Ymag 52 - Window for Action Loving Professionals

Y#52 July 1, 2016

Window for action loving PROFESSIONALS

Coaching Learning Advancing Sharpening Smartening ©

Ad

vt. Pages 12

ATTITUDE for LIFE 2-4

Happiness is a function of positive winning attitude

5-6

PLAY your ATTITUDE 7-10

ATTITUDE – Quotes 11

Advt 12-18

Dear Readers

Charles Swindoll wrote:The longer I live, the more I realise the impact of attitude on life.It is more important than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than whatever anyone might say or do.It is more important than appearances, giftedness or skill.The remarkable thing is that we have the choice to create the attitude we have for that day.We cannot change our past. We cannot change the way people act. We cannot change the inevitable.The one thing we can change is the only thing we have control over, and that is our attitude.I am convinced that life is 10% what actually happens to us and 90% how we react to it.Time to introspect.ATTITUDE MATTERS.whY not!

Cheers,Rajiv [email protected] 9810211256

ATTITUDE

Y#52 July 1, 2016


2

ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE POWERFULWe are more important than any label. We are not our professions. What we are is far greater, far superior, far more important, and far more mysterious than our conceptual mind tries to define. This is why we are far

more powerful than we think we are.

A

TOLERATE TRIVIALITIESStop fussing over trivial matters and start focusing on what’s really important to you.Don’t go through life expecting things to change. Life becomes hard and unfair when we decide to complain about things rather than trying to change them ourselves.

T

TAKE CHARGEWe all have problems, and we’re often tested by circumstances outside of our control. Even though you may not be in control of what’s going on outside of you, you most definitely can control your reaction to those situations.

T

ATTITUDE for LIFE

Pneumonic ATTITUDE is the intellectual property of Rajiv Khurana

Y#52 July 1, 2016


3

INVEST IN SELFNobody knows you better than you do. Stop identifying with other people’s opinions and become aware of how you see yourself. Always believe that you can achieve anything you put your mind to. God has not made another copy after making you. Thrive! Strive!

I

TRUST, YOU HAVE ENOUGHIf you focus on what you have, and not on what you lack, you will always have enough, because you will always be enough. Endless comparisons can drive you crazy. You are much better off than most of the people. Be grateful. Wear your attitude of gratitude.

T

UNDERSTAND AND ENHANCE THE LOVE FOR YOURSELFYou have arrived. Everything you need is right here. Cut out the distractions, open your eyes, and see that you already have everything in your possession to be happy, loved, and fulfilled.Be yourself. Love yourself completely and accept everything that you are. You are beautiful. Believe it, and most importantly, remind yourself often.

U

Y#52 July 1, 2016


4

DISPLAY CONTROL OVER YOUR EMOTIONSWe get uptight with other peoples’ actions, and in the end we punish ourselves for their bad behaviour, e.g., when someone breaks traffic rules in front of us. We end up losing control over our own actions because of the way other people act. But we are responsible for our own action, regardless of how rude other people may act. If it’s hard to stay cool, remember: you are the one who loses in the end, if you lose the lesson.

D

ENJOY THE JOURNEYBe content with where you are today and don’t make the mistake of putting off being happy because you are waiting for the right moment to shine. Sometimes it takes a conscious effort to enjoy the journey.

Not everyone woke up this morning and not everyone will go to bed tonight. Life has no guarantees. Every minute you are living is a blessing that has to be experienced in the moment. It’s not always easy, but it’s always an option—a choice. Your choice.

E

Rajiv Khurana

Ad

op

ted

fro

m w

ww

.tin

ybu

dh

a.co

m

Y#52 July 1, 2016


5

Attitude is about your state ofmind. Attitude is governed by theobjects that we encounter in ourdaily life. Winning is an attitude.How winners learn and managetheir attitude? Winners recognisethe difference between a dreamand reality; they exhibit a healthybalance between creating a planand acting on it; they basedecisions on priorities.

Winners take planned actions;they break major undertakingsinto small, digestible bites; theyview obstacles as challenges thatcan be successfully navigated;they view every small win as astepping-stone to somethingbigger and better, and they arehumbled by every win, knowingthat one win doesn’t constitute awinning streak.

Happiness is a

function of

positive

winning

attitude

Rakesh Seth is Chief HR Mentor of REEOCSYYS and Ex-Sr. Group Vice

President - HR of Lloyds.

