What is Personality? It is the total impact created by a person on others through 1. Physical Qualities, 2 Mental Qualities, 3 Social Qualities, and Character. Nobody is born with a perfect personality. But, it can be developed through conscious efforts and regular evaluation.

1. Personality Development
By – N.G.Palit

2. Have you ever thought to ask yourself
Who are you?
How well do you know yourself?
What are you good at?
What are your weaknesses, fears,
innermost strengths and desires?
Where are you headed?

3. How Personality Can be defined ?

4. What is Personality?

Dictionary meaning of ”Personality’ is
- ”to make-up, disposition, nature,
character”

5. Which of the following helps define the
term ‘Personality’?
•
Characteristics that are typical for a person
•
Characteristics that make a person unique
•
Acting, thinking, and feeling
•
All of the above

10. What is Personality?

12. What is Personality?

Personality is a collection of emotions,
thoughts and behavioural patterns
unique to a person that is consistent
over a period of time

It originates from the Latin word
’persona’, which means ”mask”

13. PERSONALITYPERSONALITY
INCLUDES . . .INCLUDES . . .
PERSONALITYPERSONALITY
EXCLUDES . . .EXCLUDES . . .

14. What is Personality?

Personality is the
sum total of the
behaviours,
attitudes, beliefs,
and values that are
characteristics of an
individual

15. What is Personality?

Personality is made-up of several factors
and is judged by:-

How a person reacts to different situations,
and to different people, and

What impressions are made upon people,
during and after these interactions

16. What is Personality?

”Personality is the sum total of our outer
personality and inner qualities”

While, outer personality helps us to be
liked, accepted and loved,

Inner qualities and traits make long-lasting
impressions and relationships, helping us to
succeed and grow throughout our lives

19. Personality Traits

Our personality traits
determine how we
adjust to our
environment and how
we react in specific
situations

20. Personality Traits

As per management
concepts, -

”Personality is the
BRAND IMAGE
of an individual”

21. Personality Traits

It is a combination of:
1. Physical Qualities
2. Mental Qualities
3. Social Qualities
4. Character

Other than physical
qualities, all others
are inner traits

22. What is Personality Development?

”Personality Development” literally
means:

Development of the ’persona’, means
- growth in personal nature
- growth in personal character
- progress, evolution, maturing and
make-up ( physical and psychological)

24. Can Personality be developed?

Yes. Any person can
at any time develop
his/ her personality,
through conscious
efforts towards the
attainment of a ---
’better self’

25. Personality Development

Our personalities continue to develop
throughout our lifetimes

Personality development is more obvious
during childhood, when people experience
rapid physical, emotional and intellectual
growth

During adulthood, personality traits change
at a much slower rate

26. Physical Qualities

Appearance can make
or break our image

Good physical
appearance helps
to creat a favourable
first impression

27. Physical Qualities

First impression is
made during the
first seven seconds

Early judgement
is mainly based on
appearance

28. Factors which boost physical
Appearance

Appropriate dressing

Cleanliness

Good posture: Erect posture projects
confidence and authority

Gesture: Create greater impact

Voice: Pleasing and clear voice helps
effective communication

Smile: Indicates positive attitude, openness
and friendliness

29. Personality Grooming

30. Outward Personality Grooming

Dress:

A proper and suitable
dress for the occasion
conveys:

- Appreciation of
situations

- Neatness

- Carefulness

31. Personality Grooming

1. Don’t wear
unirioned clothes

They make you
look shabby

2. In hot weather,
wear light-colour
cotton clothings
and socks.

These absorb less
heat


32. Personal Grooming

Don’t wear
synthetic, unwashed
clothes

They may cause
bad body odour

33. Personality Grooming

Personality grooming is
as important as what
we wear

Inspite of selecting
the right clothes,
neglecting personal
hygiene can ruin
our personality

34. Personality Grooming

Hair Style:
Clean trimmed and neatly combed greasy
hair and a flaky scalp gives a shabby look

Facial Hair (men)
Freshly shaved
Mustache or beard neatly trimmed

Finger Nails:
Neat, clean, and properly clipped

35. Personality Grooming

Teeth:
Brushed, white & clean teeth
Good dental hygiene means a dazzling
smile

Breath:
Bad breath is the biggest turn-off
Pop a mint or a mouth freshner after every
meal
Beware of food which causes bad breath

36. Personality Grooming

Body:
Take regular bath
Use deodorant

Make-up:
Use make-up sparingly
Be natural looking

Perfume / After-shave:
Scent should not linger after you leave

37. Personality Grooming

Posture:

Stand erect

Pulled shoulders

Erect head

Walk briskly

38. Etiquette

”Etiquette means
behaving yourselves
a little better than
is absolutely
necessary”

40. Etiquettes

Eye-to-eye contacts

Warmth and
friendliness

Warm, hearty and
firm handshake

Cheerful, happy
and smiling face

Empathy

Basic mannerism


41. Mental Qualities

Mental qualities
are equally
important to
impress others

42. Alertness

It is the presence
of mind

- What to say?

- How to say?

- When to say?

