UGC-HRDC Sagar
FACULTY INDUCTION PROGRAMME
20TH OCTOBER 2020
LIFE SKILLS
PROFESSOR. DR. VASANTHI REENA WILLIAMS
VIDYA VIKAS INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
MYSURU- KARNATAKA STATE,
[email protected] SO, WHAT IS LIFE SKILL ?
● Life skills
- a set of basic skills
-we acquire through life experience or
observation
-enables us to handle matters that we
encounter in our daily life.
WHY……. LIFE SKILLS
● ACADEMICIANS
● STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT MIDSET, CULTURAL BACKGROUND,
LEARNING CAPACITY
● LIFE SKILLS HELP US TO BE BETTER HUMAN BEINGS &
BETTER TEACHERS.
Source:
https://hangoutagile.com/do-you-know-the-top-10-life-skills-recommended-by-the-world-health-organization-who-is-that-a-good-ide
a-to-know-before-you-learn-and-develop/
PURPOSE OF IMBIBING LIFE SKILLS
Seven skills emerge from the foundation of the Seven Powers for Conscious Adults
COMPOSURE
CONSEQUENCES
ENCOURAGEMENT
POSITIVE INTENT ASSERTIVENESS
CHOICES
EMPATHY
LIFE SKILLS
CAN BE
ACQUIRED
THROUGH
PRACTICE.
COMPOSURE (maansik santulan)
STAYING IN CONTROL, STAYING CALM
HOW OUR INNER EGO SOMETIMES MISJUDGES A
PERSON....A REAL AND TRULY INSPIRING STORY...
● Mr. & Mrs. Leland & Jane Stanford
● 7 ½ Million Dollars worth – Harvard University
● Paolo Alto- California- STANFORD UNIVERSITY
● Loss to Harvard University
COMPOSURE (maansik santulan)
ENCOURAGEMENT (protsaahan)
● Stimulating, boosting
● HOW A PASSWORD CHANGED A LIFE ( A true story from Readers Digest)
○ Iforgive@her
○ Quit@smoking4ever
○ Save4trip@europe
○ lifeis #beautiful
ASSERTIVENESS (mukhartha)
● SELF ASSERTING
" Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. It is foolish to shape the
world, let us shape ourselves first. Let’s change our vision..!!
CHOICES (vikalp)
● PREFERENCE, LIKING
● REAL PEACE LIES WITHIN
○ Painkiller versus cup of coffee
● When Dr.Abdul Kalam was the President, he visited Coonoor. On
reaching , he came to know that Field Marshall Sam Manekshaw
was in the Military Hospital there. Dr.Kalam wanted to visit Sam ,
which was unscheduled. Arrangements were made. At the
bedside, Kalam spent about 15 minutes talking to Sam &
enquiring about his health.
● Just before leaving Kalam asked Sam " Are you comfortable? Is
there anything I could do ? Do you have any grievances ? or any
requirement that would make you more comfortable?
● Sam said "Yes Your Excellency, I have one grievance" . Shocked
with concern & anguish , Kalam asked him what it was .
● Sam replied "Sir, my grievance is that I am not able to get up &
Salute my most respected President of my beloved country" .
● Kalam held Sam's hand as both were in tears.
● Jai Hind!
EMPATHY (sahaanubhooti)
○ CAPTIVE, ENGROSSED, COMPLETE ATTENTION
○ IMBIBING VALUES
○ Kenyan runner Abel Mutai & Spanish
runner, Ivan Fernandez
● Values are passed on from generation to
generation....
● What values are we teaching our children?
POSITIVE INTENT (sakaaraatmak
iraada)
● SYMPATHY, COMPASSION
In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy that ever.
There’s nothing wrong with activity and hard work, but we should not get so busy that we
neglect the truly important things in life like:
Our personal lives
Taking time to get close to our creator
Giving more time to our family
We all need time to relax, to think and meditate, to learn and grow.
If we don’t take the time we will become dull and lose our effectiveness.
1. If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of
those with whom we associate...
2. Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us...
10 Simple Ways to Find Happiness
By : Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D
● Happiness and emotional fulfillment are within your grasp.
● We all want to feel happy, and each of us has different ways of getting
there.
1. Be with others who make you smile.
2. Hold on to your values.
3. Accept the good.
4. Imagine the best.
5. Do things you love.
10 Simple Ways to Find Happiness
6. Find purpose.
7. Listen to your heart.
8. Push yourself, not others.
9. Be open to change.
10. Bask in the simple pleasures.
● Happiness and fulfillment are within your grasp, but sometimes just out
of reach. Understanding what works best for you is the first step in finding
them more often.
● Please actually use these tips wisely (Online education is now an inseparable part of
education.)
1. Be responsible for your results - Understand that no one is responsible for your
results besides yourself.
2. Take consistent massive action - Don't get distracted and just focus on tasks that
matters most.
3. Don't waste your time doing stuff that doesn't work - If you're going to work, you
want to work smart.
God's calculation
● MORAL
● we need to understand- the way God looks at things is very different from
the way we look at those same things.
● How much we are willing to share with others inspite of having very little,
is what God looks at.
● A donation of Rs300 from someone having Rs3000 is valued more by God
than a donation of Rs 3 lakhs from someone having Rs 30 Crores.
● Owing more is not important, but sharing more from whatever we have is
important.
The direction of our lives is determined by the choices we
make every day. They accumulate and add up to our
ultimate destiny. Here are eight choices you can make -
choices that will create for you a life of abundance and
prosperity in all areas of your life.
1. Choose to grow personally.
2. Choose to always treat others right.
3. Choose to break a bad habit.
4. Choose to work smarter.
5. Choose to see your work as a way to help others, and not
a way to make money.
6. Choose to become balanced spiritually, emotionally and
physically.
7. Choose to sow more than you reap.
8. Choose to get home for dinner more often.
SO, WHAT IS LIFE SKILL ?
● The seven skills emerge from the foundation of the Seven Powers for Conscious
Adults.
○ Composure,
○ Encouragement,
○ Assertiveness,
○ Choices,
○ Empathy,
○ Positive Intent and
○ Consequences.
CREATIVITY
● The below picture is from Dumrathar village of Jermundi block of
Dumka. During the Corona pandemic, where the children of the
cities are completing their studies online, the children of poor
families of rural India are not in the position of getting online
education.
● A unique initiative has been seen in this part of Santal Pargana
Division of Jharkhand. Here, many blackboards have been made
with a little distance on the wall of the house, so that social
distancing can be followed. On these blackboard, students write
the lessons taught by the teacher and also write the answers of
the question.
● In the picture, school teacher Dr. Sapan Kumar is teaching the
students with a community loud speaker in hand. According to
the news, more than 200 students are arriving to study in this
special class. Congratulations to the efforts of teacher, village
guardian.
