This document discusses the importance of values and work culture. It emphasizes developing positive thought patterns and attitudes in order to improve the quality of life. It discusses the need for self-reflection on one's values and goals at the individual, institutional and national levels. It also stresses the importance of ethics, virtues like truth, sacrifice and non-violence. It provides guidance on developing qualities like self-discipline, effective communication and planning skills, and an attitude of continuous self-improvement.

1. VALUES & WORK CULTURE PROF. V. VISWANADHAM

2. ? WHAT ? WHY ? HOW ?

3. THINKING, WHILE THINKING, ABOUT THINKING, WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR THINKING & THE QUALITY OF OUR LIFE

4. UNLESS YOU ARE VERY CLEAR ABOUT YOUR EXISTING THOUGHT PATTERNS AND THE NEED FOR INCREASING THE DESIRABLE POSITIVE THOUGHT PATTERNS YOU CANNOT IMPROVE YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE

5. 1. WHERE ARE WE NOW ? 2. WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO ? 3. HOW WILL WE GET THERE? THE IMPORTANT QUESTION IS : WITH WHAT VALUES ? ARE NOT THESE QUESTIONS EQUALLY RELEVANT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, INSTITUTION & THE NATION ?

6. ETHICS ETHICS ARE MORAL BELIEFS AND RULES ABOUT RIGHT AND WRONG THAT INFLUENCES THE BEHAVIOUR, ATTITUDES AND PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE ETHICS AND VALUES

7. VALUES Values of a person or group are the moral principles & beliefs that they think are important in life & that they tend to live their lives by such values as guiding principles

8. DHARMA DOING DUTIES & DISCHARGING RESPONSIBILITIES IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER ENTITLES YOU TO YOUR RIGHTS DHARMA IMPLIES SACRIFICE AND NON-VIOLENCE DHARMA FOR SOCIAL STABILITY SOCIETAL STRENGTH & HUMAN WELFARE TRUTH "IN ACTION" IS DHARMA Aacharinchabadina Satyame Dharmamauthundi

9. WHAT ARE VALUES ? WHY VALUES ? ARE THERE ANY HUMAN VALUES ?

10. ARE THESE VALUES ETERNAL ? OR, ARE THEY SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH CHANGING TIMES ?

11. ARE THESE VALUES UNIVERSAL ? [ UNIFORMLY APPLICABLE TO ALL ~ IRRESPECTIVE OF RELIGION, CASTE, CREED, AGE, GENDER, AND SO ON ? ]

12. VALUES VARIETY VAGUENESS VANDALISM VICES VICIOUSNESS VILLAINOUS VIOLENCE VIOLATIONS VULGARITY VULNERABILITY VACUUM

13. VALUES POSITIVE ~ LEAD US TOWARDS FREEDOM, PEACE, PROGRESS, JOY, EQUALITY, FULFILMENT, ETC. ~ WARM, SHINING & UPLIFTING NEGATIVE ~ LEAD US TOWARDS BONDAGE, CONFLICT, SORROW, FRUSTATION, VICES, VULGARITY, VACUUM, ETC. ~ DISCRIMINATING, EXPLOITING & DEGRADING

14. POLITICS PRINCIPLES SCIENCE HUMANITY COMMERCE MORALITY WEALTH WORK WORSHIP COMPASSION PLEASURE CONSCIENCE EDUCATION CHARACTER

15. PURUSHARTHAS & 4 ASHRAMAS DHARMA ARTHA KAMA MOKSHA BRAHMACHARYA GRUHASTHA VANAPRASTHA SANYASA

16. OUR VALUE ORIENTATION DEPENDS ON . . . . . . THE TRAINING GIVEN BY THE MOTHER, . . . THE EXAMPLE PROVIDED BY THE FATHER, . . . THE INSPIRATION OFFERED BY THE TEACHER MOTHER + FATHER + TEACHER

17. JUST THINK . . . WHETHER WHAT WE ARE THINKING, SAYING, DOING & ACHIEVING WILL MAKE OUR MOTHER, FATHER & TEACHER FEEL PROUD OF US ?

18. DOING THINGS RIGHT DOING RIGHT THINGS

19. DEVELOP & PRACTICE VALUES

20. CHARACTER INTEGRITY OBJECTIVITY PURSUIT OF TRUTH CONCENTRATION PURITY OF [ T+W+A ] TRUTHFULNESS PATIENCE SELF-MASTERY VALUES

21. COMMITMENT PUNCTUALITY EQUALITY ORDERLINESS SIMPLICITY HONESTY HUMILITY ABSENCE OF ANGER CLEANLINESS Etc., VALUES

22. SUCCESS IN LIFE COMES WITH WORK IT IS WORK THAT MAKES YOU PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, MENTALLY ALERT, FINANCIALLY SOUND, EMOTIONALLY BALANCED, SOCIALLY RELEVANT & SPIRITUALLY AWAKENED WORK IS A HUMAN’S GREATEST DUTY NEVER DISLIKE WHAT YOU DO IN FACT, ALWAYS DO IT WITH LOVE ALWAYS WORK WITH REDOUBLED ENTHUSIASM

23. DO WHAT YOU LOVE OR LOVE WHAT YOU DO YOU BECOME MOTIVATED WHEN YOU ADOPT "WORK IS WORSHIP" ATTITUDE

24. ADD LOVE TO WHATEVER YOU DO – AND IT BECOMES DIVINE WHEN DIVINITY IS AWAKENED IN YOUR HEART WORK BECOMES WORSHIP

25. WORK LEADS TO PERFORMANCE Worry, Does not! Prove your indispensability Perform more than what is expected of you. Make it a habit to exceed expectations.

