This is a presentation meant for the participants of a one-week programme organized by the Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad. The purpose of the presentation is to motivate the participants to improve their self-confidence levels, so that they can look forward to a better future, and greater success.

1. SELF CONFIDENCE ~ THE KEY TO SUCCESS PROF. V. VISWANADHAM

3. Confidence Self-confidence Existing Levels of Self-confidence ~ relating to which activity ? Building / Improving Self-confidence Self-confidence ~ The Key to Success

4. SELF CONFIDENCE What is your present confidence level ? In case your present level of self confidence is not upto the desirable level, have you ever seriously analysed the reasons for it ? PRACTICE THE HABIT OF THINKING ON PAPER

5. HOW WELL ARE YOU MOTIVATED ? WHAT MOTIVATES YOU ? HOW ACTIVE & EFFECTIVE ARE YOU ? IN YOUR OWN INTEREST, CAN YOU NOT IMPROVE YOUR MOTIVAIONAL LEVELS & ACTIVITY LEVELS, FURTHER ?

6. Our Parents, out of caring love for their children, have constantly told that ‘ you are not good enough, strong enough, smart enough, or talented enough to accomplish whatever you are trying to do.‘ Our Friends … Our Teachers … Our Circumstances ... and so on …

7. MOTIVATION LEADS TO EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE LEADS TO SUCCESS 5 Es ENTHUSIASM EXPERIMENT EXPERIENCE EXPERTISE EXCELLENCE

8. " BE GOOD AND DO GOOD " GET INSPIRED - SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

9. CONFIDENCE IS REQUIRED FOR THE FUTURE OR FOR THE PAST ? 1 or 100

10. FUTURE, BY DEFINITION, IS UNCERTAIN CONFIDENCE BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN YOU CONVERTS PROBLEMS INTO OPPORTUNITIES

11. THOUGHT + WORD + ACTION Confidence has something to do with all these three things Experience improves confidence Experience includes both [ + ] and [ - ]

12. BODY MIND SOUL 3 Energies COMBINATION IMPROVES PHYSICAL MENTAL SPIRITUAL CONFIDENCE

13. CONFIDENCE IMPROVES YOUR EFFECTIVENESS MORE OPPORTUNITIES COME IN SEARCH OF YOU YOU WILL BE IN GREATER DEMAND HOW EFFICIENT ARE YOU ? HOW EFFECTIVE ARE YOU ?

14. CONFIDENCE IMPROVES WITH YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LEARN CONTINUOUSLY YOU WILL WELCOME CHANGE WITH IMPROVED CONFIDENCE & FACE THE FUTURE BETTER CONFIDENCE IMPROVES CREATIVITY PRACTICE IMPROVES CONFIDENCE

15. CONFIDENCE MAKES YOU ACTIVE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY PROACTIVE

16. CONFIDENCE IMPROVES GRADUALLY PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW GRADUALLY, BUT CONTINUOUSLY

17. CONFIDENCE, YES ! BUT NOT, OVER CONFIDENCE AVOID OVER ESTIMATION DISCIPLINE IMPROVES CONFIDENCE CONFIDENCE IMPROVES PERSEVERANCE

18. CONFIDENCE IMPROVES ENTHUSIASM ENTHUSIASM REINFORCES CONFIDENCE

19. CONFIDENCE IMPROVES POSITIVE ATTITUDE POSITIVE ATTITUDE IMPROVES OPTIMISM OPTIMISM IMPROVES CREATIVITY THUS, CREATIVITY LEADS TO GREATER HAPPINESS

20. LEARN THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS & GO ON ADDING TO THE SECRETS . . . THE SECRET OF SUCCESS IS TO DO EVEN THE COMMON THINGS UNCOMMONLY WELL.

21. BE PREPARED BE PREPARED FOR FAILURE ALSO BE WILLING TO LEARN FROM MISTAKES ~ YOURS AND THAT OF OTHERS TOO LEARN FROM BOTH SUCCESS AND FAILURE

22. HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED SELF - MOTIVATION, SELF - ANALYSIS, SELF - DISCIPLINE & SELF - EVALUATION AS THE KEYS THAT UNLOCK THE MYSTERIES OF INITIATING SELF - DEVELOPMENT ? M. A. D. E. AS THE STEPS NEEDED FOR IMPROVING SELF CONFIDENCE ?

