Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Can You Rate Your Personality ? 25 Tips


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* How well you dress.

* How well you walk.

* How well you talk.

* How well you sit.

* How well you make friends.

* How well you treat people.

* How well you treat your superiors.

* How well you treat your colleagues.

* How well you treat your sub- ordinates.

* How well you exercise to be healthy.

* How well - organised you are.

* How well- inspired you are.

* How well- motivated you are.

* How punctual you are.

* How well- disciplined you are.

* How smart you are.

* How hardworking you are.

* How emotionally intelligent you are.

* How your personality is developed.

* How positive and proactive you are.

* How patient and forgiving you are.

* How well you write.

* How good you are at your hobbies and sports.

* How you handle challenge and adversity.

* How religious and spiritual you are.



Sunday, May 4, 2008

TIPS FOR HOLIDAYS




M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor Proactive Personality Developer

* Get up early in the morning. Do Physical exercise. These things would make the mind healthy, whatever you read you remember forever.

* Read Newspaper to know current affairs. You buy some good books and read.

* Do not leave puzzles. They sharpen your mind. Searching for information or a complicated question would increase your mental capacity

* Assist your parent in domestic duties to understand the responsibilities.

* Visit the houses of your relatives and family friends.

* Do some short term useful courses.

*Refer Career guidance books, contact counseling centres and take advices from educational psychologists.

* The Way we communicate with others and the way we communicate with ourselves ultimately determine the quality of our lives.

* A summer job or internship could be a smart option. This gives you the opportunity to learn to be more responsible, confident, professional and most importantly, understand the value of money.

*Explore the world by visiting new places to make yourself far-sighted.

*In this century it is necessary to foresee things atleast ten future years.

Holidays-Change The Activities Do Not Become Lazy

TIPS FOR GOOD HABITS


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Cleanliness is next to godliness. Daily bath makes you. Healthy and Health is Wealth.

* Early to rise and early to bed makes you healthy, wealthy and wise.

* Prayer is the source for peace of mind.
Life is nit a bed of roses without peace of mind.

* Timely diet keep you Energetic for working hard, Yoga, Meditation and playing keeps you regenerated for studying smartly

* Meditation has a relaxing effect on your body. The more, the better. In Visualization meditation you must use mental imagery to picture the desired outcome

* Be Different and Innovative. If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got. If you want different results do something different. Anything different will do.


Keep yourself busy as an idle Student's Brain is DEVIL'S WORKSHOP

TIPS FOR GOOD HEALTH


M.M.M.Ahmed,Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Drink plenty of water. Atleast 10 glasses of water daily.

* Avoid too much of sugar and too much of oil.

* Eat healthy food.

* Eat soyabeans and groundnuts to get proteins.

* Eat a lot of fresh vegetables.

* Eat a lot of fresh fruits and drink fresh fruit juices.

* Healthy food is a healthy diet for body and mind.

* Remember to have fruits on the empty stomach is very effective. Fruits are instantly absorbed and digested and give great energy. One banana gives enough energy to play a five set tennis match

* An important thing is to have small meals when you are into study. you eat small quantities spaced out many times a day. This ensures that you won't doze off to sleep and at the same time keeps giving food to the body

* If you drink less water, you will feel constipation, headache and general laziness

* Learning new things causes you to stay young and live a more healthy life. Research suggests that those who continue to learn new behaviour accept challenges and solve problems remain younger and healthy.


No Health- No Activities - No Life

TIPS FOR THE BEST USE OF THE THREE HOURS DURING EXAMINATION

M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer



* Handle the twisted questions smartly.

* Handwriting should be neat and clear. Overwriting should be avoided. Leave enough space between words and lines.

* The answers should be written point wise i.e (1) (2).........

* The answer should be written in a tabular form whenever necessary

* Highlight formulae, symbols and equations whenever possible. The presentation of the answers has to be very impressive. The examination has to form a good opinion by just glancing at the answer that the examinee us thorough with the subject.

* While selecting the questions for answering time should be kept in mind. Allot a specific time for answering each question.

