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6.1 Introduction:

The professional and formal environment 1s all vulnerable. The things or ills ye-

nassess today may sound being obsolete the other day. To succeed or even siues.
sta
vourself into a profession, you have to encounter infinite problems or situatio

where you will have to cope up with differing attitudes and you will have to utit

different skill sets in a different way. Tomorrow yourself to search ever challenoi
ngir
surrounding you need to constantly develop and assess yourself this would heln v
retain in your self esteem in yours and the others' views.

6.2 Need for self development and assessment:

Personal development is a process of self education aimed at enhancing professiona
skills, employability, quality of life, self discipline, talent and potential for everyon
hoping to climb the career ladder or improve their sense of purpose, persona
development is vital.

The personal development is essential for:

*becoming self aware in terms of your values beliefs and the purpose you wisht
pursue
achieving sense of direction and be more clear on what you wish to achieve an

how to make the decision making process easier

being clear as even with the improved sense of direction there will always
multiple tasks looking for your attention. As you develop personally, prioritizatiot
becomes much easier. You become clear on your objectives and it will help you
identify which task you will be able to justify in the best way with the require
resources available.

motivating yourself would be easier for you by seeing the benetits of taking acto
on

you know what

you wish to achieve. Do the task which is felt to
be na
enjoyable the benefits involved will make you feel more motivated.
segregating
segregating fulfi elationships: You will be
fulfilling relationships: be able
able to
to see
see which relationsh
arth investing time in and you will
relationships are
develop the skills to make the
most of these
relationships thereby making a more positive impact on your life.

ollowing guidelines will provVide you a direction how you need to

develop and
ssess yourself:

3 Change:
Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing himself".

hange is inevitable in every sphere of life. It is something that is bound to happen

boner or later and if you are not well prepared you will find it dificult to adjust.

nticipating the change is one way to make it easier for you to get adjusted to.
owever, as change often means stepping out of your comfort zones making the
ecessary adjustments will not be as easy as it sounds leading to make the

chievement of your goals difficult.

/hy do people avoid change:

hough you want to control your destiny, making changes in your life may be
own
all. There
ery intimidating and you may end up settling for less or doing nothing at
re some reasons
why people are afraid of change:

. Feeling isolated
Tendency to clingsto the possessions and statuses
. Doubting oneself
. Fear of the unknown

. Focusing on the external world

 are available
Overlooking the fact that options
6.

to remember that you never have to settle for what transpiree.

s
It is important when
and professional lives. When you have
making changes in your personal ave enough
confidence to act in the face of your fears about change it gives you a sense
of
control. Ultimately it will provide you with a purpose in life.

Benefits of change: the person who is willing to gamble and address changes has
greater chance of achieving success in their personal and professional lives. The coree

benefits of developing willingness to change are

1. Flexibility: Frequent changes enable us to adapt to new environment, people and

situations.
2. Improvements: without exercising change things are not improved automaticaly

so changes are incorporated by visualizing their need.

3. Life Values: If you are adaptive your perception towards life would change you
will have an easier time reevaluating your life Sometimes this enables you to
reinforce your life values.
4. New beginnings: change leads to offer new life. This includes access totresih

experience and exciting life.

5. Opportunities: when you adapt to change you may find that difterent

wilt
opportunities are opened up. At some point of time change provide you
choices that bring about fulfillment and happiness.
you
6. Personal Growth: change brings along lots of opportunities to learn and grow

discover insights into your lives.

and
7. Progress: with the view that change triggers progress an individuals' personal
professional life is also influenced and developed.
 be routine and
8. Relaxation from routine: without change your life will
monotonous. It will be dull, predictable and very uninteresting.

9. Strength: change sometimes leads to encounter unpleasant times when you learn
to overcome such difficult periods you grow stronger and increase your

confidence level.

Apart from this, change tries to update oneself as it helps to address specific problems
at home and at work while staying up to date on market trends and technological
advancements.

How should one incorporate change:

The following model will provide a method for dealing with and implementing
change in your life and might be helpful in bringing about positive results.

