CHARISMA; CLASS; CLUTTER; COMFORT ZONES; COMMITMENT:

CHARISMA:

Charisma is a personal magic or charm, which arouses unusual devotion from others. A person, who has it, attracts a special kind of personal loyalty and enthusiasm.

Develop that elusive quality known as charisma. The following are ten qualities of a charismatic leader:

1. Be committed to what you are doing

2. Look like a winner and act like one

3. Have big dreams, a vision and reach for the sky

4. Steadily advance in the direction of your goals

5. Prepare and work hard at every task you do

6. Build a mystique around yourself

7. Be interested in others and show kindness

8. Have a strong sense of humor

9. Be known for the strength of your character

10. Have grace under pressure.

(John F. Kennedy said that "the elusive half-step between middle management and true leadership is grace under pressure.")

CLASS:

Class is an aura of confidence. That is sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It is the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.

ü Poise is the art of raising the eyebrows instead of the roof.

CLUTTER:

Cluttered table/ surroundings show cluttered mind.

ü Our life is frittered away by detail...simplify, simplify!

COMFORT ZONES:

In the heating and air conditioning trade, the point on the thermostat in which neither heating nor cooling must operate-around 72 degrees-is called the "Comfort Zone." It's also known as the "Dead Zone."

Comfort Zones are comfortable ways of doing things. They are your personal areas of thoughts and actions within which you feel normal/ comfortable/ at ease/ unstressed. They include how you deal with people, use your time, talk, do a job etc. Any of those, ones difficult or fearful things that you now find normal or easy to do, are due to your comfort zone. For example, if you are placed in an uncomfortable situation such as public speaking, stress can turn on resulting in your trying to avoid the situation and to get back to your non-public speaking comfort zone. This is because you don’t consciously seek discomfort and you would rather get back to the comfortable way of doing things. This usually happens with when you want to bring in change or try to be different from your normal self, change habit patterns use new skills etc. but if you stick with the new and sustain the change despite the early discomfort you get used to it and your comfort zone expands. ‘Stick with it’ is the key. Comfort zones are most often expanded through discomfort.Move outside your comfort zone and find adventure, excitement and new levels of satisfaction. Stretch your comfort zones by trying something new. ‘Fear is the energy to do your best in a new situation.’ Right proportion of

i) Attitude (that of a champion),

ii) Skill (from regular & rigorous practice) and

iii) Knowledge/ intricate details of the resources/ inputs/ facts & details/plan

COMMITMENT

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination.

(from my book "10 Fundamental Rules of Success", Publishers: PUSTAK MAHAL, New Delhi)

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