* Important points in every answer should be underlined and written is capitals so that the main

* Write an Examiner Friendly answer sheet compact and comprehensive

* One of the most irritating mistakes that the examiner can note is spelling errors. The problem about bad spelling is that they draw immediate attention

Food Presentation of the answers sheets gives an edge over others

TIPS FOR SCORING MORE MARKS

M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

*Go Through all questions first and write the complete answer to every question after Studying it carefully.

* Limit your answer to the actual requirement of the question asked to save time.

* No Need to write down answers according to the sequence of question numbers.

* Section No. Question No. Should be indicated correctly according to the question paper.

* While writing essay type questions, diagrams should be drawn with a pencil wherever necessary. The diagrams should be neat, clear and labelled.

* If a student is not good at drawing diagrams he should choose questions where diagrams have little importance. In this way the student can reduce the loss of marks for want of good diagrams.

* If all answers in a section are known, it is better to attempt questions related to laws, problems. It will fetch full marks.

* While answering the questions of a section, the questions that are known well should be answered first.

* If a short question is asked under long question category, the answer should be elaborated and adequately explained

*If a long question is asked under short question category, the answer should be condensed and only points should be written.

* After answering the question paper completely the answer sheet should be revised carefully

Even A Single Mark Is Essential To Be A Topper

TIPS FOR EXAMINATION DAY CHECKLIST


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Special prayer (Morale Booster)

* Carry good quality pens, pencil, Eraser, Sharpener, Ruler and compass Box

* Examination Pad

* Handkerchief

* Money ( Required)

* Sun Cap

* Hall Ticket

* Chewing- gum (Stress Buster)

* Spectacles

* Watch

* Water ( Memory Booster)

* Important Note

* Your level of communication mastery in the external world will determine your level of success with others. The level of your internal success- happiness, love and peace of mind or anything else you desire is the result of how you communicate to yourself.

Do Not Forget Anything- Be Relaxed During Examinations

Friday, May 2, 2008

TIPS FOR FAST REVISION


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Revise the lessons once or twice with full understanding to be thorough to tackle the examinations.

* Revision has to be planned well to cover all the subjects once and leave sufficient time for one more revision.

* Revision of the lessons should never be postponed for a better tomorrow as it gets doubled on the next day.

* Do not forget revision of hard questions as well as easy questions.

* Fast revision involves a simple method of frequent revision. The day you have learn something revise it once more, make sure you know it as well. Then at the end of the week go through it. Once again at the end of the month revise and keep doing this every month.

*Success or failure begins with belief. Whatever you believe you can do something or you believe you can't you are right. What our minds can conceive and believe, they can achieve.

Students Do Not Stand Up to Their Own Expectations

In Examinations Because of No Revision

TIPS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Most of the students follow text books and guides preparing their answers.

* All their answers will be similar in the exams and you may end up with only pass marks

* Hence do your best to deviate from others and be different and innovative in your presentation of answers.

* Achieve this quality by going through relevant additional books for each subject other than your text books and guides.

* You can note down points from such books and support your ensures with additional information.

* Examiner will be impressed by your answers and you may fetch more marks than others. Do not use someone else's personal notes.

*When the mind has a defined target, it can focus and direct and refocus and redirect until it reaches its intended goal. If it does nit have a defined target, its energy is wasted.

Prepare the Notes from Different Books- Choice of the Champions

TIPS FOR IMPORTANT QUESTIONS


M.M.M.Ahmed,Editor,Proactive Personality Developer

* Go through the previous year examination question papers.

* Divide them according to the chapters& Lessons of each subject.

* Measure the frequency of those questions appearing in the examination each year.

* Now it is easy to note down important questions in each subject.

* Along with such important questions, with more stress on them, complete the entire syllabus in each subject to become confident.

* Preparation means tolerating failure but never accepting it. It means having the courage to face defeat without feeling defeated, being dissappointed without being discouraged. A fool is one who makes the same mistake twice.


