List of Articles published in VITAL FLOWER/ஆளுமை சிற்பி

	MONTH	TOPIC
1	Mar.05	Responsibility
2	Apr.05	Self Esteem
3	May.05	HRD A gateway for success
4	Jun.05	Importance of HRD
5	Jul.05	Training - Critical Dimension of HRD
6	Aug.05	HRD Assessment & Training
7	Sep.05	Job Satisfaction I
8	Oct.05	Job Satisfaction II
9	Nov.05	Motivatation I
10	Dec.05	Motivatation II
11	Jan.06	Change Management I
12	Feb.06	Change Management II
13	Apr.06	Self Confidence I
14	May.06	Self Confidence II
15	Jun.06	Self Confidence III
16	Jul.06	Self Confidence IV
17	Aug.06	You can achieve
18	Sep.06	Failures are not failures
19	Oct.06	Attitude decides your altitude
20	Nov.06	Power of Focus
21	Dec.06	Power of Self Talk
22	Jan.07	Art of Goal Setting I
23	Feb.07	Art of Goal Setting II
24	Mar.07	Art of Goal Setting III
25	Apr.07	Art of Goal Setting IV
26	May.07	Know your key strengths I
27	June.07	Know your key strengths II
28	Jul.07	Know your key strengths III
29	Aug.07	Art of Conversation I
30	Sep.07	Art of Conversation II
31	Oct.07	Mind your mind
32	Nov.07	Overcoming Procrastination
33	Dec.07	Anger: The enemy within I
34	Jan.08	Anger: The enemy within II
35	Feb.08	Power of Positive Habits
36	Mar.08	Joy of Reading
37	Apr.08	Don't say YES when you want to say NO
38	May.08	Learn from mistakes
39	Jun.08	Winner's Mindset
40	Jul.08	Dream your success
41	Aug.08	Out of the Box Thinking
42	Sep.08	Streamline Yourself
43	Oct.08	How to accept criticism
44	Nov.08	Art of Attracting I
45	Dec.08	Art of Attracting II
46	Jan.09	Transforming Bad Habits
47	Feb.09	Importance of Soft Skills
48	Mar.09	Seven ways that win people
49	Apr.09	Want Success ? Look at your beliefs
50	May.09	How to deal with negative people
51	Jun.09	Art of Living Well
52	Jul.09	How to overcome worries
53	Aug.09	Wanted Innovation
54	Sep.09
55	Oct.09	How to be your own person
56	Nov.09	Step out of comfort zone
57	Dec.09	Maintaining Healthy Relationships
58	Jan.10	Become a person of integrity
59	Feb.10	Presentation Skills
60	Mar.10	Mind your manners
61	Apr.10	Dining etiquette
62	May.10	Email etiquette
63	Jun.10	Social etiquette
64	Jul.10	Handling criticism
65	Aug.10	How to win respect and approval
66	Sep.10	Best Gifts that cost nothing I
67	Oct.10	Best Gifts that cost nothing II
68	Nov,10	Seize the opportunities
69	Dec.10	How to manage Exam anxiety
70	Jan.11	How to make the new year resolutions to work
71	Feb.11	How to motivate yourself for success
72	Mar.11	How to deal with the people who always complain
73	Apr.11	How to make other person listen to you
74	May.11	Aim for Lifelong happiness
75	Jun.11
76	Jul.11	Life is joy and Joy is life
77	Aug.11	Negotiation Skills
78	Sep.11	Handling lieing teenagers
79	Oct.11	Make a difference
80	Nov.11	How to conquer tough challenges in life
81	Dec.11	Power of Belief
82	Jan.12	Power of Belief 2
83	Feb.12	Know you have always choices
84	Mar.12	How well you manage yourself ?
85	Apr.12	Fears: Greatest obstacles for success
86	May.12	Make your life a masterpiece
87	Jun.12	Why Feedbacks are important
88	Jul.12	Be an optimistic
89	Aug.12	Art of Public Speaking
90	Sep.12	Does watching TV spoil your life ?
91	Oct.12	How important money is in your life ?
92	Nov.12	What we learnt from Gandhi ?
93	Dec.12	Art of Persuasion
94	Jan.13	change your life
95	Feb.13	Developing reading habit
96	Mar.13	Words of Encouragement
97	Apr.13	Art of being SELF
98	May.13	Develop your talents
99	Jun.13	Make everyday a Happy Day
100	Jul.13	Dream a Dream
101	Aug.13	How to become a respectable person
102	Sep.13	Accepting Imperfections
103	Oct.13
104	Nov.13	60 minutes will change your life I
105	Dec.13	60 minutes will change your life II
106	Jan.14	Inject success patterns
107	Feb.14	Life is a bundle of results
108	Mar.14	Learning good manners I
109	Apr.14	Learning good manners II
110	May.14	Are we groing internallay ?
111	Jun.14	Stand up for yourselves
112	Jul.14	Not less than 100 percent
114	Aug.14	How do you manage your emotions ?
115	Sep.14	Mother is a true leader
116	Oct.14	Climb up and stay strong
117	Nov.14	There is always more room
118	Dec.14	How to attain personal satisfaction & contentment
119	Jan.15	How to make your life amazing ?
120	Feb.15	Overcoming the fear of public speaking
121	Mar.15	Feel Happy, spread happiness
122	Apr.15	Feel Happy, spread happiness 2
123	May.15	Are you ready for the process ?
124	Jun.15	Reconnect Yourself
125	Jul.15	Power of Appreciation
126	Aug.15	Power of Personal values
127	Sep.15	Prioritize prioritizing
128	Oct.15	How to feel good about yourself ?
129	Nov.15	Why must you change your Life ?
130	Dec.15	Excellence is a choice
131	Jan.16	Meet new people
132	Feb.16	Enhance quality of life
133	Mar.16	Be the caption of your ship
134	Apr.16	Power of Thoughts
135	May.16	Power of Determination
136	Jun. 16	Do you promote yourself ?
133	Jul.16	How do you want to be remembered ?
134	Aug.16	You can heal yourself
135	Sep.16	Tame your fears
136	Oct.16	Challenge your limits
137	Nov.16	Overcoming Hopelessness
138	Dec.16	Why we resist changes ?
139	Jan.17	Recipe for Radiant Living
140	Feb.17	Create your own special place
141	Mar.17	What kind of leader are you I
142	Apr.17	What kind of leader are you II
143	May.17	What kind of leader are you III
144	Jun.17	What kind of leader are you IV
145	Jul.17	What kind of leader are you V
146	Aug.17	What kind of leader are you VI
147	Sep.17	What kind of leader are you VII
148	Oct.17	What kind of leader are you VIII
149	Nov.17	What kind of leader are you IX
150	Dec.17	What kind of leader are you X
151	Jan.18	What kind of leader are you XI
152	Feb.18	Aim for Joyful Life
153	Mar.18	Be an extra miler
154	Apr.18	Is social media derailing our life ?
155	May.18	How to look at it ?
156	Jun.18	How to take care of yourself ?
157	Jul.18	Building a positive personality
158	Aug.18	Happiness is a choice

