This document discusses key values for effective social defense and functioning, including honesty, time management, positive thinking, and good relationships. It provides details on each value: honesty means consistency between one's thoughts, words, and actions; time management involves prioritizing tasks and avoiding distractions; positive thinking focuses on visualization and goal-setting; and good relationships are built on respect, cooperation, and honesty. Maintaining these core values can help individuals and societies function effectively and address issues like social injustice, corruption, and conflicts.
1. SOCIAL DEFENSE ACTIVITIES-
VALUES FOR EFFECTIVE
FUNCTIONING
Dr. Shivappa R
Associate Professor
Dept. of Studies In Social Work
University Of Mysore, Manasagangotri
Mysore- 570006
4. 17th
Century was called as age of Faith
18th
Century was called as age of Logic
19th
Century was called as age of Progress
20th
Century was called as age of
Information Technology
21st
Century ???
5. HONESTY
• Remaining truthful to the core under all
circumstances.
• Truth means – What you have in mind, what you
speak and what you act should be the same.
How an Honest Person looks like?
• He constantly donates pure feelings and good wishes.
• Remains unshakable by maintaining self respect.
• Mind and heart remains clear and open.
• He will change every storm into rainbow.
• He is free from any attitude of dislikes.
• He never ask why? How? Who? He finds the solution.
6. • He wins the trust of God.
• He receives unlimited love and blessing from
everyone.
• He will be light and easy going with self and others.
• He ignites the flame of truth in the heart of others.
• He easily forgives and forgets the mistakes of other.
He behaves with others with equality and regard.
• Boat of honesty may rock in the floods but will not
sink.
• He will have Honesty through his senses, Honesty in
his earnings, Honesty in his professional work,
Honesty in interrelations.
• Above all Honesty with the supreme soul.
7. • An Honest person will always be calm and cool, have
Clear vision, have Confidence, Commitment to his
duty and always have Creativity.
• He will have pure positive thoughts, very kind and will
sense of touch
• As thoughts are the seeds of all actions, let me plant
only honest seeds, to get the best fruit.
• I will never experience fear, if I am honest in all my
dealings.
• Your conscience is a good friend, listen to it more
often.
• He will be just as enthusiastic about the success of
others as you are about your own success.
8. Honest person possess eight powers
1) Power to tolerate.
2) Power to adjust.
3) Power to examine.
4) Power to judge.
5) Power to face.
6) Power to Co-operate.
7) Power to withdraw.
8) Power to pack up.
10. • Time wasted is life wasted.
• Wasting time amounts to wasting one’s life.
• Managing time amounts to Managing life.
• Of all the resources available to us such as
Men, Material, Money, Information and Time,
we observe time is finite.
• We can neither preserve nor purchase time.
• Time cannot be renewed or replaced. It is
most inelastic.
• Hence time is a scarce resource.
• Live and act in the present and make use of
the time to the maximum.
11. There are four types of people:-
1.It is observed that many kill the time.
2.Some spend the time.
3.Some waste the time.
4.Few use the time.
12. Factors that helps in using time:-
• Managing time in better organised way for
day to day activities.
• Managing time with vision for next 10 years
– long range planning.
• Listing of activities as per priorities for
efficient result.
• Anticipate interruption and manage
systematically.
13. • When in need, have the humility to take help
of others whether he is junior or senior.
• Diligently use the time. Avoid unnecessary
visitors.
• Determination.
• Dedication and Discipline takes one to
success.
14. • Take up one job at the time. Put your heart
and soul with concentration to complete the
required job.
• Periodically review your short term and long
term tasks.
• Organize your home as well as work place.
15. • Put everything in its place and find place for
everything.
• Live in the present.
• Avoid shopping or bank transactions in
rush hours. Utilize time saving deliveries.
• Do what you have to do first, not just
because it is easy and pleasing.
16. EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT SKILLS:-
• It is the art of investing wisely and willingly
to my own vision.
• It is the systematic approach.
• Developing a life strategy (Mission and
vision).