Do Not Neglect Other Questions, Other Than Important Questions

TIPS FOR AVERAGE STUDENT


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* You believe in yourself and develop self- confidence to conquer your inhibition.

* The difficulty in any subject is your view and it is not fact. If you concentrate from the beginning of your academic year on all subjects, there is nothing to prevent you from scoring high marks

* Study the easy question first and then the difficult ones. With great enthusiasm derived from the grasp of easier subjects, your confidence to tackle the difficult ones will multiply.

* Never feel delicate to discuss your doubts and problem with your teachers, parents or friends.

* Do your best and nothing is IMPOSSIBLE.You will also be on among the TOPPERS

* In Japanese factories workers and management eat in the same cafeteria. The companies that succeeded were the ones that treated people with respect and with dignity.


Average- Above Average- Excellent- Outstanding -Topper

TIPS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE SUBJECTS

M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Presence of mind is neccessary to understand the subject. Never memorize without understanding.

* Revise as mamy times as possible to clear doubts. Check and re- check by writing down once what you have read.

* Study the subjects from the begnning of the academic year. Do not make eleventh- hour preparations such as opening your books just a month or two before exam.

* Understand the concept behind formulae in math and principles in science

*Man can create his own environment wheras animal adopt to their environment. Nature's greatest gift to man is the ability to think. Going through life without using our ability to think is like shooting withouut aiming.

* By reading the principles and formulae frequently, it is easy to remember them.

Do Not Memorize Without Understanding

TIPS FOR CONCENTRATED STUDY


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer


* Listen lesson attentively in the class write down notes effectively and draw diagrams neatly.


* Read Lessons with interest and understanding. Refer dictionary when there is a necessity.


* Be inquisitive to know many things connected to lessons. Never lose your interest in any work till it is completed.


* Never postpone study for a better tomorrow. Read all lessons taught in the class on the same day atleast once.


* Revise lessons of all subjects thoroughly during the weekend.


* Follow P-V Formula


P- Preview

Q- Question

R- Read

S- Summarize

T- Test

U- Use

V- Visualize


* Make a list of atleast five strong reasons as to why to study. Paste them somewhere you can see them and read frequently.


* To a Winner, a setback is a stepping stone to success. To a loser, it is a stumbling block. Our attitude determines how we look at a setback.


Write Mock Test Every Sunday For A Good Practice





Thursday, May 1, 2008

TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE TIME- TABLE


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Allot particular number of days for each subject to avoid any scare before exam.

* Develop a good rapport with difficult subjects and increase the frequency of their revision

* Never become a bookworm as to put books before you all the (18) hours of the day leaving aside (6) hours of sound sleep.

* Give breaks after certain study sessions. This will replenish your mind with fresh vacuum for reception

* Perfection comes only with constant practice everyday. Revise atleast thrice before the exam

Remember, practice will make perfect, but that practice has to be perfect itself.

* Don't rush to complete the portion. you need to grasp it thoroughly. Don't set unrealistic targets. They will only result in hurry and tension.

* We Think short term, not long term. We are living in an age of instant gratification. The desire to make a million overnight has made the lottery flourishing business.


Plan Time - Table As A Combination of Time And Quality

TiPS FOR SMART READING


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer


* Smart reading is better than hard reading for analytical ability and conceptual clarity which is the need of the hour for all competitive exams.


* Keep your mind free from way ward thoughts and capture the contents of the lesson before your eyes.


* Remember how the teacher taught the lesson in the class.


* Never entertain a thought that the lesson was quite a bore or difficult.


* The pre- thinking of positive notion that the lesson is very interesting to study, will make your learning the lesson very easy.


* Always think about one of your competitor classmate in the class who scores very high marks. Imagine in that position and make effort's to secure more marks than your competitor.


This competitive spirit will take you upto entire expectations and satisfaction.

* Success does not come by reading or memorizing the principles that lead to success but by understanding and applying them.


Closed Books Never Open The mind. Cultivate the Habit of Reading




TIPS FOR GOOD HANDWRITING


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer


* Write beautifully, clearly and attractively.