26. LEARNING FROM MISTAKES AND FAILTURES Our Own Others Learning from our own mistakes is the Minimum. Learning from others’ mistakes also, is a fast track programme.

27. GET MOTIVATED TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE

28. MOTIVATION LEADS TO EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE LEADS TO SUCCESS 5 Es ENTHUSIASM EXPERIMENT EXPERIENCE EXPERTISE EXCELLENCE

29. ALWAYS GIVE 100 % + JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE . . . ALWAYS PLAN TO . . . EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AT LEAST + 1% MORE PLEASE . . .

30. GIVE YOUR HONEST BEST ALWAYS AND ALWAYS IMPROVE IT C O N T I N U O U S L Y [ THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF WORK IS WORSHIP PRINCIPLE ]

31. DAY BY DAY IN EVERY WAY I AM BECOMING BETTER ! BETTER !! AND STILL BETTER !!! PROVE THAT YOU CAN I M P R O V E THIS IS THE REQUIRED REAFFIRMATION THAT REQUIRES REPEATED REINFORCEMENT TO MOTIVATE YOU TO BETTER YOURSELF CONSTANTLY AND CONTINUOUSLY.

32. DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE TASK, & DON’T OVERESTIMATE YOURSELF. WHAT YOU HAVE DONE [EARLIER], & WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DOING [IN FUTURE]. THE REAL CONTEST IS ALWAYS BETWEEN

33. BE DISCIPLINED. PRACTICE THE HABIT OF SELF - DISCIPLINE CONSTANTLY, CONSISTENTLY AND PERSISTENTLY. SELF – DISCIPLINE IS THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH ALL SUCCESS IS BUILT. SELF – DISCIPLINE IS THE ESSENCE OF RESPONSIBLE PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS.

34. THE SUREST WAY TO PROMOTE YOURSELF IS TO HELP OTHERS TO GET AHEAD. BE HELPFUL

35. OUR ATTITUDES CONTROL OUR LIVES. ATTITUDES ARE A SECRET POWER WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY, FOR GOOD OR BAD. WE MUST LEARN TO HARNESS THIS GREAT FORCE. OUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES OUR ALTITUDE.

36. THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE IS THE QUALITY OF YOUR COMMUNICATION, BOTH WITH YOURSELF AND OTHERS. IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS

37. IF YOU SCATTER YOUR ENERGIES, YOU REMAIN ORDINARY; IF YOU LEARN TO CONCENTRATE, LEARN TO CONCENTRATE : YOU BECOME EXTRAORDINARY.

38. DEVELOP : POSITIVE SELF-TALK. SELF - MOTIVATION. SELF - ANALYSIS. SELF - DISCIPLINE. SELF - EVALUATION. . . . LEADS TO SELF - DEVELOPMENT M.A.D.E.

39. CHANGE THE QUALITY OF YOUR THINKING AND YOU CHANGE THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE. YOU MUST THINK LIKE A PERSON OF ACTION, & ACT LIKE A PERSON OF THOUGHT.

40. IF YOU LOOK GOOD, CHANCES ARE YOU WILL FEEL GOOD AND BECOME REALLY GOOD

41. IT ALL STARTS WITH BELIEF. IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, YOU CAN; IF YOU THINK YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T.

42. YOU CAN'T MANAGE OTHERS UNTIL YOU CAN MANAGE YOURSELF IMPROVE YOUR SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS

43. " WE ARE WHAT WE THINK WE ARE " SO, GET IN TOUCH WITH WHAT YOU REALLY THINK LET YOUR THINKING BE ALWAYS CONSISTENT WITH " SARVE JANAH SUKHINO BHAVANTHU "

44. FAILING TO PLAN IS PLANNING TO FAIL EFFECTIVENESS IMPLIES PLANNING WELL AND IMPLEMENTING WELL

45. BEWARE OF BEING GOVERNED BY OTHER PEOPLES' PRIORITIES HOW CAN YOU BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS YOU ARE HAVING YOUR OWN PRIORITIES ?

46. PROVE THAT YOU CAN IMPROVE YOU CAN'T IMPROVE UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM

47. YOU HAVE TWO EARS & ONE MOUTH. USE THEM IN THOSE PROPORTIONS AS YOU IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS YOUR EFFECTIVENESS IMPROVES

48. 360 0 BEGIN WITH + 1 %

49. L = E  L – E = 0 LEARN TO EXCEL IN LIFE THE SECRET OF EXCELLENCE LIES IN LEARNING S. M. I. L. E. S = SELF M = MOTIVATED I = INITIATIVE ( TO ) L = LEARN ( AND ) E = EXCEL LEARN TO LEARN TO S.M.I.L.E.

50. HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS PRESENTATION. DO YOU FEEL MOTIVATED TO DO SOMETHING ? PUT SOMETHING INTO PRACTICE, FROM TO-DAY. THANKS A LOT, FOR THE PATIENT LISTENING. PROF. V. VISWANADHAM. [ 040 – 2722 3383 ]