The change implementation Model

 Change Implementation Model

Determine what you need or

Want to change and Why

Research your options for making the desired changes

and seek advice and assisance from a variety of
Sources

Identify the obstacles to change and determine

how to overcome them

Establish a plan by outlining several positive

steps to bring about changes you have identified

Implement your plan for

bringing about the
desired change:
*
Focus on the desired outcome
*
View problems as
Turn your Fears intoopportunities
energy by reducing amiety
through physical exercise proper nutrition and
stress management strategies
*
Associate with positive and motivated people

Tips for dealing with change:

1. Be flexible.

2. Communicate
3. Continue working with positive
attitude.
4. Envision the big picture

5. Maintain your network of contacts, seek opinions

6. Perform self assessments
7. Realize that change is inevitable and is the only aspect of our life that 1s constant

8. Recognize the stages of change

9. Stay alert for subtle clues in your surroundings

6.4 Grow:
Change is
If you perceive change to be inevitable then growth is always optional.
elements
applicable to each individual as a human being is surrounded by different
be an
that are tend to change. Change is an automatic process where is it would
herself with
individual decision whether he or she would like to change himself or
to change adapt can
otherchanges that are taking place. People that show willingness
them grow personally and
themselves to varying surroundings and this will help
has to
adapt oneself according to one's surroundings
one
professionally. If one tries to
esteem. One has to constantly
constantly motivate oneself and has to retain one's self
on the
of one's goals. There might be challenges
work in the direction of achievement
constant efforts one can achieve the
desired goals.
first go but gradually by applying

to grow one must have:

To establish the willingness

1. Self motivation
2. Set the goals
3. Retain one's self esteem

do in life
thrive to grow feel highly motivated. Most of what you
To constantly
about achieving
centers round
what is truly important for you. You cannot get excited
to stick to it unless you definitely want to make
it
goal or be disciplined enough
a
value
But keep in your mind that your goals must relate to your personal
happen.
 Values, selr esteem, motivatio
sy'stem. It should not be an imitation of others' goals. on
difficult to separate. What vo
and goal setting are all mixed up together making it
and concepts that vos
directly those things, ideas
connected to u
try to accomplish is
central beliefs and attitudes that
make you a unique person
value most. Values are

while greatly impacting your choices and your personal

lifestyle. If you harbor ann
attitude or belief, many of your actions will be centered around this i1deal. Generally

the values you cherish are the outcome of what you have derived from your parents,

the school you attended, the community where you have grown up and the culture

that has nourished you. Because of your personal background, you have developed a

unique set of values. To make good decisions, set appropriate goals and manage your

priorities, you must identify those values that are central to who you are today.

How many people you met who turned you off immediately with their negative
attitudes? They whine about the weather or their parents, they verbally attack people
who differ from them, they degrade themselves with negative remarks. Listen for the

negative comments people make and the messages they send out about themselves.
When people continually feed their brains with negative messages, their bodies

respond accordingly. We all know that life sometimes deals bad blows, but your goa
should be to be positive much more often that you are
negative. Positive attitudes go
hand-in-hand with energy, motivation and friendliness. People with
positive attitude
are more appealing, negative
people drive others away. To be successful at anything
you have to develop winning attitude. You have to eliminate negative thinking
a

Begin today, tell yourself only positive things about

yourself, build on those
positives, and focus on the good things, work constantly to
improve.

Pav attention to the messages you send out to others as well.

What kinds of remark
do vou make about yourself and about
others when you are with your friends? Do
vou sound positive or
negauve Do
you hear yourself saying positive things? Avol
gossiping about people. Gossips usually say negative things about because it
makes
them feel important.

Be alert in choosing your friend. You may wish to spend time with people who have
interest in common with yours. But choose friends who have ambition
good work
habits positive attitude and high ethical standards. Seek out
people who read books
watch educational television
programs and goal oriented, don't mind taking a
our

stand when they believe strongly about something. Staying focused is much easier if
you surround yourself with positive motivated goal oriented people. Add some people
to your circle of friends who are from a different culture.