Y#52 July 1, 2016


6

In the current turbulent environment, theyknow that everything is subject to changeexcept their core values and principles.Winners take pride in what they do and arepassionate about life, they know that areputation is earned and must be carefullynurtured; winners take pride in learningsomething new every day; they surroundthemselves with the best and brightest peopleand foster win-win relationships with them;winners know the importance of celebratingsmall wins during the marathon of life, andthey befriend special people who provideencouragement and with whom they can sharesuccess along the way.

Winners aren’t always the smartest. They don’talways have the greatest experience. Theyaren’t always the best at what they do. But youcan be sure that they’re acquainted withfailure, but not deterred by it.

Overall, they are absolutely unwilling to acceptfailure as an option. They’re passionate. Theyare hardworking. They are trustworthy. Theyare focused. And, they are committed. Winnersare on a mission! Nothing is going to stand intheir way. You can see success in their eyes.They can feel it in their bones. They exert a raresense of optimism that’s contagious.

To conclude for achieving happiness, betterhealth, stronger relationships, and continuedsuccess, you may not have to look any furtherthan the mirror. The happiest people don’tnecessarily have the best of everything; theyjust make the best of everything they have. Infact, true happiness may depend on how youview the world and who you look to forinspiration. It pays to be positive.

Y#52 July 1, 2016


7

I don’t know who said it but he said it right,“It’s your attitude, not your aptitude thatdefines your altitude.” You do not have tobe a page 3 or page 6 person to show yourattitude. It’s always there and eager to comeout at the slightest opportunity. Check thedictionary and it would suggest that“attitude is way of regarding things;disposition or reaction (to person or thing)or posture of body.” The meaning does notrecommend right attitude or wrongattitude. Attitude is attitude. Even if you donot like wearing a designer dress made outof a handkerchief size fabric, even if you donot like posing for pictures in wine or cigartasting parties, you still can show a lot ofattitude at the various altitudes of corporatehierarchy. What is needed is just a bit ofaptitude that can be honed up with someefforts of practice.People with attitude get noticed easily. Theyattract attention. Who does not likeattention? The old frail bodies in ourparliament jump towards the well fasterthan the 100 meters sprinter. The attitudethey show gets the right attention all thetime. You have to be careful in playing thegame properly. Your PLAY gives you instantgratification. People Look At You [PLAY]when you show your attitude. Here aresome practical suggestions. All these arenon-related. Follow them in any sequence.Or create your own. The secret lies inpractice.

PLAYYour

ATTITUDE

- Rajiv Khurana

NothingSerious

Y#52 July 1, 2016


8

PLAY practice 1:

Ignore people. Walk into the committee room and

take your seat with out wishing others or even

smiling at them. Let people know that you are too

engrossed in other priorities – mainly yourself.

This is your silent e’lan of I-Me-Myself. After all,

there are better things to do than engage yourself

in the common rituals of common people.

PLAY practice 2:

Talk loud. People will always listen to you if you talk loud. It’s a

social pastime. Talk in heavy jargons. Talk in high funda-

abbreviations. Drop heavy names. Declare the big time concepts

you are working on. Make your itinerary open to public.

Talk…Talk…and Talk about the constraints of successfully

packaging 36 hours of work in 12 hours daily schedule. Using same

accent will add great flavour and ornamentation.

PLAY practice 3:

Make people wait. Waiting is not new for Indians. Right from

admission into the temple of knowledge to getting entry into the

temple for prayers, we know we have to wait. The more you make

people wait, the more their belief gets firmer that you are an

extremely busy and important person. People have plenty of time

anyway. You can’t waste something which otherwise is wasted.

PLAY practice 4:

Never return phone calls. Telephones are major business

irritants. Cellphones have complicated the matter further. Life

was so good before Graham Bell had his spiritual awakening

of saying ‘Hello’. Keep yourself occupied in perpetual

meetings – agenda or no agenda. Meetings are the best

shields available to modern managers. You need not call

back when urgent calls come. (Urgent matter would always

find ways to land on your desk – telephone or no telephone.)

Y#52 July 1, 2016


9

PLAY practice 5:

Make people feel uncomfortable. Your body can

do wonders. Look through the upper part of your

lenses. Keep a still face and remain silent for

some time. People will get foxed. They will keep

wondering about the things you are wondering. Or

try another way. Don’t look at them when they are

talking. You can keep yourself busy by doodling

with your pen and paper. Even if there are more

people around you, you will remain the center of

focus – both for the speaker and for others. Your

attitude, of course, will declare – I don’t care.

