being specialist in some areas so that you can live a profession
• ·         Life is about managing variety of affairs ranging from material to human factors
• ·         Life is about caring for others
• ·         Life is about giving
• ·         Life is about deriving pleasure through serving interests of others
• ·         Life is about being contented, happy, and satisfied in your own unique ways
• ·         Life is a constant endeavor  to evolve as a better person
• ·         Life is about realizing GOD
• ·         Life is a struggle
• ·         Life is a puzzle
• ·         Life is about putting your best efforts for the service of the humanity
• ·         Life is about having faith in yourself
• ·         Life is about being your own BOSS
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Balanced living and professionalism in delivering quality services

• One should not lose faith in oneself
• Faith in oneself makes the real difference in life
• We should act with faith
• Without self-confidence, one can never progress in life
• Self-confidence must be founded on hardcore knowledge, skills and positive attitudes only
• With the help of total self-confidence, we should do ONE JOB AT A TIME
• We should be guided by the principle of DO IT NOW
• All our actions should be guided by ethical principles and ideals
• Without ideals and principles, we can not have a truly human life
• We should manage time well
• We should work with consistency, regularity and dedication
• We should not deviate from our principles and ideals
• We should set a higher standards for ourselves for all the times
• We should improve continually