In succinct, develop a high standard of academic personal and social integrity. Use
the power of positive thinking. Step out of your comfort zones. Look for setting your
goals those are based on your values. Broaden your circle of positive and encouraging
friends. Wipe out negative thoughts. Don't given to defeat rather picture yourself to
be happy and most importantly know what you want and direct all your efforts in the
achievement of the same.

6.5 Persist:

Persistence is one of the some core values a person should imbibe in himself or

herself if he or she wishes to attain success. It is essential not to give up pursuing

your goal. This is probably the most difficult practice as here one has to be constantly
self disciplined, need to practice deliberately, willingness to improve and face fears,
have self motivation and establish a daily ritual that becomes a habit.

Persistence also makes us an expert in something and this is the reasOn wy

should only claim to be an expert once we have put in the hours and have persevere
 L n e roadblocks that came our way. Persistence is a roOwup plan of the

O e taken to achieve a goal, It is the act of getting back up or the will to get

p ror coaching to get us out of the situation and right back on track. Sometimes it

sne execution of a brilliant ldea and the perseverance to materialize it that

uetermines success or failure. This is where strategic planning and all the small steps

with specific time limit set is important.

o persist one is required to involve oneself thoroughly into the task in hand. Not

oniy that to get involved but has to think about the future outcomes and
one requires
the troubles that are likely to take place.

Tips for Persistence:

Seek advice from any advisor or counselor
make use of available resources
understand and analyze your 'learning style"
develop relations with the team with whom you are working
visualize your goals
Maintain a sense of self esteem and self respect
learn to budget your time
have open communication with team members to troubleshoot the
problem
find some type of strong internal motivation
focus on the future

choose optimism
 6.6 Prioritize:

Priorities are a tool for productivity in the same way as a compass is a tool tor

navigation. But as with compass, if you don't know where you want to go, it serves

no purpose.

People that have a clear sense of purpose and clear goals will automatically prioritize
in line with the outcomes they seek. But privatization can still be useful for catching
those important things that need to be done but perhaps you don't want to do.

Prioritizing is essential to make conscious choices.

need clear priorities. You can expect even

All projects especially large and complex
well planned technical projects to involve change orders, reprioritization and regular

appearance of surprises. Knowing well how to prioritize your work affects the
leader.
success of your project, the involvement of your team and your role as a

One of the biggest challenges for project managers and leaders is accurately

prioritizing the work that matters on a daily basis.

There are some 6 steps to prioritize the project on hand:

1. Collect the list of all your tasks:
Pull together everything you could possibly consider getting
done in a given period.

2. Identify urgent and important tasks:

The next step is to see if you have any task that requires immediate attention. We are

in the several
about work that if not complete at the end of the day or next
talking
clients
hours, will have serious negative consequences. For example missing
deadlines et cetera. Check to see if there are any high priority work required to get

finished.
 3. Assess value: Next look at your important work and identify what carries the
highest value to your business and Organizations. As a general practice, you have to
recognize exactly which type of tasks has top priority over the others. For example
focus on clients projects before internal work setting up the new CEO's computer
before reconfiguring the database. Another way to assess value is to look at how
many people are important for your work. In general, the more people involved
impacted the higher the stakes.

4. Order tasks by estimated efforts:

If you have tasks that seem to tie for priority standing, check the estimates and start
on whichever one you think will take the most effort to complete. Productivity
experts suggest to stat with the lengthier tasks first but if your focus tends to get
distracted due to the presence of the smaller tasks in hand, finish the smaller tasks
first. You may get motivated by the shortened.

5. Be flexible and adaptable:

Though how so ever we plan, the uncertainty and changes may creep in. Be aware of
the fact that priorities may too will change and often when you least expect them to.
Focus on the task you have committed to complete.

6. Know when to cut:

You probably can't get to everything on your list. After you prioritize your tasks and
look at your estimates, cut the remaining task from your list and focus on the

priorities that you know you must and can complete.

