Chapter 1

Five Pillars of Your Personality

Development and Career Advancement
Highlights

Chapter Highlights

Present scenario of advising and counseling

on personality development.
The real perspective of personality and
career selection.
Overview of control mechanism of personality
and career management.
Detailed analysis of the five pillars.
Profile of the destiny and its correlation with
the human attributes.

Background

Personality Development
Career Selection and Advancement
Career Guidance and Counseling
I. Q. Development
Management Technique in Career Development
Mechanics of Public Interviews
Achieving Success in Life
Wining Jobs and Promotions
Leadership Traits and Development

Career

Awareness
The Right Perspective
Career Selection
Self Appraisal (Next Slide)

Self Appraisal
Life expectations or
Aspirations related to
ambition

Interest Areas

Support position of
Resources and
Patronizing people

Time constraints such

as age, urgency,
competition,
vacancies

Aptitude

Strengths and
Weaknesses

Academic performance
results of last three
examinations including
the Board level
examination

Personality Development

Personality is the most important

demonstrative aspect of a human being.
It indicates their nature, behavior, character,
habits, relationship and performance in public
as well as personal life.
It determines apparent sustainability,
acceptability and accountability of person in
his or her career as well as service period.

Personality Development
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Personality is seen and examined from two

angles:
Outer side which is visible and perceptible.
Inner side which is invisible and
imperceptible.
Personality gets two dimensional view and if
add time factor, it gets three dimensional
view.

Three pillars of life

Psycho spiritual (religion, God, Soul,

weightless & eternal)
Psychochemical (body, flesh, chemical,
carbon & finite)
Psycho intellectual (mind, psyche, logos,
reason & tentative

Personality Development
Who am I?
How can I best
project myself?

What are my strong

and weak areas?

Inner Traits of Personality

What are my
inner traits?

I am arrogant

I am submissive

I am sociable

Outer Traits of Personality

Body features and their size and sharpness

such as nose, eyes, ears, forehead, height,
hairstyle, appearance, bearing, hands, legs,
palm, structure etc.
Dress, style, make up, color.
Mannerism, pertaining to style of walking,
talking, gesticulation, seating position.
Expression verbal as well as written, its style,
toning, naturalness, depth.

Outer Traits of Personality

Contd

Self control and Temperament especially to

provocative, irrelevant and absurd questions and
behavior under difficult condition in group activities
leading to give valuable expression to emotive
feelings
Intelligence pertaining to questions by the members
in the interview apart from performance in written
tests
Performance pertaining to physical activity
Body language pertaining to body movements

Other Factors
Self Vs. Personality
Personality Traits Vs Body Features
Control Mechanism of the Personality
Organs of the Body
Self-controlling mechanism for personality exists
within the human body.
Its control is exercised through proactive spirit which
generates different energy levels and their influence
is passed on to their mind for action.

Other Factors
Synergetic Aspect of the Attributes
Career Advancement
The reference level or bottom line to evaluate
achievements and success accomplished in life.
This process is continuous and goes through the
time periods of up and down phases.
Implies a process of self quality improvement and
progressively enhances eligibility standards for
deserving to achieve the next promotion.
Plays a self centric pivotal role
Employer plays a significant role in making
departmental facilities available

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Introspection The First

Pillar
Meaning
Introspection opens out a way and drives
your attention towards yourself (Know
Thyself)
Real Need for Introspection

Real Need for Introspection

What is my background today in the form of

parentage, religion, environment, availability of
facilities and resources?
What are my potential, abilities, skills and
capabilities?
What are my limitation? Will I be able to rise and
grow?
What re my positive and negative attributes which
can contribute to my real strength and weakness?
What are limitations that can restrict my growth?
What type of control and remedial measures should
I apply for correcting weaknesses and drawbacks?

