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*He was born on feb12 1950 in saifabad hyderabadIs a post graduate in psychology,philosophy from ou.He has been conducting workshops on soft skills and motivating students &teachers*personal interests:magics,hipnotism,personality devolpment,writing books.* He written morethan 100 books on personality devolpment,human values.*He was awarded the Honorary Citizenship by the Mayor of Nashville, USA. Presently he is Director of PrasanthiCounselling Centre.

AUTHOR:DR.B.V.PATTABHI RAM

Publishers:EMESCO BOOKSDomalguda,HyderabadNumber of pages:150First published,january,2013 ISBN:978-93-82203-42-1 BOOKS:

SOFT SKILLSS.NO CONTENTS OF THE BOOK

O1 Attitude is everything

02 Body language

03 Decision making

04 Goal setting

05 creativity

06 Motivation

07 Problem solving

08 Self confidence

09 Stress management

10 Time management

11 Suicide is not a solution

Attitude is everything

“It is the attitude not the aptitude that determines the altitude of the person in the life”

When you make peace with your self,you can be peace with rest of the world

Positive mental attitude Three steps to change attitude: Affirmations Wow Power of visualization

Body language

Decision making five steps for making effective decision:

1.Analyse the issue or the problem

2.Bring out the contribution factors

3.Consequences of the decision

4.Discuss the potential alternatives

5.Focus on the final decision

SuggestionsDivide the goals

1M.Immediate goal1Y.Shortterm goal3Y.Mid term goal5Y.Long term goal10Y.Life long

Creativity

What is creativity? Bay of Bengal

How to develop creativity? Oldendays-riddles&puzzles Astronaut-pen

Lateral thinking &six thinking hats

Motivation Motivation can be the reason for the action orThat which gives direction to an action

Internal and external motivation

Self motivation

“To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer Thousands in a battle”

Tips to motivate yourself

• Get motivated everyday• Set a major goal and start with small action• Interact with winners

Suicide is not a solution……………

Reasons:S-stressU-unworthy feelingsI-isolation and lonelinessC-change in the lifestyleI-insults&humiliationsD-depressionE-emotional distrubances

Solutions: Counselling Psychotherapy treatment Cognitive behaviour therapy

Time management

What are your time wasters? Internal time waster External time waster

Abc technique:

Tasks that are perceived as being urgent and importantTasks that are important but not urgentTasks that are neither urgent nor important

The pickle jar theory of time management