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1. WELCOME

2. WELCOMEto the134thProgrammeofPersonality Development Courseon Sunday, the 28th August 2011at Sri ShirdiSai Baba Sansthan,Shivam Road, Hyderabad. 28 August 2011 2

3. WELCOME to the Session on Inner MotivationSpeaker:Prof. V. Viswanadham

4. We are our thoughts Our Thoughts are like waves

5. 28 August 2011 5 Shall we tune Our mind ?

6. “Facts lead to conclusion, Emotions lead to ACTION” 28 August 2011 6

7. If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, Ourwhole life would change. ~ Gautama Buddha 28 August 2011 7

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9. The mind is in its own place and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven -John Milton

11. Each one of us has a different IGNITION LEVEL

12. What is Motivation ? What is Inner Motivation ? Why is inner motivation needed ? How to develop inner motivation ?

13. 28 August 2011 13 Punyabhoominadeshamnamonamami Ye mere watanke logo

14. An example of Inner Motivation

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16. You need to have an urge to better yourself, to improve your effectiveness in life, to improve your image with yourself and others.

17. The first step is to ask yourself what is your goal ? What do you ultimately want to achieve ?

18. The next step is to ask yourself as to why do you want to achieve your goal ?

19. The last step is creating an action plan of how to achieve your goals. Prepare your personal road map

20. The realstep is implementing the action plan to achieve your goals.

21. Inner motivation is required to awaken your inner strength to push yourself to your full potential.

22. As we really do not know as to what our full potential is, all we can do is to keep moving forward

23. Success is the byproduct of MOTIVATION

24. When difficulties are encountered you find it easier to fall back into your old comfort zonethan to fight, attempting to self-motivate yourself and move into your Challenge zone.

25. When external motivation for some reason begins to wane, then it is INNER MOTIVATION that helps you to regain your confidence in yourself

26. Inner Motivation helps you to remind yourself as to why you’re doing what you’re doing

27. You want that everyone should listen to you You want to be the centre of attraction

28. Your Attitude each day will either Release Or Seal Your inner potential

29. Inner Motivation helps towards actualizing your enormous, untapped potential.

30. Inner Motivation helps in developing a POSITIVE ATTITUDE

31. Inner Motivation makes you Unique 28 August 2011 31

32. Inner Motivation helps you to change your habits, behaviors and attitudes.

33. Inspiration is changing thinking where as motivation is changing action

34. Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner. 28 August 2011 34

35. Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. 28 August 2011 35

36. ABILITY is what you’re capable of doing. MOTIVATION determines what you do. ATTITUDE determines how well you do it. INNER MOTIVATION prompts you to take the initiative 28 August 2011 36

37. We are born with an intrinsic motivation to learn, to perform, to prove that we can improve, to be happy, to succeed, etc. 28 August 2011 37

38. Intrinsic (self) motivation occurs when the individual determines his or her own goals and expectations. 28 August 2011 38

39. 28 August 2011 39 Now the HOW

40. Some hints to motivate yourself - ~ Your goals must be clear but your guidelines must be flexible 28 August 2011 40

41. Some hintsto motivate yourself – ~ Make a habit of being enthusiastic 28 August 2011 41

42. Some hintsto motivate yourself – ~ Surround yourself with positive & enthusiastic people 28 August 2011 42

43. Some hintsto motivate yourself – ~ Doing leads to achieving. Being leads to becoming. Focus on Becoming. 28 August 2011 43

44. Some hintsto motivate yourself – ~ Do something nice for someone else 28 August 2011 44

45. Some hintsto motivate yourself – ~ You have to start somewhere, and there is No Better Time or Place than here and now 28 August 2011 45

46. Some hintsto motivate yourself – ~ Listen more than you talk this includes, Listening to your own self 28 August 2011 46

47. Some hintsto motivate yourself – ~ Act according to both what is said and unsaid [ what is implied ] 28 August 2011 47

48. Some hintsto motivate yourself – Practice self-analysis “Am I worth more today than I was yesterday ?” ~ aim at being a better person at the end of everyday. 28 August 2011 48

49. Some hintsto motivate yourself – Give yourself time to think ~ spend some time in uninterrupted thought ~ like meditation ~ set apart at least 1% of the time every day for thinking & you can be sure of wonderful results ~ your own motivational level will increase 28 August 2011 49

50. Some hintsto motivate yourself – Minimize self-defeating behaviors and thoughts (e.g., procrastination, low confidence, which impede your achievement. Look for small improvements and small successes, and you can see a change in your behavior. 28 August 2011 50

51. Some hintsto motivate yourself – Reward yourself when you finish each task . Feel good about what you have accomplished, don’t just focus on what’s left to be completed. 28 August 2011 51

52. “Every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life.” 28 August 2011 52

53. “You have to trustin something ~your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, andit has made all the differencein my life.” –Steve Jobs of Apple [in 2005] 28 August 2011 53

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55. Deshamunu Preminchumanna Manchiannadi Penchumanna Vottimatalu Kattipettoy Gattimel Talapettavoy

56. PunyaBhumi Be Good AND Do good

57. How was the lecture ?

58. Before taking leave of you I want to thank GOD, who gave me the opportunity to meet so many good people like you from whom I could learn so much

59. Please visit: www.archive.org and search for POOLABATA to read freely 5 publications in Telugu and 2 publications in English relating to Personality Development

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