Introspection Process
It advocates an individual to look inwards and
examine ones origin, composition,
relationship, existence, life and its objectives
vis--vis outside world and its surroundings
where the cosmic and earth forces are active
and potent in influencing the entire nature
and its living creatures.
Timing

Self Assessment The

Second Pillar
Approach
Life-Oriented Aspects:

Personal attributes

Relation oriented attributes

Education and Upbringing

Performance Oriented Activities

Business Oriented Activities

Leadership Oriented Activities

Personal Attributes

Mental - Related to Mind : ambition, will power, tenacity,

firmness, intuition, determination, integrity, responsiveness,
awareness
Emotional - Related to Emotions and Feelings: sensitivity,
sincerity, anger, daring, consciousness, temperament, morality,
politeness, assertiveness, keenness
Psychic - Related to Psychology: maturity, stability, outlook,
initiative, consistence, passiveness, extrovert/introvert, sulky,
critical
Intellectual - Related to Thinking Power of Mind: Intellect, logic,
expression, creativity, memory
Physical Related to Body and its Structure: personality,
stamina, strength, capacity, tenderness, appearance, bearing,
endurance and health

Responsiveness

Positive Mindset

Awareness

Ambition

Adaptability
Basic

Will Power

Personal

Initiative

Attributes

Vision

Consciousness

Dedication

Grasping
Diligence

Assimilation

Comprehensive List of
Attributes
Attributes

Essential

Desirable

Optional

Attribute Rating
For Positive Type
Excellent

Very Good

Moderate/Average 5
Low/Weak

Very Low / Poor 1

Nil
First Phase
Second Phase

For Negative Type

Excessive
Very often
Frequent
Low/Seldom
Rare
Nil

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Method for Assessment

Assessment

Direct Method

Statistical Method consisting of Self Qualifying Factors

Self Appraisal The Third

Pillar
Personal data

Meaning
(a) The technique to be adopted for carrying
out the actual process.
(b) The type of specific information seeking
about yourself and its value and quality.

Technique (SWAIT instead of SWOT)

Self Appraisal The Third Pillar

Contd
Technique (SWAIT instead of SWOT)
S stands for Strength
W stands for Weakness
A stands for Aptitude
I stands for Interest
T- stands for Threats
Salient Features of Self Appraisal

Self Appraisal The Third Pillar

Contd
Homework
Life Aspirations / Expectations
Family Resources Position
Academic Performance in School

Homework
Life Aspirations / Expectations:
Family Obligations
Money, Wealth and Property
Religion and Social Cause Joining
Relation with Friends, Colleagues, Relatives
Fame, Reputation, Recognition and Awards
Work / Service / Business / Production / Sales
Academics / Scholar / Knowledge / Research /
Teaching
Power, Authority, Ruling, Control, Dominance
Self Addressed Enlistment and Spiritual Pursuit
Defense and National Services

Self Development The

Forth
Purpose Pillar
Influencing Factors: internal, external and self-driving

External Factors
Parents

Environment
Self
Development

Upbringing &
Education

Relations

Internal Factors
Self Development

Related to certain inherent

personal attributes which
are considered essential for
initiating the process of self
development within you

Influencing Factors:
Self Driving Attributes
Optimistic / pragmatic
Approach
Open mind
Diligence / Hardworking

Adaptability
Responsiveness
Assimilation

Proactiveness

Grasping Level

Drive
Alertness
Conscience

Comprehension
Tolerance / Patience

A Self Driven Person

Different categories of driving states of
persons:
Extremely Driven person
Highly Driven person
Fairly Driven person
Low Driven person
Dud / Inert person
Self Development Process

Road Map for Self Development:

Be gentle, polite, humble and respectful

Adopt cheerful posture and keep smiling
Keep your temper down
Follow some hobbies
Plan your routine
Look after your health and maintain it
Learn to appreciate the work of others
Carry always the sense of responsibility and accountability
Develop the art of framing specific, precise and inquisitive
questions
Develop habit of reading books
Learn the art of verbal expression
Observe discipline and code of conduct

Road Map for Self Development

Contd

Go on trip away from your place regularly

Seek others confidence and respect
In case of doubt, seek and consult proper advice
Try to know your well wishers
Remain always willing to work hard
Develop competitive spirit
Remember in life that there are no favors and nothing is free of
cost
Participate in social events with team spirit
Before appearing for an interview, prepare extensively and
thoroughly
Express apology when you are wrong
Never say NO bluntly and curtly even if you disagree

Watch and Guard Against

Pitfalls
Spending more than you earn will never take you to gain wealth.