* When you write on a white sheet, you leave sufficient space on the top, bottom, left hand and right hand side of the sheet.


* When you write on a ruled paper,write exactly on the lines only not in between the two lines


* When you begin a para, you leave some space from the margin


* You start new para when the context is different. It will be very clear if there are many paras.


* The space between line & line is small, the space between para to para should be a little more.


* Don't write letters coming downwards and going upwards.


* Write only 16 to 18 lines on each full scape page.


* Draw one and half inch left margin on plain paper


* Never forget i,j dots and t bars.


* There are three main requisites to write beautifully.

* An ordinary pen/pencil

* An extra- ordinary amount of curiosity

* Immense patience


* A good handwriting gives a pleasing effect and gets pleasing marks


Handwriting Is A Mirror of your Personality

TIPS FOR CORRECT SITTING POSTURE


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* If the sitting posture is correct, you can reduce strain and concentrate on your lessons.
* Do not bend like a bow when you read or write.
* You bend without your knowledge forward to read or write and develop back-ache and neck pain
* Give some intermittent breaks and move your neck, head and body to left and right for fresheningup.
* If your sitting posture is correct, you will be correct and your entire body co-operates with you.
* Never sit in the same posture for a long duration. Your body will start reacting. Get up every hour to stretch your body.
* If your posture is bad, try book balancing-an excellent way to improve posture. Take a book,preferably heavy and place it on your head. Try to walk with your body erect. the book must not fall off your head.
* Fear of failure often can be worse than failure itself. People who don't try have failed before attempting. When infants learn to walk, they keep failing but to them it is not failing so they get up.
Correct Sitting Posture Is A Must For Study

TIPS FOR GOOD EYE CARE


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Do not slap children on the face.

* Do not read while lying down.

* Do not work constantly on computer.

* Do not watch Television too much and from a close distance.

* Provide adequate illumination while reading.

* Use glasses constantlu to prevent number increasing.

* Eyes should be cleaned twice during the day with pure water.

* Never look directly at the sun.

* Do not rub the eye if a dust particle enters an eye. Dip eye in a vessel containing pure water and then blink. The dust particle will be washed away.

* Past is a history. Future is a mystery. Present is a present. Do it now. There is no tomorrow, only today. we always live in today only.



Care for Children's Eyesight Right From Their Childhood

TIPS FOR SOUND MIND IN SOUND BODY


M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Physical Fitness is the essential ingredient of a good memory, intelligence and success in the exam.

* Regular Exercise, Sports and games are neccessary to keep the muscles in proper working order.

* Eat well and look after the body to compensaye the loss of energy due to too much mental strain.

* Strtch the limbs periodically so that there is proper blood circulation in the veins and a good will ensure and increase brain power.

* Balanced Diet and Reasonable Recreation have to be enjoyed to enhance the capacities of the mind and increses its receptive power

* Be an Act- Now person. Procrastination leads to a negative attitude. The habit of procrastination fatigues you more than the effort it takes to do it. A completed task is fulfilling and energizing. An incomplete task drains energy like a leak from a tank

A Healthy Diet And Regular Aerobic Exercise

TIPS FOR SHARP MEMORY POWER

M.M.M.Ahmed, Editor, Proactive Personality Developer

* Your menory should be sharp at the time of exams to write answers quickly within the prescribed time.

* The main ingredients of a good menory is motivation, attention. Concentration, devotion and interest.

* Read the given passage once or twice.

* Understand the meaning of each word, sentence and the subject as a whole by comparision and visualization methods

* Break up the passage into words or group of words or sentences. The extent of break-up must depend on the memorising ability of the reader.

* Memorize the break-up from beginning to the end until the whole passage is learnt by heart.

* Memory works through association. the more information in your brain, the better the chances of finding Nero association. Implying that the more of your brain is used, the greater your understanding power will be.
So start using your memory. Sure it helps.

* Success does not mean the absence of failures. It means the attainment of ultimate objectives. It means winning the war not every battle.

Memory is the Mental Processes of Memorizing Retaining And Recalling

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