PLAY practice 6:

Intrude into the space of others. Everyone has a right to his space. Evenyou have. Keep expanding it. The offices of today are so small. Whereelse would you keep your briefcase or folder if not on the worktable ofthe person you are visiting? Feel free to use the telephone of the personto make personal calls during your talks. Short of discussing the recipes,you can even talk about anything at any length when you borrow thecellphone of the other person. No one minds if you use their officialresources. Don’t hold back your inquisitive self when interestingliterature is carelessly kept around by the person you are visiting.

PLAY practice 7:

Jump the queue. A man in hurry waits for none. Opportunities do not wait for the complacent. You can trigger a quick inspiration the moment you jump the queue. Others will follow you in split second-reaction. Everyone secretly waits for the leader. Try this out on a red light or while waiting for the lift. Jump-start is always because of someone jumping at the start.

Y#52 July 1, 2016


10

PLAY practice 8:

Dress to kill. Even if it means a bit heavy bill. Look

different. The days of three piece bottle green

colour suits, yellow shirts and a red tie are over.

Get a bit more shocking. Whatever looks good on

the ramp can’t look odd in the office. No one

knows how to have fun when they talk of fun at

the work place. Take lead. Bring out the child in

you. Buy all the ties in the market that display the

cartoon network characters.

PLAY practice 9:

Keep the spirits high. Learn from the Germans.

Their pitchers are bigger than our ‘patialas’. So

what if their contents are milder. The more you

can absorb the free stuff in the company parties,

the more you can convince the management

about the ‘optimum utilization of scarce

resources’. When you get real high seize the

opportunity of doing a 360 appraisal of people

who work around you. No one will notice the way

you get relieved of your suppressed self through

your ‘HOLD-NO-BAR” drunken outlashing. The

message will be easily delivered and you would

not have to apologize the next day for your (mis)

behaviour the night before!

PLAY practice 10:

Forget good manners. Whatever was taught in the

school can’t hold good now. Times have changed.

Today, good manners mean coping up with

somebody’s bad manners. Why are you

concerned? That’s what others will do. Ignorance

is bliss. You can pretend to remain blissfully

ignorant.

Y#52 July 1, 2016


11

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. -Brian Tracy

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. -Viktor E. Frankl

People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.- John C. Maxwell

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. -Albert Einstein

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. -Thomas Jefferson

Some people say I have attitude -maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there. -Venus Williams

Y#52 July 1, 2016


©Coaching Learning Advancing Sharpening Smartening

Make Your SMART People SMARTERPeriodic learning investmentsdo wonders to people andbusiness. Take your people to anew orbit of awareness andequip them with SMART skillsthey need. Start catapultingyour business to the level next.Each programme shall betailor-made to yourorganization’s specificationsand nuances. You aredifferent. Your programmeshould be different too.Call us for a dialogue.+91 9810211256+91 [email protected]

Sharpening Business PresentationsMultimedia Usage in TrainingAccelerating InnovativenessReaping High Performance through Coaching & MentoringTeam playing and Leading Enhancing Personal EffectivenessRejuvenating Digital Presence & Personal Branding

S

M

A

R

T

E

R

Y#52 July 1, 2016


Family Business Mentoring

Mentoring YES – Young Entrepreneurs for Success

Career Mentoring

9810211256, [email protected]://in.linkedin.com/in/rajivkhurana

Y#52 July 1, 2016


Family business Mentoring

byRajivKhurana

International Management Consultant & Trainer, Venture Mentor, Executive Coach, Social Entrepreneur, Well published writer…

Family ventures in India serve as the backbone of the economy. Name any field of business or social initiative, and families in India would have played a pivotal role.

Family businesses have their own unique style and culture which keep evolving over the time. Market opportunities have been expanding globally; technology has been helping in the need and speed of delivery and the social and family milieu has created new dimensions in control and decision-making power-centres, besides the newer generation aspiring for new avenues or seeking a higher and faster stake in the enterprise. Complexities have been rising and so has the commitment to succeed.

Globally, businesses are seeking professional MENTORS for advice, strength and support. In India, highly aware families have followed suit. Some are gearing up, while a large number still live in the comfortable bliss of ignorance.

