Guest Lecture on "Importance of Attitude to be Successful " From Swami Vivekanand Kendra , Vadodara

Speakers : From Swami Vivekanand Kendra , Vadodara

Date:  13^th September 2014

Subject : Importance of Attitude to be Successful

Topic : Born to Succeed – Learning how success is achieved

Class : MBA- I

Under the subject of “Organisational Behaviour” by Dr Trupti S Almoula

No. of students present : 47

  

 

 

Learnings:

·         Obstacles seem to make success impossible

·         The Dynamics of Success are :

o   Clarity of Purpose

§  Be clear and be focussed

§  Think of it, Dream of it and See it

§  Recognise and Tap the potential around

o   Attitude Matters

§  Do not give up your dreams , Give up your negative attitude – even about those who stop you / oppose you

§  Do not burn your bridges with them – they may be your best supporters ( keep the dialogue open )

o   Cordiality and wide contacts

§  Keep good contacts with all

§  Go beyond mental inhibitions about everybody

§  The change that you want may come from people around you

o   Difficulties are disguised opportunities

§  Success does not come from avoiding difficult things

§  Success come from transcending difficulties

§  Go to the root to address it

o   Dynamics of Time and Energy

§  Maximise energy in the given time

§  Time saved is time gained

§  Detail the bigger task into smaller defined tasks and time frame

§  Be firm with your planning

§  In follow-up lies success , follow the task till it is completed

o   Recognise and Tap Potential around

§  Bring the best in others by your behaviours and by raising them to the higher objective

§  Creativity – it means Tapping the potential around

§  Acknowledge others’ role and place

§  Faith is the basic Goodness to all

·         ABOVE ALL, “ONE  LIFE  ONE  MISSION “

·         EACH SOUL IS POTENTIALLY DIVINE

·         EACH ONE OF US CAN BE SUCCESSFUL – WE HAVE THAT POTENTIAL

The above session lasted for an hour.

After that , the students were asked to write answers to Three questions:

Q.1.  What did you learn out of the session ?

Q.2.  How is the learning going to help you ?

Q.3  How are you going to use this learning to make a difference to your life ?

All students answered all the questions , the summary of which is presented below:

·         Will take suggestions from right persons

·         Will take my own decisions

·         Will always follow the right path

·         Will be clear and focussed and will not waste time

·         Will ignore people who interfere in my way wrongly

·         Will identify my hidden talent and dark talent and use it for the right purpose

·         Will focus on my goal and try to complete within a specific deadline

·         Will be specific and clear about my goals  

·         Will try to work at my best

·         Will always think positive inspite of difficulties in my life – will face difficulties – will have positive thoughts

·         Will identify my potential for success

·         Will take failures positively and consider them as a learning

·         Will develop my convincing ability, confidence and speaking ability

·         Will change/ update myself so that I can influence change

·         Will enhance my personality by updating myself and my attitudes

·         Will keep learning continuously

·         Will never feel disappointed

·         Will define my priorities

·         Will inculcate various positive aspects to my life

·         Will become firm with planned decisions, be planned

·         Will follow up with my task consistently till I get success – Will give my time and energy to all my work  with the belief that nothing is impossible

·         Will give up my negative attitude

·         Will develop wide contacts and keep good contacts will all beyond inhibitions

·         Will always feel confident about my work

·         Will recognise my potentials and develop them

·         Will be confident about myself and maintain my self –esteem

·         Will always keep myself motivated

·         Will maintain ethics in my business and be honest at all times

·         Will improve my attitude towards work and people – because success comes with right attitudes and hurdles are also overcome with right attitudes

·         Will not waste time and money

·         Will detail the bigger tasks to sub-tasks and assign time frames

·         Will tap potential around

·         Will acknowledge others’ roles and position

·         Will enhance my capability

·         Will be firm on one’s own opinion

·         Will never feel frustrated or disappointed in one’s life

·         Will grow more serious about my success goals

·         Will learn to take benefits from the opportunities around – accept every opportunity

·         Will keep myself motivated

·         Will work hard for achieving my goals

·         Will improve my personality

·         Will learn to believe that success may not be immediate but will be definite

·         Will take cordial decisions

·         Will accept challenges and convert them into opportunities

·         Will Never give up / never feel disappointed until I achieve my goal

·         Will try to me extrovert

·         Will do my best for family and Nation

·         Will optimally utilise all resources

·         Will make a positive difference to my life

·         Will explore and use my hidden creativity

·         Will keep patience and achieve

·         Will remember that “success is not in being a good manager alone but in doing good to others