• Last but not the least, in order to be healthy
and wealthy (Mentally, physically, Socially
and Financially) one must practice
meditation to prevent medication.
17. Establish priorities:-
• Do it now and do it well.
• Plan to spend quality time for quality output.
• Do it quickly, no need to have quality time.
• Do later or delegate.
• To make the best use of your best time.
• Know your tendency to be more mentally alert
and more creative.
• Use morning time to the maximum.
• Organise paper work – only those related to job
on hand which help accessibility.
• Handle paper only once with proper decision.
• Control interruptions like telephone, visitors
etc.
18. Value of Time:-
For one year
For one month
For one week
For one hour
For one minute
For one second
For half a second
19. 10 GOLDEN RULES
Managing time without wasting
time:-
1. Budgeting and auditing time
2. Setting clear and precise goals
3. Setting priorities
4. Sense of urgency
5. Clear communication
20. 6. Delegation of responsibilities to
save time
7. Saying ‘No’ when others waste
your time
8. Be a trustee
9. If you cannot manage time,
nothing else can be managed
10.Practice meditation to sustain
calmness (peace)
22. POSITIVE OUTLOOK
1. Think, speak and feel positive about yourself,
others and situations believe in your own worth.
Happiness is your decision.
2. Always visualize yourself and your life the way
you want it. Dwell on what you want, then you
will gravitate towards that.
3. Set goals, but remember you need goals not for
what they get us but what they do to us. What
you become is more important than what you
get.
4. Throw away the labels you hang on yourself.
Don’t place limits on yourself. The biggest
limitation is the thought “I can’t”
23. 5. Slow down. You will have fewer accidents and you
will avoid hurting yourself and others by accident.
6. Discipline your mind and intellect. You are in
control. You decide what you put in there, so you
determine what you get back. Knowledge is the
essential nourishment for the intellect.
7. See problems as opportunities to learn. You will
continually be faced with great opportunities that
disguise themselves as unsolvable problems. You
have been designed to solve problems and find new
ways of doing things.
8. Tackle disasters one at a time. Then they’re not so
disastrous.
24. 9. Treat yourself well. Make time for yourself as a
necessity, not an objective. Pause on your path, just
like “music is the space between the notes”.
10. Surround yourself with good people. People who
support you in your efforts to change.
11. Have an attitude of gratitude. This ensures your
attention is on what you want.
12. Realize how valuable the present moment is. Make
the most of every moment.
25. • Think about the benefits and don’t be
alarmed.
• Try to think one after the other, Don’t
blame God and have patience.
• Never think of taking revenge instead
forgive and forget – this leads to Humility.
• Have Positive attitude.
• Surrender all to the God.
POSITIVE THINKING
26. • Laugh from the bottom of heart, One minute of
laughter is equal to three minutes exercise. When you
are happy you will smile and give others happiness.
• Be an observer (as a witness) and do not absorb.
Don’t get over involved.
• Begin the day with one positive thought.
• Hope for the best and be prepared for the worst face
the challenges Positively.
27. GOOD RELATIONSHIP
• What is relationship?
It is the Giving and receiving of energy in
the form of Love, Light and Power.
•What is the purpose of relationship?
To learn, to grow and to serve through the
experience of interaction with others.
28. VALUES THAT LEAD TO GOOD
RELATIONSHIP
• Respect
• Humility
• Spirit of co-operation
• Love
• Politeness
• Honesty
29. METHODS TO HEAL
RELATIONSHIP
Art of improving relations are:-
• Awareness of sense.
• Alert mind.
• Affirm about the word
• Accept what is required.
• Appreciate others work.
• Achievement of the work.
30. WHAT KILLS RELATIONSHIP??
• Misunderstanding
• Selfishness
• Lack of trust
• Ego clashes with properties
• Improper communication
• High expectations
• Assumptions
• Aggressive nature
• Ignorance
• Irresponsible
• Negative attitude.
31. WITH ALL THESE VALUES FOR
EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING-
MANAGE YOURSELF
MANAGE YOUR MIND
THEN YOU CAN MANAGE EVERYTHING!!
THANKYOU!THANKYOU!