You too can easily reach out to a MENTOR if you identify your family business with any of these illustrative needs:

1/3

Y#52 July 1, 2016



byRajivKhurana

You want your business to move into a new orbit of expansion and excellence

You are bored with a nominal arithmetic progression of growth and wish to transform to a dynamic, geometric progression

You are facing some immediate issues and need a fresh, independent perspective

You need a fresh look at your vision, mission, values and goals

You want your business to raise its standards and performance bar

You desire a rational alignment of all family members and senior executives vis-à-vis your goals and overall direction.

You desire to identify and/or strengthen your competitive edge

You wish to strengthen the work culture and change the customer and people-outlook of your business

You need a sounding board for your ideas

You wish someone could challenge your assumptions and preparedness

You need support to refine the Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes and Work Habits within the family and senior employees

2/3

Y#52 July 1, 2016



byRajivKhurana

You need help in the right induction of family youngsters

You need support for the grooming and mentoring of family youngsters to refine their experience and skills as they get ready for responsible leadership roles

You wish to create a smoother business succession plan for the next generation to take over

You need help in conciliation, reduction or resolution of cross-generation friction

You want to improve the leadership and managerial abilities of the family and the team

You desire a good blending with your partners and all other stakeholders

You need more time for yourself and desire to decentralize and move into an advisory role

You dream to be known as an institution builder instead of remaining a business sustainer

Your choice could be any or many of the above. Professional MENTORING can help your business achieve your aspirations.Let’s talk it out.Fix an appointment for a no-commitment dialogue with RAJIV KHURANA at our office.

9810211256, [email protected]://in.linkedin.com/in/rajivkhurana 3/3

Y#52 July 1, 2016


MENTORING

Young

Entrepreneurs

Success

YESfor

Imagine Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohliwithout a Coach or a Mentor! Parents, friends and well meaning relatives could not have put them on the right path for pursuing greatness.We all need a coach, a mentor, a guide, a facilitator, a reflector, a listener, a professional friend or an advisor.The earlier the better!Make sure that the person is competent and accomplished to help you succeed in personal and professional situations. Your well mentored moves can ease your pursuits through cumbersome challenges of clarity and the complex maze of competence, commitment and creative results. Get set to• Cultivate your skills for a stronger

personality and leadership in your entrepreneurial journey.

• Strengthen your functional and process proficiency.

• Dream Bigger. Achieve Higher.Mentoring by Rajiv Khurana is customized to your personal needs and time flexibility.Fix your appointment for a 30 minute no-commitment dialogue at our office.9810211256, [email protected]://in.linkedin.com/in/rajivkhurana

For Young Entrepreneurs: New in business Starting a new

business Settling into their

family business Wanting to do better

in business


Y#52 July 1, 2016


CAREER MENTORING

C

Confusion: Choices, Entry to Exit, Options, Mid-career blues, Personal branding, Digital presence…

A

Acquisition: From employability to advancement -Knowledge, Skills, Attitude, Habits, Behaviour, Certifications, Courses…

RRoute-map: Goal clarity, Milestones, Personal-action dashboard…

E

Engagement: Role clarity, Balancing and aligning with organisational needs, Strengthening Team and Leadership roles, Pacing the performance relays…

E

Excitement: Enhancingintrinsic motivation, Energising challenges, Experimenting with multiple avenues…

R

Relationships: Intra and Inter-teams Seniors, Networking, Work-life balancing…

©Rajiv Khurana

WhyCareer mentoring?

by Rajiv Khurana

We choose our career. Our career makes us. Our journey through different checkpoints is full of CompulsionsAmbiguity andRe-prioritizing, yetEnthusiasmEnlightenment and Rejuvenation.How are you sailing through?How often do you feel the need for a coach, a mentor, a guide, a facilitator, a reflector, a listener, a professional friend or an advisor?Considering the appointment of your MENTOR to be the job of your boss or the company alone is letting them take charge of your career.You have the highest stake in your career. You decide. Help for short-term clarity to long-term course correction is just a meeting away.Send an email answering, ”Why do I need a MENTOR?”, and we may invite you for a 30 minute, no-commitment dialogue at our office.9810211256, [email protected]://in.linkedin.com/in/rajivkhurana


Ymag 52 - Window for Action Loving Professionals

Documents