Personality Grooming

Deciding among objects or alternatives. 1. List objects or alternatives to choose from. 2. Establish critria for selection. 3. Check each alternative or object to see if it meets the criteria. 4. Select the action(s) or description(s) that best meets the criteria.

The ability to appraise ideas, proposals, points of view, procedures, activities, behaviors, statements, positions, or issues. 1 Decide what is to be judged. 2. Use appropriate standards. 3. Gather evidence showing the extent to which the standards are met. 4. Consider evidence and make a judgment.

PREPARATION Collecting background information for the problem under consideration. INCUBATION Relaxing, allowing images from the unconscious to surface. ILLUMINATION Comes sudddenly and unexpectedly: The “aha!” stage. VERIFICATION Testing, proving, or carrying out

Expressing a quality apart from an object displaying it 1. State the abstract concept to be developed. Example: Freedom 2. Give positive examples of the concept. These characters are free: Peter Pan, Mary Poppins 3. Give non-examples of the concept. These characters are not free: Hansel & Gretel in the witch’s cottage 4. Examine and list only those attributes which apply solely to the concept. Freedom of choice, of speech 5. Define the concept. Not subject to the control or outside domination of another.

If one is willing to spend four to six years learning a profession, why not take another week or two and learn a few principles about clothes, manners, and the art of conversation? Even if there has been no formal education, why not learn some of the fundamental rules of society that might readily assist your landing a job in the first place, or moving up the corporate ladder in the second place?

A résumé, also known as curriculum vitae (CV), is a document containing a summary or listing of relevant job experience and education, usually for obtaining an interview when seeking employment. "Curriculum vitæ" is Latin meaning "course of life." Often the résumé or CV is the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker, and therefore a large amount of importance is often ascribed to it. In other words, a curriculum vita is a marketing tool of a person seeking a job. Most people underestimate the importance of a CV (resume). Many of us put off writing our CV until last moment and do an inadequate job. Others feel that they know it all and treat the job of writing a resume far too casually. Actually, you would be well advised to ensure that both your resume and covering letter are so well prepared that they stand out among a thousand others, not only in content but also in presentation. Any compromises at this stage and you may not be sho...

Negative thinking can make all sorts of things incredibly difficult. It is like a leak in your confidence bucket - constantly drip-drip-dripping away your confidence and self esteem. We all know that we should think more positively , or avoid too many negative thoughts , but it is notoriously difficult to stop . NOTE* Negative thinking can be useful to help assess the possible pitfalls in a potential plan of action, but you need to be able to turn it on and off at will. Otherwise, negative thoughts will sabotage your self belief, your confidence and your achievements .