LIFE IS WONDERFUL

Life is Wonderful.

When I say Life is Wonderful, do you agree ? All may not agree. We can’t expect all people to agree for this. People have different perceptions about life. Variety of people appear to be very unhappy about life. We come across many people who are vexed up with their life. Most of us are as happy as we make up our minds to be. We are as happy as we decide to be.

If you ask me whether I am really excited about life, a big YES. There is no doubt. Because, we can create the life we want. Whatever life we want to live, we can have it. We can create it. Can’t believe it ? You have to believe it. When it rains, some enjoy, some simply get wet. It is the same rain for everybody. It is the state of mind of the people whether to enjoy it or curse it. Being positive is a choice.

Some people feel that life is full of problems. They find it difficult to overcome the problems. When life throws you a curve, you take responsibility, deal with your stuff and get back to your peaceful place as quickly as possible. You will never learn anything in your life, if you lead a life where you meet no problems. You can never become an expert driver if you practice only on Highways. You have to learn to drive in small lanes and roads. Each problem will leave some message to you. We have to learn it from it, then it is an addition of knowledge to apply it in future. Sometimes, life throws us some challenges. How we deal with these challenges can positively or negatively impact your life. Success and satisfaction in life depend largely on the choices we make.

Why should we call problems as ‘problems’ ? Instead we can call it ‘challenges’.

Life is a bundle of results

Whatever status you are having today, whether happy or not, it is because of the efforts you have put forth in the past five years. Net result of your efforts are today’s position. If you are successful, your efforts brought positive expected results. If you are not successful, you are yet to learn from the failures and change your strategy.

You always imagined your life would be a certain way, but it has turned out quite differently. You may be well employed and financially sound, but you feel like something is missing. The life you lead may good by anyone else’s standards, but you have always held another dream. Can you give yourself permission to make the life transitions and choices that would take you closer to that dream? Once you do, you may be surprised to find that you already have the inner strength for handling life changes and living the life you want. When handling life challenges, you feel like you are pulled to different directions in life. Yet, you feel like doing something, you are obligated to do. Your mind is searching for something different.

What you actually want in your life ?

You must be clear what you actually want in your life ? Money, wealth, a luxury car, a three bed room apartment, good relationships, comfortable job ?. Living life on your own terms starts with being clear about what you want. And knowing what you want is largely defined by who you are. If you were to remove all the obligations, people and things around you, who would you be? What are your core beliefs and values? What do you love doing?

As a young child, family defines us. Parents tell us what to do; siblings tell us what we’re like. And for young children exposed to media, outsiders also tell us what to think. With time, most people screen that external input, internalize some and develop their own ideas and self-concept. Teens experience that external-internal struggle often, balancing between pleasing others and being their own person. By adulthood, most people are clear on their preferences and goals, dreams and desires. If you aren’t clear, or if you find that your desires and beliefs have changed across time, ask yourself some key questions: • What are five words that describe your values, beliefs and priorities? • How do you see yourself living out those values, beliefs and priorities? • What, if anything, needs to change so that your life fully reflects who you are?•

After you define yourself – your beliefs, values and priorities – compare the life you are leading what your heart is telling you to do. Are they closely aligned? Or do you feel like you left your true self behind sometime ago, and now you’re wondering what happened?

Is it too late to go back and retrieve those dreams? No, it isn’t. Can you live life more closely to what you once imagined? Yes, you can.

Clarify your goals

First, clarify your values, beliefs, goals and priorities. Next: Grant yourself permission to pursue your heart’s desire. Ask: What are the “should”, “have to” or “ought to” statements about how you live that you’ve taken on from others?

Which of those statements should you keep? Which do you need to discard? Separate them carefully, keeping those that are legitimate (sometimes obligations – like caring for ill parents - are part of life’s journey) and discarding those that are not authentically you or fully necessary.

What commitment are you willing to make to yourself? Promise yourself that you will honor your interests, preferences, priorities, values and dreams and pursue them, to the extent you are able. Hold your personal vision close, and let that be your guide. Prefer to be around people who are happy and excited about life.

Let us lead the life we want; Let us take the right direction in our life to fulfill our dreams.

(Journey continues…..)