2. Manasa (mind) Vaacha (speech) Karmana (actions)
Personal Leadership is leading yourself.
You have to be a personal leader before you can be
a people leader.
Leadership is for everyone and everywhere.
It starts with your values and beliefs.
• “You will never behave in a way that is inconsistent
with your self-image.” – Cognitive Dissonance
• If you want to change yourself, then change your
thoughts, change your beliefs.
3. 1. Maintain Integrity of Character
• Live confidently and free of guilt
2. Take ultimate responsibility and
ownership of your life
3. Do what you say you’ll do
• Build Credibility
4. Be an optimist; develop positivity
5. Develop original thinking
• Avoid sheep mentality; Challenge status quo
• “Leaders don’t do different things, they do things
differently.”
4. 6. Don’t stay in your comfort zone for long.
• Take Risks; Don’t be afraid to Fail.
• There is nothing wrong or shameful about failures.
7. Practice Kaizen (never-ending improvement)
• Aim High; Push Yourself Always; Keep Learning
8. Avoid all forms of negativity
• Never Complain
• Never Blame
• Never Criticize
• Never Worry
• Never Compare
• Never Envy
• Never Judge
• Never Gossip
• Never Swear
5. # Value Category Notes
Following?
(Y/N/Partially)
1 Live life with integrity of character
Upbringing/
Samskaaram
Stay Positive, Strong, Clean,
Unbiased and Stress-free
Yes
2
Always respect women, elders and
guests
Upbringing/
Samskaaram
Yes
3 Lead a healthy lifestyle
Upbringing/
Samskaaram
Exercise regularly and eat healthy Yes
4 Keep the reading habit alive
Upbringing/
Samskaaram
Yes
5
Be an optimist. Always maintain positive
attitude.
Upbringing/
Samskaaram
"Edi Jarigina Mana Manchike." Yes
6 Never be jealous Common Sense Never get into the 'comparison game' Yes
7 Never Criticize
Upbringing/
Samskaaram
Realize that "Everybody has an
explanation for everything and
everybody wants to have the last
word."
Partially
8 Don't stay in a comfort zone for long Leadership Yes
9 Learn new things through out the life Leadership Bulb lighting up is a great feeling. Yes
10
Learn to listen to your heart. Trust your
intuition.
Leadership "Just trust yourself. Then you will
know how to live." – Goethe
Yes
11 Always push yourself. Leadership Practice Kaizen Partially
12 Do what you say you'll do Leadership Builds your credibility Partially
6. 1. Personal Leadership is all about
Personal Mastery & Growth.
• “Make the most of yourself....for that is all there
is of you.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “If everyone was satisfied with themselves, there
would be no heroes.” – Mark Twain
2. A leader stands apart from the rest by
living the leadership qualities.
3. Leadership can be developed by
practice.
• "The greatest discovery of my generation is that
a human being can alter his life by altering his
attitudes." - William James