Tips to Prioritize:

1. Manage your time energy and resources carefully.

2. Know exactly how you are spending your time in other resources

3. Prepare for
success by investing for the future.
4. Spend more time with those who bring you joy
5. Include fun breaks, rewards and secured days in your plans.
balanced life.
6. Plan for a

7. Focus on quality and joy.

8. Make to do list.

6.7 Read:

"Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man"

Francis Bacon

Reading is not only to gain expertise on the subject matter but it would help how you
can perceive yourself in the eyes of others. Reading is not only essential to help you

clear your exams but it helps you get developed in variety of other ways. Some of

them are listed below:

Reading makes you smarter:

It you read more you are gleaning more Insight. Everything you read provides you

future. The more knowledge you

new information and it will come to your help in
will ever tace. Ihe
gather the better equipped you will feel to take any challenge you
you would
feel. Any genreo
more knowledge you acquire, the more powerful
or the other.
reading you makes helps you get developed in one way
 your vocabulary
your vocal
ulary:
o r e you
read, the more was you gain exposure to and these words will make
neir
way into your everyday
Our vocabulary. Being articulated aand well spoken will help
y profession and knowing that you can speak to your colleagues with self

confidence can be an enormous boost to your self esteem

O s e who are well-read, well spoken and knowledgeable on a variety of topics tends

Oget promotions more quickly. If English is your second language, reading books
Will certainly help you in your Quest to perfect the English tongue. You will gain

exposure towards used in context, which will help with your own speaking and

writing fluency.

Improve your writing skills:

If you work in a job that requires you to write a good amount, reading more can

certainly help you in this regard.

Is goes hand in hand with the expansion of your vocabulary. Exposure to published
well written work has a noted effect on one's own writing. Being able to observe the
cadence, fluidity and writing styles of other authors will undoubtedly influence your

own work.

It can reduce stress levels:

No matter how much stress you have at work or in life it all just slips away when you

l c e vourself in a great story. A well written novel can transport you to other reasons,

engaging article will

district you and keep you in the
while and present moment,
e n s i o n drain away and allowing you to relax. In a study, it is observed that

stress by up to 68%. It works better and faster than other

can reduce
reading
methods, Such as listening to music or drinking a hot cup of tea.
relaxation
Enhance analytical skills:
Reading can really force you to put your thinking cap on. It can sometimes be one
giant exercise in deductive reasoning - specifically if you are reading a mystery novel

vou are constantly taking mental notes of all the details provided and sorting them out

to determine who the culprit really is.

The same ability to analyse details also comes in handy when it comes to critiquing
the plot of the book as well, trying to determine whether it was a well written piece, if
the characters were properly developed, if the storyline Run smoothly etc. Should you
ever have an opportunity to discuss the book with others, you will be able to state

your opinions clearly, as you have taken the time to really consider all the aspects

involved. It is this type of critical thinking that will lend itself well to any tasi

requires even the smallest amount of problem solving in the workplace.

Tips for reading and developing comprehension:

*commit yourself to become a better reader.
mind.
approach the text, chapter, or article with an open
*free your mind to focus on your reading.
*Underline and lookup words you do not understand
them often
write down your vocabulary words and review
increase and test your comprehension
*Use SQ3R and bloom's taxonomy to

*if you are having trouble, get a

tutor to help you
understand that the more you read, the better you will become at it.
 .8 Learn:
nourishes our
bodies, information
Just like
food
existence.
n g Is essential to our
is an indispensable
Lifelong learning
COntinued learning nourishes our minds.
tool for every career and Organizations.

critical thinking skills

parts in acquiring
Today continuous learning forms
necessary
cultures. To live a life
to people from different
and discovering new ways of relating
of our life, the
Without continuous learning is unthinkable. As change is integral part
most effective ways to deal with change is with lifelong learning.

What is continuous learning?

Continuous learning in your self motivated for assistance in acquiring knowledge and
competencies in order to expand your skill set and develop future opportunities. It
forms part of your personal and professional development in an effort to to avoid
stagnation and reach your full potential.