Running into debt and temptation or tendency to adopt corrupt

practices.
Scattering your resources, power and efforts on wide front.
Loosing sight and awareness of your brain especially when
your are required to be alert.
Blaming others and yourself too often
Indulging, recounting and clinging to the past.
Taking shortcuts for easy and quick results.
Neglecting and overlooking details.
Quitting the mission in hand too soon.
Taking success fro granted on the basis of gut feeling.
Feeling and expressing excessive confidence without proper
planning, home work and appreciating actuality of mission.

Self Interrogation The Fifth

Pillar

The Healthy Practice

What does SELF-INTERROGATION exactly
mean?
Set of Five Salient Questions for Self
Questioning
Self Appraisal Report
Self Introspective Questions

Destiny
Table 1.1

One way of looking at

the profile of your
Destiny which flows from
your basic Attributes of
both positive and
negative types and leads
finally to achieve your life
aspirations

Table 1.2
Another way of looking at the
profile of your Destiny which
flows from your born Destiny
which leads to achievement
of your life but through the
progressive evaluation
process which leads finally
to your basic attributes of
both positive and negative
types.

TABLE NO. 1.1

PROFILE OF YOUR DESTINY
PEROSNAL ATTRIBUTES (BOTH
NEGATIVE AND POSTIVE TYPES)
AFFECTS YOUR

MINDSET, HABITS, MANNERS, STYLE, ATTITUDE,

TEMPERMENT, BODY MOVEMENT.

DETERMINE YOUR
NATURE, CHARACTER, ABILITIES, POTENTIAL &
PERSONALITY

LEADING TO
ACHEIVMENTS, RESLUTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
SUCCESS

Contd

TABLE NO. 1.1

ON THE BASIS OF EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

OF THEIR
QUALITY, ELIGIBLITY, SUITABILITY, ACCEPTABILITY,
UTILITY.

WHICH ENABLE YOU TO GET

WEALTH FORTUNE, PROSPERITY, HEALTH,

PROMOTIONS, HIGHER RANKS & STATUS, AWARDS,
RECOGNITION.

WHICH ARE DIRECT FRUITS OF YOUR DESTINY

TABLE NO. 1.2

PROFILE OF YOUR DESTINY
DIRECT FRUITS OF YOUR DESTINY SUCH AS WEALTH
FORTUNE, PROSPERITY, HEALTH, PROMOTIONS,
HIGHER RANKS & STATUS, AWARDS, RECOGNITION.

DEPEND UPON
YOUR ELIGIBLITY, SUITABILITY, QUALIFICATIONS,
UTILITY.
DETERMINED BY
EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT & APPRECIATION

OF YOUR
ACHIEVEMENTS, RESULTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Contd

TABLE NO. 1.2

FROM YOUR

ACTION, PERFORMANCE, BEHAVIOUR, ACTIVITY,

RELATIONSHIP, LEARNING, UPDATING.

WHICH ARE DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY YOUR

NATURE, CHARACTER, ABILITIES, POTENTIAL &

PERSONALITY

WHICH DEPEND UPON YOUR

MINDSET, HABITS, MANNERS, STYLE, ATTITUDE, BODY
RESPONSE & MOVEMENTS, TEMPERAMENT.

DETERMINED BY YOUR
PEROSNAL ATTRIBUTES (BOTH NEGATIVE AND
POSTIVE TYPES)