SELF IMPROVEMENT AND MOTIVATION

"The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun. When they are concentrated, they illumine." - Swami Vivekananda When I was a child, I saw how a magnifying glass could burn a piece of paper, when the rays of the sun were focused through it on one point. The fire could only be ignited, when the sun's rays were concentrated on a small point. When the magnifying glass was moved too far away, or too close to the paper, the rays were not focused enough, and nothing happened. This experience, describes vividly, how the power of concentration works. It is a skill, which enables you to fix your attention on one single thought or subject, while at the same time excluding from your awareness everything else. "The power of concentration manifests as focused attention and as a one pointed mind." When you focus your mind, you conserve your energies and do not dissipate them on irrelevant thoughts or activities. This is why, developing concentration is vital fo...

I’ve never met a trainer who exemplified all the qualities and characteristics in the list below. But successful trainers possess most of them to some degree, and they work diligently to improve or compensate for what they consider to be their more challenging areas. GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS.   The essence of a trainer’s job is to get information across to others in a way that helps them learn. That means being able to communicate verbally, nonverbally, and in writing. Training professional need to be able to convey information clearly and concisely – and they need to know how to listen. The need to know when to speak, and when to remain silent, how to encourage others to speak, and how to end a discussion. They need to know when and how to ask questions. Communication skills can be learned and improved, but because communicating is so vital to a trainer’s job, the most successful training professional are people who truly enjo...