Knowledge is now available at everyone's fingertips. Those not making use of this
opportunity will remain where they are, their capabilities diminishing in its
importance. Below listed benefits would boost the moral of learning:

1. Remain relevant:
Don't be left Behind points ensure you remain relevant to your
to date with Trends and
industry by keeping up
adapting your skill set. To function
effectively amongst this
rapidly changing world of Technology, you need to
learn new
valuable. things to remain
2. Prepare for the unexpecred:
Lifelong leaning will help you adapt to unexpected
changes for example losing your
job and having to depend on you skills to find work. By continuing to learn, you will
more easily step out of your comfort zone and take on new job opportunities.

3. Boost your profile:

When you are always learning, you will keep improving and grow in your career and

starts to receive recommendations from colleagues and managers. The chances are

that you will switch jobs multiple times throughout your life and you need to learn

new skills to adapt accordingly.

4. Competence leads to confidence:

of accomplishment which in turn boosts our
Learning new things gives us a feeling
you will feel ready to take on
confidence in our own capacities. Also, more

Ventures.
challenges and explore new business

5. Sparks new ideas:

skills will unveil new opportunities and help you find innovative
Acquiring new

This could earn you more money.

solutions to problems.

:
6. Change your perspective
mind and change your attitude by building on what
Continuous learning opens your
the better you will get at seeing more sides of
vou already know. The more you learn
situation, helping you understand
more deeply.
the same
 7. Pay it forward:
Lifelong learning helps develop vyou
Onunuous learning is not just about you.
lifelong learning in othe
translate into fostering
cadership skills which then
education.
future
ndividuals., by encouraging them to pursue

learning
How can managers create a culture of continuous
access to learning opportunities and
Managers need to walk the talk by providing
recognition of other
increasing learning. You can do this by voicing your
continued
words of motivation.
improvements and efforts in learning new skills and provide

How to learn something new everyday

Get into the habit ofreading by scheduling your time.
Build a network of
go to experts and ask questions.
*Become a member of an association related to your work and initiate networking.
*
Learn by teaching someone else.

*Conduct your own research and investigations.

Go to the library and
explore the shelves.
Observe what is happening
around you
Evaluate and reflect on what you have learnt.
Apply what you have learnt

Resources for continued

learning:
read magazines and online articles
subscribe to Publications specific to your areas
of interest
analyze and critique case studies
make time to connect with the Global
network of people using
and email Skype, social med
*attend training courses and events
6.9 Listen:

the stakeholder,
a proressional, one is expected to effectively communicate with
is a
Customers and teammate. To incorporate communication practice, active listening
while it may not come naturally
must. Active listening builds strong relationship and
when asked most
to many of us. It is an in valuable communication skill
to realize
professionals will say that they good active listeners. It is surprising
are
We
how rarely people actually do attentively listen to one another while interacting.
or
allow ourselves to be distracted, preoccupied by other matters of importance

to say next. In fact, one of the most difficult

thinking about what we are going
communication skills to learm is to give someone the respect and consideration they

deserve by being fully present and giving others our full attention.

Listening has been shown to be essential to communicating respect for another

person. When we want to build a strong relationship with another person, our ability
in commitment to listening attentively and empathetically is essential.

Not all listening is the same:

Passive listening is little more than hearing. Passive listening is listening without

reacting, allowing someone to speak without interrupting. Not doing anything else at
the same time and yet not really paying attention to what is being said. Passive
listening is one way communication where the receiver doesn't provide feedback or

ask questions and may or may not understand the senders' message.

Actual listening includes responses that demonstrate that you understand what the
other person is trying to tell you about his or her experience. This is a communication
technique that is very different from the passive or unfocused listening that we often

adopt in everyday conversation.

 what is being saia, you show that
When you accurately reflect back to a person you
genuinely understand the feelin.
ng or
ave been listening not just hearing and that you
creates an
environment that allowe
that allows the
message they are trying to convey. This

sometimes even to come to new realizations.

1s. It is the tbasi_
tho
paker to go deeper, and
need to better serve bothh donor.
donor and
for trust and respect. It is also the foundation you

recipient families.

Active listening helps in building strong relationships and it may come naturally to

many of us as a valuable communication skill. Becoming an excellent listener will

take determination and practice and it will be well worth it in both your professional

and personal life.