23. SELF-CONFIDENCE PRODUCES SUBSTANTIAL & SUSTAINABLE INFLUENCE ON THE WAY YOU THINK, ACT BEHAVE, FEEL & ACHIEVE

24. SELF - CONFIDENCE IMPROVES MOTIVATION MOTIVATION HELPS IN IN YOURSELF " BRINGING OUT THE BEST "

25. Stop entertaining your inferiority complex Forget the past – remember only the lessons. Don’t brood over the past. Don’t miss the present. Use the present wisely. It is only then, that your FUTURE can be different, and of course, BETTER.

26. WHERE THERE IS CONFIDENCE THERE WILL BE NO DIFFIDENCE, NO INFERIORITY COMPLEX, NO UNDER-ESTIMATION OF SELF, AND YOU WILL BEGIN TO "KNOW THYSELF"

27. 1. DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE 2. ENSURE THE COMPANY OF POSITIVE PEOPLE 3. READ GOOD BOOKS THAT PROVIDE POSITIVE MOTIVATION 4. BE ACTIVE. BE PRO-ACTIVE. 5. BE A SELF-STARTER. BECOME ACTION-ORIENTED. 6. FEED YOUR MIND WITH CONFIDENCE-FILLING THOUGHTS 7. IMPROVE YOUR SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-IMAGE AND THUS YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE 8. PRACTICE THE HABIT OF LIVING IN THE PRESENT [AVOID PROCRASTINATION] 9. MODEL YOURSELF AFTER SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE 10. MOVE OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, & MOVE INTO THE CHALLENGE ZONE. 11. SET YOUR S.M.A.R.T. GOALS 12. PRAPARE YOUR VERY OWN “M.A.P.” 13. IMPLEMENT, REVIEW, REVISE, REPLAN, AND REIMPLEMENT 14. CONQUER DOUBT, FEAR AND ANXIETY 15. CONTROL YOUR ANGER 16. EXERCISE, MEDITATE AND KEEP GOING AND GROWING SOME PRACTICAL HINTS FOR DEVELOPING SELF - CONFIDENCE

28. 1. READ GOOD BOOKS THAT PROVIDE POSITIVE MOTIVATION 2. ENSURE THE COMPANY OF POSITIVIE PEOPLE 3. DEVELOP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

29. 4. BE ACTIVE. BE PRO-ACTIVE. 5. BE A SELF-STARTER. BECOME ACTION-ORIENTED. 6. FEED YOUR MIND WITH CONFIDENCE-FILLING THOUGHTS

30. 7. IMPROVE YOUR SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-IMAGE AND THUS YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE WHICH LEADS TO SELF – DEVELOPMENT & ALL ROUND DEVELOPMENT [ IMPLIEDLY LEADING TO SUCCESS ]

31. 8. PRACTICE THE HABIT OF LIVING IN THE PRESENT [AVOID PROCRASTINATION] IMPROVE YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS & LIFE MANAGEMENT SKILLS

32. 9. MODEL YOURSELF AFTER SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE 10. MOVE OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, & MOVE INTO THE CHALLENGE ZONE.

33. 12. PREPARE YOUR VERY OWN “M.A.P.” SPECIFIC MEASURABLE ACHIEVABLE RELEVANT TIME-BOUND 11. SET YOUR S.M.A.R.T. GOALS MY ACTION PLAN 13. IMPLEMENT, REVIEW, REVISE, REPLAN, REIMPLEMENT & REREVIEW

34. 15. CONTROL YOUR ANGER IS IT THAT EASY ? 14. CONQUER DOUBT, FEAR & ANXIETY

35. EXERCISE & MEDITATE TO KEEP GOING & G R O W I N G … FINALLY . . .

36. Self-confidence is destroyed one piece at a time. So, you are going to rebuild it one piece at a time. Self-confidence, improves slowly, and not very suddenly.

38. 07. Work on any skills you need to do what you want. you can never be over-trained or over skilled for any challenge in life 08. Work on your relaxation skills 09. Always smile and stand up straight 10. Set reachable goals for yourself and break difficult tasks into smaller steps 11. Reward yourself when you succeed no matter how small the achievement 12. Finally do not be too competitive or compare yourself with others. Be yourself and accept that life is not a race against others but your self

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