Enhancing Personal Effectiveness through Positive Skills

Introduction

One of the most significant traits that determine success in the corporate world is practicing discipline in all aspects of life. This workshop is designed to help you develop the self-discipline required for personal effectiveness and professional excellence.

As S. N. Bremer wisely noted, "The greatest task man ever set his hands to is himself." True personal development starts with mastering and controlling our thoughts. Aldous Huxley added, "There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving: yourself!" This training prioritizes personal efficiency as a cornerstone of professional growth.

Whether you know it or not, every person carries within themselves a mental blueprint—a self-image that shapes their actions, feelings, behavior, and abilities. This self-image can either be a burden or a path to success.

According to Denis Waitley, a well-known motivational speaker and performance trainer, “Ultimately, what shapes our self-image is not so much what happens to us as what happens in us!” Among all qualities, healthy self-esteem opens the door to high achievement and happiness.

This program aims to enable you to unleash your extraordinary potential for personal growth through discipline, positive thinking, and motivation. Personal effectiveness is essential for anyone seeking both personal and professional development.

Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop on Personal Effectiveness and Productivity Skills, participants should be able to:

• Develop personal effectiveness and character empowerment essential for success in today’s global economy.
• Cultivate empowerment skills to achieve excellence in both personal and corporate life.
• Understand the 90% People Factor vs. the 10% Performance Factor.
• Maximize potential by developing good habits and increasing productivity in the workplace.
• Appreciate the significance of self-image in achieving success.
• Gain insight into the six basic psychological needs of individuals.
• Learn effective ways to control and manage the mind.
• Discover strategies for self-transformation.
• Establish a positive inner belief system.
• Develop effective interpersonal relationship skills.
• Maintain a consistently positive mental attitude.
• Harness the power of positive language and word empowerment.
• Develop and use a transformational vocabulary.
• Embrace a proactive lifestyle for sustainable personal and professional growth.

Training Methodology:

• Interactive Workshops
• Self-Assessment Exercises
• Group Discussions
• Role-Playing Scenarios
• Case Study Analysis
• Personal Reflection Sessions
• Peer Coaching
• Goal-Setting Activities
• Simulation Exercises
• Action Planning Sessions
• Feedback and Reflection
• Real-Life Application Projects

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Mind Empowerment

• What does the word “Think” really mean?
• Thought always comes before action.
• How Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute-mile record.
• Understanding the power of your conscious and subconscious mind.
• Understanding the power of your imagination.
• Teleological thinking defined.
• How to overcome disempowering thoughts.
• Application of the Replacement Principle.
• How to develop self-discipline.

Unit 2: Self-Image Empowerment

• Who are you? What is your self-image?
• The one prime cause of success or failure in life unveiled.
• Freeing yourself from other people’s expectations.
• Discovering why your true self-image matters most.
• How to overcome a low self-image.
• Discover the power of making choices.
• How to improve your self-esteem.
• Observe what makes up your "Screen of Reality."
• Understand how you see yourself.
• Recognize that nothing has any meaning other than what you assign it.
• Evaluate your thought process regarding emotions.
• Understand the impact of your actions on your situation.
• Imagine a new picture of a new you.

Unit 3: Attitude Empowerment

• What is “attitude”?
• The 85% x 15% attitude success factor.
• Why changing your attitude is important.
• Mallory’s ill-fated trip to Mt. Everest.
• How to maintain the right attitude.
• Surround yourself with positive, growing people.
• Daily listening and reading of motivational materials.
• The power of real laughter.
• Approach everything with a fresh perspective.
• How to build disciplined character.

Unit 4: Word Empowerment

• The words we speak are full of power.
• The power of every spoken word is either positive or negative.
• How can my words affect someone’s life positively or negatively?
• Building words that encourage and give hope to others.
• When you open your mouth, your mind is exposed.

Unit 5: Appreciation Empowerment

• One of the six basic psychological needs of human beings.
• Why appreciation is so important.
• Developing an attitude of gratitude.
• Express appreciation for those around you at work.
• Find phrases that build appreciation.
• Different ways to appreciate others.
• Making appreciation a part of everyday life.

Unit 6: Motivation Empowerment

• Understanding the meaning of motivation.
• Knowing what motivates you and others.
• What happens when we are driven from within?
• Key findings from a global survey of business tycoons on successful businesses.
• The physiological effects of motivation on the body.
• Why we lose motivation.
• Three major steps to motivation empowerment.
• How to be action-oriented.
• Developing a proactive lifestyle.