6.10 Record:

Recording means whatever one encounters one has to sustain in writing. For
recording the things or events good note keeping skills are required. These skills will
help to reinforce the information in future when you need. Apart from this, it may
also come to the help of others if they follow your practices.

Why is good record keeping important?

Information is a primary organizational asset that is needed at present and into the
future. Good Record Keeping underpins the provision of good business information.

Good Record Keeping helps you to find and share the

information you need:
Your business relies on information. Without it, it cannot function. Good Reco
Keeping can help you to find the
information you need. It promotes the creationof
full and accurate records in the first place. It also involves storing and manag
 records appropriately so that the
information will be available to you when you need
it. It can also assist you to promote Information
sharing and collaboration.

Good Record Keeping results in information that can be trusted:

Good Record Keeping enables you to trust the information you find. You can feel
confident that information has authenticity and integrity, that data is in context, that
you will be able to understand past decisions and actions and that the information will
with stand scrutiny as evidence.

Good record keeping helps you to make sound decisions:

If you can assess and trust information then you can use it to make more informed
decisions and to take appropriate actions. Good Record Keeping helps you to conduct
better business.

Good record keeping protects you and your organization from risk:
Good Record Keeping can be your proof
that you have made considered decisions
and taken appropriate actions. Records become
your protection if you are questioned
or challenged. Without them,
you are at risk.

Good Record Keeping can not only protect you but can support your organisation in
legal or other challenges. It also protects the rights of your clients and ensure that

they have what's there entitled to. Without records, your organization and your clients
are at risk.

Good record keeping enables information to be reused:

Business information that can be found easily and trusted can be reproduced post
Andre used in multiple ways. This creates efficiencies and business advantages. It can

help you to maximize scarce resources.

 6.11 Remember:

reaching in
information in long-tem
long-tem
Remembering is a skill used for encoding and
that can be developed and improved
nemory. Memorizing is an important work skill
or quoting a precedent
whether it is remembering key statistics during a negotiation

decision for impressing clients

with your knowledge of
Setting action when making a

neir product lines- your ability to remember has major advantages.

People with good memories are often seen as knowledgeable, smart, competent and

dependable. There are many techniques one can use to develop one's own ability to
call it when in where one needs it.
remember information and then we

The basis of a good memory is a healthy mind and body. You can't expect your brain

to function at its best if you don't take care of the body that feeds it. Mentioned

below are few of the tips to consider:

Eat well: make sure that you have included key vitamins in your diet including Folic
acid vitamin B12 and antioxidants. This improve the sharpness of the mind. If
necessary, take vitamin supplements.

Drink plenty of water: Most of us are dehydrated and we don't even know it. When
you don't drink enough water, your body and mind become weak and tired. Water
makes red blood cells more active and
gives you more energy.
Get enough sleep: LDuring sleep your brain recharges itself. Studies have shown thal
/aur brain needs sleep to change new memories into long-term memories.
Manage stress effectively:
Ongoing stress has many harmful health effects. Learn to limit and control the stress

in your life.

Use Mnemonics:
Mnemonics are simple memory improving tools that help you connect everyday, easy
-to- remember items and ideas to information you want to remember. Later, by
recalling these everyday items, you can also recall what you wanted to remember

6.12 Assess:
Assessment refers to the act of determining or estimating the value of something and
making appropriate judgments or issues. It is used interchangeably with words like
evaluation, examination etc.

Continually assess yourself as it would help you to know the extent of your abilities
and to improve upon them without the need of a performance appraiser. It involves
the analysis of SWOT-that means knowing your strengths and weaknesses and

identifying the prospective opportunities and threats.

Self-assessment is the ability to examine yourself to find out how much progress you
have made. t is a skill that helps individuals monitor their own work or abilities find
out the weaknesses and threats and self- diagnose relevant solutions.

Importance of self-assessment:

Self assessment makes you sure and confident about your capabilities. It eliminates or

reduces work related fear and uncertainty.

