FIVE PILLARS OF PERSONALITY

DEVELOPMENT
INTROSPECTION
SELF

ASSESMENT

SELF

APPRAISAL

SELF

DEVELOPMENT

SELF

INTERROGATION

INTROSPECTON - THE FIRST PILLAR

Introspection

opens out
a way and
drives your attention towards yourself.
You start to look in to your self and
search your strong and weak qualities in
the form of attributes/traits of both
positive and negative types.
It is possible only after doing proper
introspection that you are able to realize
and concede the fact that there was
something basically wrong with you and
you
should
now
do
your
through
homework in the form of self assessment
and self appraisal which are basically
parts of the introspective process.

REAL NEED FOR INTROSPECTION

What

is my back ground today in the form of parentage,

religion, environment, availability of facilities & resources.
What are my potential, abilities, skills and capabilities?
What are my limitations? Will I be able to rise and grow?
How much will I be able to achieve high position?
What are my positive and negative attributes which can
contribute to my real strength and weakness and enable me
to cross hurdles in my way?
What are my limitations which can restrict my growth or
cause fall and failure in my career?
What type of control and remedial measures should I apply
for correcting weakness and certain drawbacks in my
nature?

SELF ASSESSMENT: THE SECOND PILLAR

Personal

attributes
Relation oriented attributes
Education and upbringing
Performance oriented attributes
Business oriented attributes
Leadership oriented attributes

Personal attributes
The

personal
attributes
demonstrates the basic nature and
character of a person.
They

are inherent parts of human

beings and endowed o them at the
time of their birth which include year,
month, day and time of birth.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES ARE

CLASSIFIED UNDER FIVE HEADS
Mental-

related to mind: such as ambition, will power,

tenacity, firmness, intuition, determination, integrity,
responsiveness, awareness.
Emotional related to emotions and feelings: such as
sensitivity,
sincerity,
anger,
daring,
consciousness,
temperament, morality, politeness, assertiveness, keenness,
tolerance
Psychic related to psychology- such as maturity, stability,
out look, initiative, consistence, passiveness, extrovert/
introvert, sulky, attitude, mind set, critical, adamant,
stubborn.
Physical- related to body and its structure- such as
personality, stamina, strength, capacity, tenderness,
appearances, bearing, endurance, health.

BASIC PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

RESPONSIVENESS

AWARENESS

POSITIVE MIND SET

ADAPTIBILITY

AMBITION

INNITIATIVE

WILL POWER

BASIC
PERSONAL
ATTRIBUTES

VISION

CONSCIOUSNESS
GRASPING

DEDICATION

ASSIMILATION
DILIGENCE

SELF APPRAISAL- THE THIRD PILLAR

How

do I rate myself?

Self

appraisal appraisal can give you the clue

whether you need advice or counseling.
Appraisal

means generally an act of judging

and assessing value, quality and working
conditions of a system.
The

SWOT is used as a technique for carrying

out appraisal of an organization.
S- strength, W- weakness, O- opportunity & T- threats.

SELF DEVELOPMENT- THE FORTH PILLAR

External factors

Internal factors
environme
nt

parentals

Self
development

Self
development

Upbringing
& education

relations

Related to certain inherent

personal attributes which are
considered essential for
initiating the process of self
development within you.

SELF DRIVING ATTRIBUTES

Optimistic & pragmatic
approach

adaptability

Open mind

responsiveness

Diligence/ hardworking
proactiveness

assimilation
Self driving
attributes

drive

Grasping level
comprehension

alertness

Tolerance/patience
conscience

Possession of special attributes

Vision
Will power
Ambition/mission/life
Awareness
initiative

aspiration

ROAD MAP FOR SELF DEVELOPMENT

Be

gentle, polite, humble & respect full while dealing and

talking with others & especially elderly persons.
Adopt cheerful posture and keep smile on your face while
talking or discussing with others.
Keep your temper down & maintain quite, patient &
flexible approach.
Follow some hobbies.
Plan your routine & prioritize certain events time wise for
action.
Learn to appreciate the work of others and avoid direct
criticism.
Carry always the sense of responsibility and accountability.

Contd
Develop

habit

of

reading

books,

news

papers,&

magazines.
Learn the art of verbal expression with clarity, fluency,
poise and proper pause.
Observe discipline and code of conduct while behaving
and dealing with others.
Seek others confidence and respect by showing your
keenness, involvement and devotion.
Remain always willing to work hard and offer your help or
assistance voluntarily In home or out side without any body
asking for it.
Develop competitive spirit and work accordingly
Participate in social events with team spirit and hard work
for achieving goal.
Before appearing for any interview, prepare extensively &
thoroughly.
Express apology when you are wrong.
Never say NO bluntly even if you disagree.

SELF INTERROGATION- THE FIFTH PILLAR

Self

interrogation implies doing introspection

of a special nature.
Any way when you think of questioning your
self, you have to do the introspection which
becomes the first step in this exercise.
It also implies the readiness and willingness
of your mind to do introspection.
Once you decide to interrogate your self,
your entire attention is then focused on
yourself because of your keenness, curiosity,
and urge to know about you in totality.

SELF QUESTIONING

Self

appraisal report-Have you don your self

assessment & self appraise?
Self

introspective questions- Do you feel, urge,

drive & willingness to initiate process for yourself
development & improvement?
Have

got an ambition? Is it short or long term?

DESTINY
introspection

Self
interrogat
ion

Self
assessment

Your
care
er

Self
development

Self
appraisal

The above five career oriented pillars are very much

important in your life. If you ignore them, you ignore your
destiny.