43. Immagination

It helps to read
other’s minds

It is also called
empathy

It helps to
understand other’s
view points better

44. Self Confidence

Start believing in
your own ability

Gain useful
knowledge, that
will add to your
confidence

45. Positive Thinking

Believe in yourself
and all that you are

Know that there is
something inside you
that is greater than
any obstacle

46. Learning from failures

Remember, failure
is possible, but we
must learn from it

47. Self Reliance

Self reliance is a
vital quality, and
leads to success

48. Memory

It is a great asset

Has strong
positive influence
on personality

Helps to impress
others

49. Cheerfulness

Everybody likes the
company of a
cheerful person

Because, he / she
transmits a positive
attitude

The person must
possess good health
and sense of humour

50. Social Qualities

Main factors of
social qualities
are:-

Social values,

Attitude

Economic
independence

51. Communication Skills

Communication skill is the
key factor in making
significant impression on others

It is the threshold of entering
the very competitive corporate
world

Without this skills no one
can ever climb the ladder of
success


52. Courtesy

Always try to be
courteous to others

Use words like:-
”Thank you”
”Please”
”Welcome”
”Excuse me”

These words create
good impression

53. Eagerness to meet people

One should be an
’extrovert’

Should be friendly
in nature and
enjoy mixing and
talking to people

54. Good Manners

This quality helps to
create a very strong
positive impact on
personality and is
appreciated by
everybody

55. Character
What is Character?

Character is:-
”who are you, when no one is
watching”

It is a vital pre-requisite for achieving a
better personality

56. Importance of Character

” Even the best of behavioral traits fail
if they are not based on the solid
foundation of character”
--- Steven Covey

57. Honesty

One has to be true
and sincere in all his
dealings to win a
long-lasting
goodwill

58. Reliability

Always keep your
promises

Say what you mean,
and mean what you
say

This builds reputation
of a reliable person

59. Courage

Courage is the name
of moral strength

It is also called ’Guts’

One should have the
guts to speak and face
truth.

”Courage is the
ladder on which all
other virtues mount.”

60. Determination

It is ”the will to
succeed”

We should have the
skill to do and will
to achieve

61. Determination

”I will not say I failed 1000 times.
I will say that I discovered 1000 ways
that cause failure”
---- Thomas Edition

62. Industriousness

It is true, ”No gain
without pain”

Laziness, lethargic
attitude are counter
productive for a
good personality.

63. Approach for good personality
Goal Setting
Time Management
Communication Skills
Leadership Qualities

65. Goal Setting

Immediate

Short Term

Long Term

66. 3 Ps
Prioritization
Positive
attitude
persistence

67. Time Management

Plan/ Schedule
preparation (day
plan, etc)

Utilizing time for
knowledge
improvement

Utilizing free time for
good hobbies

68. Leadership Qualities

Planning

Self Discipline

Know your
responsibilities

Commitments

69. Developing Skills

Organizing things properly

Self Motivation and
motivating others

Optimum utilization of
Time

Helping Others

70. How to Improve Personality?

The million dollar question is- can
we really change our personality?

The answer is an emphatic ”yes”

71. Conditioning

You can’t change
your past, but you
can shape your
future by utilizing
the present well

72. Improve your personality

It is true that past can’t
be changed

But, a decision right
now can improve your
personality beyond
the wildest expectations

73. How to improve personality?

Nobody is born with
a perfect
personality

But, we can always
improve it

74. How to improve Personality?

All of us can
transform ourselves
into a better and
charming
personality, and
thereby achieve the
Winning Touch

75. How to improve our personality?

SWOT Test

Assess your
strengths and
weakness

Then try to take
advantage of your
strong points & try
to eleminate the
weak areas

76. How to improve Personality?

One must have the
desire and
determination to
improve his/ her
personality

Then, identify the
direction for
achieving the goals

77. Change your Personality

Human body changes
every micro-seconds

The body can’t survive
without change, nor can
the mind

But many people live with
a growing body and
’stagnant’ mind

This leads to failure

78. Be prepared for changes

An open mind
creates amazing
personality changes
and gives self-worth,
recognition and
growth and ----
also success!

79. Adapt to Changes

If a boat is leaking
---- fix the leak,
don’t empty the
river!

80. How to improve personality?

In the present highly
competitive world,
success largely
depends on the ability
to develop our
personality matching
the requirements of
the new millennium

81. When you develop your
personality ---

YOU BECOME CAPABLE OF -
---FINDING GREATER SELF-DIRECTION
---MAKING INTELLIGENT CHOICES

-- BECOMING HAPPIER &
MAKING OTHERS ALSO HAPPIER.
WHAT MORE YOU WANT?

82. OUR PERSONALITIES
CONTROL OUR BEHAVIOUR,
THOUGHTS,
FEELINGS,
EMOTIONS AND
SHAPE OUR ATTITUDE ---
DETERMINING
OUR DESTINIES.

THEN, WHY SHOULD WE NOT EXPERIENCE
THE DIFFERENCE BY CHANGING

83. 
SELF - MOTIVATIONSELF - MOTIVATION

SELF - ANALYSISSELF - ANALYSIS

SELF - EFFORTSELF - EFFORT

SELF - DISCIPLINESELF - DISCIPLINE

SELF - CONFIDENCESELF - CONFIDENCE

SELF - DEVELOPMENTSELF - DEVELOPMENT

SELF - EVALUATIONSELF - EVALUATION

SELF – MASTERYSELF – MASTERY

SELF -SELF -
REALISATIONREALISATION
SS

87. YOUR LIFE NEEDS SELF MANAGEMENT
SELF-
MGT
LIFE MGT.
MIND MGT.
DEV. MGT.

88. 
L = E  L – E = 0

LEARN TO EXCEL IN LIFE
THE SECRET OF EXCELLENCE LIES IN LEARNINGTHE SECRET OF EXCELLENCE LIES IN LEARNING
SS == SELFSELF
MM == MOTIVATEDMOTIVATED
II == INITIATIVE (TO)INITIATIVE (TO)
LL == LEARN (AND)LEARN (AND)
EE == EXCELEXCEL

92. YOU ARE
YOUR

93. W. A. T. C.
H.
W = WORDS
A = ACTIONS
T = THOUGHTS
C = CHARACTER
H = HEAD & HEART

96. BE A WINNER!

So, take care of
your personality
and be a
WINNER!

97. Questi
? ? ?
Questions

98. The End
By – N.G.Palit

99. Thank You
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