 I t enables the individual to make corrections and improve on his abilities
ilities. It
enhances capacity building.
nCips people selecting the field of carcer or educational programme that are be

suited for them.

provides direction for training, If you know what are your strengths and

weaknesses, you can choose right tutor or training that best suits your career needs

It helps to write resumes and highlight the special qualities. It also helps to answer
the question in personal interview with full confidence.

How to improve upon SELR-ASSEsSMENT skills:

A systematic approach can be adopted for developing and improving these skills

1. Ask questions: ask

yourself questions about what, how and why you have a

problem at doing something or how and why you have succeeded or failed in
something.
2. Script-down clear cut objectives:
Write down the targets for the most
important aspects or goals of your work and
assess your work in comparison to each of them. Compare the actual performance
and results to the target you have set periodically.
3 Develop a personal grading system:
Create a grading system for
yourself as formal assessments use for evaluation.

6.13 Think:

"Thinking" is one of the most

important tool of personality
here be defíned development. Thinking
can as
knowing the prevalence facts and
furthering the ideas. This is
not iust restricted to a straightway thinking. It means
thinking about something from
 can be termed
various different angles which in other words
educated, open minded
ritical thinking is about making informed enlightened,
decision in any field whether it is a profession, relationship,
finance or life.

Critical in many professional or citizens in the society.

thinking can serve us areas as

issue, get the relevant and

accurate
As a professional, it can help you focus on

and
information, remember effects, organize thoughts logically, analyze questions
skills and
problems and manage your priorities. It can assist in your problem solving
It
Will helpP you to control your that you can make rational judgments.
emotions so

can help one to detect bias and determine the relevance of arguments and persuasion.

How to evolve critical thinking:

thinking skills, consider the
if you wish to begin building and expanding your article

steps involved:

1. Restrain emotions

2. Look at things differently

3. Analyze information

4. Ask questions
5. Solve problems
6. Distinguish fact from opinion
and persuasion.
7. Seek truth in argument

6.14 Communicate:

communication is the lifeblood of any of the

I is an all pervaded fact that
informal. As has been said by Steven R.
and relationship be it formal or
organisation
Covey

"Communication is simply mutual understanding".

 ideas and feelings and the same time
at the same
time
Communicating helps people to express their
it helps us to understand emotions and thoughts of others.

Apart from playing a significant role in your daily life, communication skills help in
the business in innumerable ways. All the business activities be it marketing, selling

human resource management or managing customer relations require communication

skills.

Importance of communication skills in life:

Communication skills are important to living a happy and prosperous life. Effective
communication includes honesty, love, bonding, sharing. care and friendship
trust,
between various types of communities, religions and people. Effective
communication skills align all people in one direction that inspire development in
society, culture and economic activities. Communication skills not only include the
oral expressing style but it also includes body language which too communicates and
creates a meaning. This skills of communication
helps to build an image of an
individual. a good communicator would know how to
communicate with different
groups and community of people. It would help create an
image of being humble and
great. Proficient verbal skills can make thousands of friends and on the contrary a
sharp tongue can make thousands of enemies at the
same time. It is about how and
when you use it. For example: in
anger, we forget about the words and
vocabulary.
We don't care about such a situation for rude behavior with other
people. We dont
care about father, mother, real friend, wife, kid, customer or anyone in anger. And in
anger, we use the words that hurt people from inside.
That's why anger,
aggressive
and rude communication i1S a bad communication skill that can honest
convert an
friend into an enemy. That 1s why it is important to remain calm in negative
situations. In brief,
 Communication builds character
Communication skills create and strengthen friendships
Communication skills are important for career development.
Communication skills are important in business.
Communication skills are important to become a leader.
Communication skills help to become educated or learmed.

6.15 Relate:

Life is about relationship. Relationship between people and people, ,between people
and nature and between people and the environment. People do not live in vacuum.
We are the sum total of all of our relationships and form our differing identities

thereby

Our mental health and personal well being are tied up in the quality of our personal

relationships. The more closely we are connected to the people we love, the happier

we feel and the more personal satisfaction we have in our lives. Most people rate

their most
moments of connection and shared enjoyment with their loved ones as

important life experiences.

includes family and personal friends but also the

Such important relationship not only
to. Forming connections and a sense of
wider groups and communities
we belong
and the various groups that make up
community with work colleagues, neighbours
all contribute
(such as sports, hobbies, religions and community groups)
our identity
to our wellbeing. Forming a sense of belonging with people around a shared
other

to our sense of personal meaning in life.

mission or identity is a major contributor
 communities to which we

PCESonal resilience is interwoven into resilience of the

connections With other people that
Delong. It is from the web of our relationships and

lift us when we
are down and give us
wc araw our strength. Such communities can
our way. it is thus very important
the capacity to deal with whatever challenges come
relationship with the important people in
to continuously attend to and nurture our

time strengthen the communities to which we belong.

v e s as well as taking to

Attending to important relationships:

The two major challenges in maintaining close personal relationships are not putting

time into the relationship and not dealing constructively with conflict. Being
proactive in your personal relationships and attending to them is a key to keep them
happy, supportive and personally satisfying. Given below are the tips to maintain
healthy and Happy important relations:

1. Take time
2. Be present
3. Express appreciation

4. Listen
5. Learnt to communicate
6. Apologize and forgive

Attending to the communities we belong to:

When we belong to a functional
community, it is
very easy to assume that it will
always be supportive and always be there for us.
However, just like families and
nersonal relationships, all the groups and
organizations that you belong to need to be
nurtured. If you belong to a community take time to
improve it by:
 Giving time as a volunteer
Taking on a supportive role
Assuminga leadership role

6.16 Dream

"Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions" Edgar Cayce

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Dreaming is important because it is the thought you are having for your future
Dreaming is to desire for something very new and essential for your life. It ensures
the high level of excitement thus you stay highly focused to accomplish your goals
both in your personal and professional life.

It brings positivity in yourself thus you deal with every challenge successfully both in
your personal and professional life. it also gets you mentally strong to Mark your

strong existence in any particular field and students are the ones who should dream

big and it is the key to get success for them.

Below are some reasons why you should dream big in your life:

and anticipation.
. You can generate higher levels of excitement
to desire for something very new and essential for your lite. lt ensures
Dreaming is
thus you stay highly focused to accomplish your goals
the high level of excitement
life.
both in your personal and professional

to deal with various challenges

2. You find your abilities
dream big so you set a goal for it and with that you explore your abilities to
As you
Your abilities enable you to handle all kinds of
accomplish your goal successfully.
 challenges in your life. It means that you should start dreaming big and it leaeads you to
find your abilities that help you a lot throughout your life.

3. You overcome
limiting beliefs
it is essential to understand that dreams make you move beyond your current reality
hence you should not ignore it. As your beliefs dictate a reality that you create by

following your dreams. You challenge your old beliefs and with that you start

creating new beliefs. therefore you should ensure that make up your mind to dream
big in your life.

4. You develop new habits

One thing is very clear that accomplishing your dream requires you to evaluate what
you do and how you do that. Most of the time your current habits fail to support you
in order to get to where you wish to hence having dreams ask you to develop new

habits as well behaviors. Your new habits

as
improve the quality of your life and you
never get off the right path in your life.

5. Expand your network

It too happens as you work hard to accomplish big dream. while working on
your
your dream, you face many challenges and to handle them properly you require
people who can assist you in this regard. It leads
you to expand your network thus
you always stay successful in your career.

Above mentioned are some very strong reasons why you should think of dreaming
big in your life. All these reasons
encourage you to start
dreaming big and enhance
the quality of your life.
Conclusion:

nsuccinct, if you wish to develop yourself accept the changes that come in your

way, grow in different situations you encounter, show persistence towards your goal,
prioritize by analyzing what is more important, read as it will help you keep updated,
learn from every situation and every person you come across, cultivate the habit of
proper and active listening, record the happenings for future reference, remember

Cvery important matter, constantly assess yourself as whether you have successfully
achieved whatever protocol you have set for yourself, think ahead about the future

and be innovative, communicate as it is important to sustain every relation, create and

sustain relations and Dream big.